Factory Manager (Plastic Industry)

Job Description: Factory Manager Plastic Manufacturing Industry

Key Responsibilities

Technical Responsibilities

1. Prduction & Proocess Management

• Oversee daily operations of blow molding machines and injection molding machines.
• Ensure optimal machine utilization, cycle time reduction, and production efficiencies.
• Monitor parameters for blow molding (extruder temp, parison control, trimming) and injection molding (clamping, injection pressure, barrel temps).
• Troubleshoot machine issues, mold defects, leakage faults, part weight variation, shrinkage, flash, etc.
• Ensure adherence to SOPs, preventive maintenance schedules, and quality standards.

2. Mold & Tooling Management

• Coordinate mold trials, mold maintenance, development of new molds for mugs, baskets, buckets.
• Evaluate mold designs, material flow, cavity balancing, cooling system efficiency.
• Ensure timely repair, cleaning, and alignment of molds.

3. Raw Material & Quality Control

• Oversee usage of PP, HDPE, LDPE, LLDPE and additives (masterbatches, fillers).
• Ensure incoming material inspection, batch traceability, and quality parameters.
• Implement quality systems: visual inspection, drop test, leak test, weight tolerance, dimensional accuracy.
• Drive continuous improvement (Kaizen, 5S, Lean, Six Sigma).

4. Plant Maintenance & Safety

• Ensure zero downtime through preventive and predictive maintenance.
• Oversee electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic maintenance teams.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards, fire safety, and plant housekeeping.

B. Commercial Responsibilities

1. Business Strategy & P&L Management

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, cost planning, and financial performance.
• Drive annual business planproduction targets, revenue, margins.
• Analyze profitability by product (mugs, baskets, buckets, blow-molded items).

2. Sales & Marketing Coordination

• Work with sales team to plan monthly and annual sales demand.
• Approve pricing strategies, quotations, and negotiate with major buyers.
• Identify new business opportunities, OEM clients, distributors, and export leads.

3. Costing & Procurement

• Approve product costing considering material consumption, cycle time, overheads.
• Manage vendor development for raw materials, packaging, logistics, and molds.
• Negotiate with suppliers for competitive pricing and payment terms.

4. Inventory & Supply Chain Management

• Maintain optimal inventory of raw materials, finished goods, and spare parts.
• Ensure timely dispatch, logistics planning, and stock movement.
• Implement ERP/MRP systems for production and inventory accuracy.

Qualifications

• B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical / Plastics / Polymer Engineering (preferred)
• MBA in Operations/Marketing (added advantage)
• Minimum 1015 years of relevant experience in the plastic manufacturing sector