Manufacturing Module Lead

Role: Manufacturing Module Lead Location: Hosur, Tamil Nadu Reporting to: Plant Head Team Name: Plant Operations Vertical: Operations About the Team and the Role: Ather’s Operations Vertical thrives on a high-velocity matrix execution model called "Swimlanes," designed to maximize time-to-value and destroy organizational silos. As the Manufacturing Module Lead, you will act as the "Chief of Shop Floor Execution" within a cross-functional team. In this role, you will represent the holy trinity of plant operations: Production, Quality, and Maintenance in the swimlanes. You are the vital bridge between Organizational strategic objectives, driven in cross functional swimlanes, and the on-ground plant execution. Your mission is to ensure that all swimlane delivery initiatives are perfectly executable, cost competitive, and of highest standards to strictly adhere to Ather’s non-negotiable quality and safety gates. Responsibilities: Tri-Function Representation: Act as the single point of contact and authority representing Production, Quality, and Maintenance engineering within the cross-functional swimlane. Technical Execution & Feasibility: Scrutinize new designs, line modifications, and product updates to ensure they fit seamlessly into plant architecture. RCA Gateway Ownership: Lead and execute rigorous Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for sustenance topics (Scrap reduction, Quality escapes, OLE drops, and Spares issues) before translating them into executions. Built-In Quality Governance: Enforce the organizational Quality Gates across all swimlane deliverables to guarantee safety and compliance. Decentralized Decision-Making: Make rapid, first-principles-based technical and operational decisions regarding shop-floor trade-offs (e.g.,cycle-time optimization vs. preventive maintenance schedules). The Engineering Shield: Act as a tactical shield for the shop-floor execution teams, filtering out administrative noise and meeting overhead to safeguard their deep-work and production cycles. Functional & Matrix Alignment: Partner with Functional Managers to ensure that any localized swimlane innovation strictly respects plant-wide standardization policies (Lean line designs, toolsets, safety protocols). Experience and Qualifications: Educational Background: B.E. / <B.Tech> / M.E. / <M.Tech> in Mechanical, Production, Industrial, or Electrical Engineering. Professional Experience: 6 to 10 years of hands-on experience in high-volume manufacturing setups, with a proven track record across at least two of the core domains: Production, Quality Assurance, or Maintenance/Process Engineering. Matrix Competency: Prior experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment or deeply integrated Cross-Functional Teams (CFT) is highly desirable. Must Have Competencies: Cross-Functional Shop Floor Mastery: Deep operational knowledge of the interdependencies between assembly line metrics, quality controls, and total productive maintenance. Systems & Process Integration: A "whole-plant" mindset—the capability to ensure that optimizing a single workstation or module never degrades the throughput or efficiency of the entire line. RCA & Engineering Rigor: Expert level capability in structured problem-solving methodologies (8D, 5-Why, Fishbone) to isolate and eliminate manufacturing defects. Lean Manufacturing Principles: Practical proficiency in Value Stream Mapping (VSM), Line Balancing, and bottleneck identification to drive continuous value delivery. Digital Flow Competency: Strong command over digital tools, specifically Jira for tracking sprint velocity and backlog tasks, SAP , and G Suite . Strategic Communication & Business Cases: Hands on experience on preparing business cases with holistic view and ability to communicate the same with leadership teams effectively. Good to Have Competencies: Advanced Problem Solving: Certified Lean Six Sigma Green/Black Belt or Shainin tools practitioner. Advanced Maintenance & Control: Practical understanding of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) pillars, Levelled Production (Heijunka), and Kanban-based pull systems. Industry 4.0 Awareness: Familiarity with Industrial IoT (IIoT), automated testing equipment, and data-driven smart manufacturing systems. Matrix Influence: Proven ability to lead and align diverse execution teams through influence and engineering logic rather than direct line control. Want to know more? At Ather, we’ve built India’s first intelligent scooter, from scratch. Based on the philosophy of clean design and smart technology, we are transforming the urban commute experience. We are expanding in India, and in the coming years, we look forward to scaling up and launching more products globally. Today, our product offerings include the Ather 450X, 450S, 450 Apex, and Rizta. Beyond the product, we are also setting up an extensive charging network and re-imagining end-to-end ownership experience. To know more, check out our Careers site and our Substack. Be You, With Us The Ather story doesn't write itself - our people do. We believe everyone is equal, but not the same. Diversity is our strength, and building an inclusive and equitable workplace begins with acknowledging and embracing our differences. We are an equal opportunity employer, and our team reflects a wide range of identities, experiences, and perspectives - all united by a shared passion to shape the Ather journey.