Dr Reddy's Laboratories Limited

pharmaceutical

LeadOEQuality

Pydibimavaram, India FULL TIME
The Brief

“Lead OE Quality at Dr Reddy's Laboratories Limited. Skills: Continuous Improvement, Operational Excellence, Lean Methodologies, Six Sigma, Kaizen, Project Management. driving site-wide operational excellence through structured problem-solving, Lean methodologies, and cultural transformation. establish a multi-year CI roadmap”

What You'll Achieve.

drive world-class operational performance; align with strategic site objectives; eliminate waste; reduce bottlenecks; improve productivity; optimize asset utilization and reliability; cost improvement; savings reports; sustain improvements; enhance agility; responsiveness; operational effectiveness; measurable outcomes; deliver operational excellence

Industry & Context.

pharmaceutical
Problems you'll solve

structured problem-solving; root cause analysis; Identify and prioritize improvement opportunities across value streams and support functions, using structured problem-solving and root cause analysis; Experience in FMEA and Root Cause Analysis to optimize costs and productivity

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Graduation in Mechanical, Industrial, Chemical Engineering, Pharmacy or related field

Nice to Have

Certification in Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt), Certification in Lean Six Sigma (Black Belt), JIPM certification, Experience in Lean Six Sigma project execution, process audits and compliance with operational and quality standards, Exposure to data analysis and reporting in transformation projects to track process performance, quality improvements, and change management, Experience in FMEA and Root Cause Analysis to optimize costs and productivity, Exposure to Lean tools such as Kaizen, VSM, or SMED for throughput improvement, changeover time reduction, and labour/material optimization

What You'll Do.

driving site-wide operational excellence through structured problem-solving

and cultural transformation

establish a multi-year CI roadmap

lead high-impact improvement projects

support cross-functional teams in identifying and resolving systemic issues

Establish a multi-year Continuous Improvement (CI) roadmap to drive world-class operational performance and align with strategic site objectives

Identify and prioritize improvement opportunities across value streams and support functions

using structured problem-solving and root cause analysis

Execute high-impact CI projects using Lean

and other methodologies to eliminate waste

and improve productivity

Track equipment performance using metrics such as OEE

and lead initiatives to optimize asset utilization and reliability

Provide timely and accurate MIS updates—including cost improvement dashboards and savings reports—to site leadership and project stakeholders

Coach teams on Lean and OE tools

and set up visual management systems to sustain improvements and foster team ownership

Promote a culture of continuous learning

and accountability through daily team engagements

and recognition programs

Support Rough Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP) and coordinate cross-functional Lean projects to enhance agility

and operational effectiveness

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

support cross-functional teams in identifying and resolving systemic issues; Coach teams on Lean and OE tools, facilitate workshops, and set up visual management systems to sustain improvements and foster team ownership; Promote a culture of continuous learning, collaboration, and accountability through daily team engagements, huddles, and recognition programs; coordinate cross-functional Lean projects to enhance agility, responsiveness, and operational effectiveness; mobilize cross-functional teams toward impactful solutions; Builds trust and engagement across teams by mentoring, facilitating workshops, and encouraging shared ownership of outcomes

Communication Scope

Provide timely and accurate MIS updates—including cost improvement dashboards and savings reports—to site leadership and project stakeholders; Coach teams on Lean and OE tools, facilitate workshops; Promote a culture of continuous learning, collaboration, and accountability through daily team engagements, huddles, and recognition programs

Process & Methodology

Project Management, lead high-impact improvement projects, Execute high-impact CI projects using Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and other methodologies, Lean Six Sigma project execution

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