About the role
Key Responsibilities1. Strategic Leadership & Business Planning
- Develop and implement plant strategies aligned with the organization's business objectives.
- Prepare annual operating plans, budgets, capacity plans, and production forecasts.
- Drive business growth through process optimization, productivity enhancement, and cost reduction initiatives.
- Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and implement corrective actions to achieve operational targets.
- Support expansion projects, new product development, and technology upgradation initiatives.
- Oversee end-to-end manufacturing operations across all units.
- Ensure adherence to production schedules and customer delivery commitments.
- Optimize machine utilization, manpower productivity, and resource allocation.
- Minimize downtime, rejection, rework, and process losses.
- Ensure effective implementation of production planning and control systems.
- Coordinate with the sales, procurement, stores, and logistics teams for seamless operations.
- Ensure compliance with customer specifications, internal quality standards, and applicable industry requirements.
- Drive quality improvement initiatives to reduce defects and customer complaints.
- Monitor process capability and implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Lead internal and external quality audits.
- Ensure compliance with applicable quality management systems such as International Organization for Standardization standards and customer-specific requirements.
- Ensure preventive, predictive, and breakdown maintenance of all plant equipment and utilities.
- Improve equipment reliability, availability, and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
- Lead capital expenditure projects, plant modifications, and equipment installations.
- Ensure uninterrupted availability of utilities including power, compressed air, water, and other critical services.
- Drive energy conservation and asset lifecycle management initiatives.
- Coordinate with procurement and stores teams to ensure timely availability of raw materials and consumables.
- Optimize inventory levels and reduce carrying costs.
- Monitor material consumption, yield, and wastage.
- Ensure effective warehouse management and dispatch planning.
- Prepare and manage plant operating budgets.
- Monitor manufacturing costs and implement cost-control measures.
- Identify opportunities for waste elimination and process improvement.
- Improve overall plant profitability through operational efficiencies.
- Drive value engineering and lean manufacturing initiatives.
- Ensure strict compliance with all safety, health, and environmental regulations.
- Promote a zero-accident culture across all manufacturing facilities.
- Conduct regular safety audits, risk assessments, and emergency preparedness drills.
- Ensure compliance with applicable environmental norms and pollution control requirements.
- Investigate incidents and implement corrective actions.
- Ensure compliance with all applicable labour laws, factory regulations, and statutory requirements.
- Liaise with government authorities, auditors, customers, and certification agencies.
- Ensure compliance under the provisions of the applicable laws including:
- Factories Act and applicable state factory rules
- Environment, Health and Safety regulations
- Industrial relations and labour laws
- Fire and electrical safety requirements
- Legal metrology and other industry-specific regulations
- Lead, mentor, and develop departmental heads and plant employees.
- Foster a culture of teamwork, accountability, and continuous learning.
- Drive employee engagement, performance management, and succession planning initiatives.
- Maintain healthy industrial relations and proactively address employee grievances.
- Coordinate with the HR department for manpower planning, training, and workforce development.
- Drive implementation of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, TPM, Kaizen, and 5S initiatives.
- Lead digital transformation and automation projects.
- Benchmark plant performance against industry standards.
- Encourage innovation and continuous improvement across functions.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Production achievement against plan
- Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
- Capacity utilization
- Cost per unit produced
- Rejection and rework percentage
- Customer complaint rate
- On-time delivery performance
- Machine downtime
- Inventory turnover ratio
- Energy consumption per unit
- Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR)
- Employee attrition and absenteeism rates
- Audit and compliance scores
Educational Qualification
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Production, Industrial, or related discipline).
- MBA in Operations Management is preferred.
- Six Sigma Certification is preferred.
Experience
- Minimum 15–20 years of experience in manufacturing operations.
- At least 5–8 years of experience in a senior leadership role as Plant Head, Operations Head, or Manufacturing Head.
- Experience in wire, cable, copper, aluminium, metal processing, or related manufacturing industries is preferred.
- Proven track record in managing multiple manufacturing units.
Required CompetenciesTechnical Competencies
- Production planning and control
- Lean manufacturing and TPM
- Quality management systems
- Cost management and budgeting
- Supply chain management
- Maintenance management
- Industrial engineering
- ERP/MRP systems
- Statutory compliance and factory operations
- Strategic thinking
- Leadership and team building
- Decision-making ability
- Problem-solving and analytical skills
- Communication and negotiation skills
- Change management
- Conflict resolution
- Result orientation
- Stakeholder management