Head - Operations

Borgwarner · Chennai -

  • Experience15–16 yrs
  • SalaryNot disclosed
  • Work modeonsite
  • Posted30 Sept 2026

About Borgwarner

Borgwarner is hiring in Chennai - in automotive mobility. This role looks for around 15+ years of experience.

Skills

  • Engineering
  • production operations
  • environmental health and safety
  • facilities management
  • people management

The role

An operations manager at an automotive manufacturing company oversees production operations, plant capacity planning, and environmental health and safety, while managing capital expenditure and facilities improvement.

Full job description

This position Manages a section of Senior / Engineers and Senior / Engineering Assistants to oversee daily production attainment, safety and operations excellence across modules. The incumbent will also manage environment, Health & Safety and Facilities related matters in the plant.

Roles & Responsibility:

Plant wide manufacturing expense controller

Work with respective (Process/Test/Quality) stakeholders to drive down plant scrap within budget

Work with respective (Process/Test/Quality) stakeholders to plant FTQ targets

Plant Wide KPI consolidation

. Support new launch engineering builds

Plant Wide CAPEX controller

Lead plant wide cost savings initiatives

Plant Capacity /Layout Forecast Planning across all modules((Viper/ECU/Inverter/CSP/Pressure Sensors)

Plant OE consolidation/improvement

New project /business quote CCET/CAPEX /conversion cost study

New project MSD setup with core teams

Office relay out & seats allocation for new joiner

New program/ packaging change development/evaluation

New project packaging conversion cost study

Drive packaging cost reduction & improvement activities

Coordinate validation parts and packaging material for packaging validation tests

EHS/Facilities

Ensure compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements

Actively engage employees from multiple levels and functions in committee

Develop and retain documentation of health and safety procedures and performance

Integrate effective health and safety training in the job training of all employees

Increase safe behaviors through observation, data gathering, feedback and planning

Identify best practices and implement continual improvement

Measure and periodically audit health and safety performance so appropriate improvements can be made

Develop and retain documentation of Energy Management procedures and performance

Assessment and Setup of facilities for ME & SDEC equipment within target deadline

Analyze facilities supply (N2, Energy, Compressed Air, etc) and make suitable suggestion to reduce cost

Intermediary between landlord and BWSG on equipment setup, facilities issue and OPEX

Review & provide advise on facilities set up requirement prior to execution

Intermediary between BWSG and global team for facilities and sustainability issue

Provide immediate action when equipment experience downtime due to facilities supply

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE (Minimum Qualifications)

Degree in Engineering

Min 15 years of experience in Engineering preferred

Demonstrated track record in people management

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