Plant Manager Manufacturing

Job Description In India, Castrol is a publicly listed company, leading in the Automotive, Industrial, and Marine lubricant sectors. With iconic brands, relentless innovation, strong customer relationships, and a team of highly motivated employees, we have maintained our market leadership in India for over a century. Our robust manufacturing and distribution network in India helps us reach consumers through more than 135,000 outlets. We offer a fast-paced learning environment where you can develop your career, whether in specialized functions or on a general management track. Castrol India has a proud legacy of nurturing top talent for leadership roles, both locally and globally. The MAX Manager (Global Manufacturing Excellence Manager) provides global manufacturing expertise to optimize the design and operations efficiency of the Global Supply Chain plant network. The incumbent develops manufacturing excellence program (MAX) standards, processes, and capability to drive standardization, guideline sharing/adoption, and continuous improvement based on loss analysis methodology and culture. The job holder acts as the primarily global contact for all manufacturing related questions and an interface between plants and leadership and can provide guidance and remote & on the floor coaching for plants teams. Establishes a coaching relationship to MAX/CI-roles in plants and regions. Supports global engineering with standards for Early Equipment Management (EEM) pillar as a part of MAX program. **Key Responsibilities:** - Lead the operating standards of the Castrol plants with focus on the 9 advantaged plants to deliver externally benchmarked competitiveness and multi-year masterplan for improvement translated into the main KPIs CPL, OCC, OEE, Yield, Energy intensity and MAX assessment score 6 pillars of success. - Create a comprehensive program of manufacturing excellence including giving guidance on launching foundations (Organization, Training, Leadership) and pillars (AM/PM/FI/HSSE/Quality/EEM/E2ESC/Admin) necessary for driving key improvement across KPIs. - Establish a global reporting system, performance management system and provide visibility for senior leadership and the Manufacturing community with clear guidelines and templates. - Strengthen the loss mentality within the manufacturing community and provides support to grow MAX/CI capabilities in plants. **Qualifications Required:** - Manage by influence, lack direct control for project execution. - At least 8 years broad manufacturing experience and consistent track record of working in a leading function in an CI/Lean environment. - Working experience outside of India preferably in at least Asia or Europe/USA. - Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence, manage conflict, and maximise team performance. - Successful Track Record of managing a Lean/CI/ManEx program ideally in a FMCG type of environment. At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly. Travel Requirement: - Up to 25% travel should be expected with this role Relocation Assistance: - This role is not eligible for relocation Remote Type: - This position is a hybrid of office/remote working In India, Castrol is a publicly listed company, leading in the Automotive, Industrial, and Marine lubricant sectors. With iconic brands, relentless innovation, strong customer relationships, and a team of highly motivated employees, we have maintained our market leadership in India for over a century. Our robust manufacturing and distribution network in India helps us reach consumers through more than 135,000 outlets. We offer a fast-paced learning environment where you can develop your career, whether in specialized functions or on a general management track. Castrol India has a proud legacy of nurturing top talent for leadership roles, both locally and globally. The MAX Manager (Global Manufacturing Excellence Manager) provides global manufacturing expertise to optimize the design and operations efficiency of the Global Supply Chain plant network. The incumbent develops manufacturing excellence program (MAX) standards, processes, and capability to drive standardization, guideline sharing/adoption, and continuous improvement based on loss analysis methodology and culture. The job holder acts as the primarily global contact for all manufacturing related questions and an interface between plants and leadership and can provide guidance and remote & on the floor coaching for plants teams. Establishes a coaching relationship to MAX/CI-roles in plants and regions. Supports global engineering with standards for Early Equipment Management (EEM) pillar as a part of MAX program. **Key Responsibilities:** - Lead the operating standards of the Castrol plants with focus on the 9