Assistant Manager Manufacturing Excellence (Mechanical)

Job Description

Designation: Assistant Manager Manufacturing Excellence (Mechanical)

Company : Godrej Agrovet GAVL Corporate

Location: Mumbai HO

About Godrej Industries Group (GIG)

GIG is a holding company of the Godrej Group. We have significant interests in consumer goods, real estate, agriculture, chemicals, and financial services through our subsidiary and associate companies, across 18 countries.

www.godrejindustries.com

About Godrej Agrovet Limited (GAVL)

Godrej Agrovet At Godrej Agrovet, a food and agriculture conglomerate, we are dedicated to improving the productivity of Indian farmers by innovating products and services that sustainably increase crop and livestock yields.

https://www.godrejagrovet.com/

Job Purpose

The role is part of the Central Manufacturing Excellence (ME) Centre of Excellence team and is responsible for driving mechanical engineering excellence, equipment reliability, maintenance optimization, and continuous improvement across manufacturing units. The incumbent will support greenfield and brownfield projects, CAPEX initiatives, and plant-level Manufacturing Excellence programs aligned to the organizations operational excellence roadmap.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Mechanical Engineering & Project Execution

• Support greenfield and brownfield manufacturing projects covering mechanical systems, process equipment, utilities, and infrastructure
• Participate in mechanical design reviews, layout finalization, equipment selection, installation planning, and commissioning activities
• Coordinate with EPC partners, OEMs, and internal engineering teams during execution, FAT/SAT, installation, and commissioning
• Support mechanical scope of CAPEX projects including budgeting support, execution tracking, and post-implementation performance reviews
• Ensure structured handover of projects to plant teams with complete documentation, SOPs, and maintenance guidelines

Manufacturing Excellence & Reliability Improvement

• Support implementation of TPM pillars, preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance practices
• Drive equipment reliability improvement initiatives using Root Cause Analysis (RCA), FMEA, Pareto Analysis, MTBF/MTTR analysis
• Support deployment of Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, and Continuous Improvement (CI) initiatives across plants
• Work closely with Production and Maintenance teams to improve OEE, throughput, uptime, and cost efficiency
• Assist in creation and replication of “islands of excellence” and best practices across manufacturing units

Data, Governance & Safety

• Collect, analyze, and report key mechanical and maintenance KPIs
• Support development of dashboards and structured reporting for Manufacturing Excellence reviews
• Ensure compliance with safety standards, statutory requirements, and internal audit protocols
• Support standardization of mechanical maintenance practices and spares management across plants

Educational Qualification:

BE / BTech – Mechanical Engineering

Experience:

• 5 + years of experience of plant operations and manufacturing excellence initiatives
• Industry - FMCG / Chemical manufacturing, Cement, Manufacturing

What’s in it for you?

Be an equal parent

Childcare benefits for the birthing parent, commissioning parent (in case of surrogacy) or adoptive parent, and their partners

• 6 months of paid leave for primary caregivers, flexible work options on return for primary caregivers
• 2 months paid leave for secondary caregivers
• Caregiver travel for primary caregivers to bring a caregiver and children under a year old, on work travel

Coverage for childbirth and fertility treatment

No place for discrimination at Godrej

Gender-neutral anti-harassment policy

Same sex partner benefits at par with married spouses

Coverage for gender reassignment surgery and hormone replacement therapy

Community partnerships and advocacy

Persons with Disability (PwD) care

We are selfish about your wellness

Comprehensive health insurance plans, as well as accident coverage for you and your family, with top-up options

Elder care for those who might need to extend support to senior family members

Preventative healthcare support

Outpatient Department (OPD) coverage, including vaccinations, dental, vision, etc.

Uncapped sick leave

Flexible work options, including remote working and part-time work

Mental wellness and self-care programmes, resources and counselling

Celebrating wins, the Godrej Way

Structured recognition platforms for individual, team and business-level achievements

Digital and offline instant recognition platforms

An inclusive Godrej

Before you go, there is something important we want to highlight. There is no place for discrimination at Godrej. Diversity is the philosophy of who we are as a company. And has been for over a century. It’s not just in our DNA and nice to do. Being more diverse - especially having our team members reflect the diversity of our businesses and communities - helps us innovate better and grow faster. We hope this resonates with you.

We take pride in being an equal opportunities employer. We recognize merit and encourage diversity. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination on the basis of nationality, race, colour, religion, caste, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, or marital status and ensure equal opportunities for all our team members.

If this sounds like a role for you, apply now!

We look forward to meeting you.

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