Chief Operating Officer-Auto Ancillary

Job Description Job Title Chief Operating Officer (COO) Company Visiontek Group Location Pimpri / Pune / Maharashtra (or as per plant locations) — multiple plants Reporting To Promoters / Board of Directors About the Company This company is a Indian automotive firm specializing in heavy fabrication, steel and sheet-metal processes, serving OEMs and Tier-1s in automotive and allied sectors. With several plants and a growing footprint, we are committed to excellence in manufacturing, innovation, quality, people, and operational efficiency. Role Purpose The COO will be responsible for the end-to-end operations of the manufacturing footprint, across all plants, ensuring efficient, scalable, safe, cost-effective, and high-quality production. This role ensures that operational strategy is aligned with the promoter’s vision, industry best practices, and customer requirements. Key objectives include improving productivity, optimizing costs, ensuring quality & safety, and enabling growth / expansion. Key Responsibilities Strategic & Operational Leadership Develop and implement operational strategies to ensure plant capacity utilisation, throughput, and operational excellence. Translate business goals from promoters / board into actionable operational plans. Drive continuous improvement (lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, kaizen, etc.) initiatives across plants. Manufacturing & Heavy Fabrication Oversee steel & sheet-metal fabrication processes: cutting, pressing, welding, folding, stamping, finishing, etc. Ensure equipment adequacy, maintenance, and technology upgrades. Ensure scalability: manage bottlenecks, ensure production flow, minimize downtime. Multi-Plant Coordination & Standardization Harmonize processes, standards, best practices across plants. Implement consistent quality, safety, and environmental norms. Centralize or streamline shared services (logistics, procurement, HR, maintenance) where beneficial. Quality, Safety, Compliance Maintain high quality standards (both internal QC and customer‐driven). Ensure safety in operations: compliance with workplace safety, environmental regulations. Champion certifications: ISO, TS (if applicable), etc. Cost Management & Productivity Control operational costs: raw materials, energy, labour, overheads. Improve productivity metrics (yield, scrap reduction, cycle time, throughput, utilization). Monitor KPIs and take data-driven corrective actions. People & Leadership Build and lead operations leadership team (plant heads, production, quality, maintenance etc.). Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, innovation, continuous improvement. Training, talent development and retention, succession planning. Supply Chain, Procurement & Logistics Ensure reliable supply of raw materials (steel, sheet metal, etc.), timely procurement, vendor development. Manage inbound & outbound logistics for parts/products. Inventory management: raw materials, WIP, finished goods. Budgeting, Forecasting, & Performance Tracking Prepare operational budgets, forecasts, capital expenditure proposals. Track performance (costs, output, quality, safety) against targets. Regular reporting to promoters / board, with insights and action plans. Required Experience & Qualifications Industry Experience: Minimum 15-20 years in manufacturing / heavy fabrication / automotive components, especially steel & sheet metal processes. Multi-Plant Exposure: Must have managed operations across at least 2-3 plants, ideally in automotive / OEM / Tier-1 supply chain. Functional Depth: Strong in operations (production, maintenance, quality, safety), process engineering, supply chain & procurement. Leadership in Indian Promoter-Driven Culture: Comfortable with direct reporting to promoters, ability to work in dynamic, entrepreneurial environment, strong decision-making. Academic: Engineering graduate (Mechanical / Metallurgy / Production / Industrial), preferably with advanced degree / diploma / certification (MBA / Masters / Six Sigma / Lean etc.). Certifications & Tools: Familiarity with Lean / Six Sigma / TPM / Kaizen etc.; exposure to quality standards like ISO / TS / IATF etc. Skills & Competencies Strong strategic thinking + tactical execution capability. Analytical mindset, data-driven decision making. Strong financial acumen: cost control, margin improvement. Change management skills; ability to lead transformation. Good communication & stakeholder management (board, customers, suppliers). High integrity, safety & quality orientation. Ability to drive culture and value-based leadership. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Plant capacity utilisation (%) Production yield / scrap rates On-time delivery to customers Cost per unit / reduction in cost of manufacturing Downtime & Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Quality rejection rates (internal / external) Safety incident rate / compliance metrics Employee engagement / attrition in operations What We Offer A leadership role with wide operational responsibility and authority. Opportunity to shape the future of the group, influence policy and growth. Competitive compensation & long-term incentives. A promoter driven environment with agility, scope for innovation, and growth. Exposure to cutting edge fabrication and manufacturing technologies. Benefits Performance bonus Reimbursement of transportation costs Check Your Resume for Match Upload your resume and our tool will compare it to the requirements for this job like recruiters do.