Head Plant Engineering

Key Responsibilities

1. Plant Engineering

• Lead planning, budgeting, execution, commissioning, and maintenance of infrastructure and utility systems.
• Manage Greenfield and Brownfield expansion projects.
• Oversee electrical, HVAC, compressed air, water treatment, fire protection, fuel systems, and material handling infrastructure.
• Coordinate with consultants, contractors, government agencies, and utility providers.
• Ensure statutory, safety, environmental, and regulatory compliance.

2. Manufacturing Excellence & Continuous Improvement

• Lead Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, Six Sigma, SMED, VSM, and Operational Excellence initiatives.
• Drive waste elimination, process optimization, quality improvement, and cost reduction programs.
• Establish a culture of continuous improvement and data-driven decision making.

3. CAPEX, Technology & Automation

• Lead the annual manufacturing CAPEX planning cycle, aligning capital investments with business growth, operational excellence objectives, customer requirements, and future manufacturing capability needs.
• Develop and execute long-term manufacturing technology and automation roadmaps supporting capacity expansion, productivity improvement, digital transformation, and aerospace competitiveness.
• Identify, evaluate, and implement advanced manufacturing technologies including CNC machining, robotics, automation systems, smart tooling, additive manufacturing, digital manufacturing, and Industry 4.0 solutions.
• Conduct comprehensive techno-commercial evaluations, ROI analysis, lifecycle cost assessments, benchmarking studies, and risk assessments for all major capital investment decisions.
• Lead machine selection, supplier evaluation, factory acceptance testing (FAT), site acceptance testing (SAT), and equipment qualification processes.
• Drive industrialization and commissioning of new manufacturing lines, equipment, tooling, and infrastructure projects.
• Collaborate with Production, Engineering, Quality, Programs, Supply Chain, and Finance teams to build compelling business cases and investment justifications.
• Ensure all investments comply with aerospace quality, regulatory, safety, and customer requirements while maintaining future scalability.
• Champion adoption of digital manufacturing technologies, robotics, automated inspection systems, predictive maintenance, artificial intelligence, and connected factory solutions.
• Establish strategic partnerships with global OEMs, automation providers, machine builders, and technology innovators to continuously enhance manufacturing capabilities.

4. Manufacturing Process & Capacity Planning

• Optimize manufacturing processes, factory layouts, material flow, and production systems.
• Develop short and long-term capacity expansion plans.
• Support business growth through manufacturing feasibility and industrialization assessments.

5. Cost Transformation & Asset Management

• Drive productivity-led cost reduction initiatives across labor, energy, tooling, materials, and manufacturing operations.
• Lead Value Engineering (VE) and Value Analysis (VA) projects.
• Improve asset productivity and return on investment.

6. Compliance & Governance

• Ensure compliance with AS9100, NADCAP, DGCA, CEMILAC, EASA, FAA, and customer-specific requirements.
• Support audits, process governance, risk management, and manufacturing quality systems.

7. Strategic Projects & Leadership

• Lead enterprise-wide transformation, modernization, and capacity expansion projects.
• Develop business cases and investment proposals for senior management.
• Build high-performing teams and develop organizational capabilities in Plant Engineering and Manufacturing Excellence.