General Manager Manufacturing

D E C O R P O T P V T L I M I T E D
Manufacturing Factory Operations
JOB DESCRIPTION • SENIOR LEADERSHIP
General Manager Manufacturing
Head of Factory Operations all units
Department
Reports To
Supervises
Manufacturing / Factory Operations
CEO / COO
Plant Heads and functional leaders Production, Quality, Maintenance,
Stores, Planning & Dispatch across all units
Scope
All manufacturing units (currently 45 factories) + the upcoming Industry
4.0 automated plant
Location
Based at the anchor factory (Malur), with regular travel to every unit
ROLE SUMMARY
Lead all of Decorpot's manufacturing as the single accountable head of factory operations. Anchored at one plant
and travelling regularly to the others, standardise operations, quality, cost, safety and delivery across every unit
and lead the design, build and ramp-up of the upcoming Industry 4.0 automated facility.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Own manufacturing end-to-end: single point of accountability for output, quality, cost, delivery and safety
across all factories.
Standardise across units: drive one common set of processes, SOPs and KPIs production, quality,
maintenance, stores, dispatch so every plant runs to the same standard.
¢ Drive throughput, OEE & quality: own capacity utilisation, machine uptime, on-time production and defect
/ site-snag reduction; build a zero-defect culture and eliminate bottlenecks.
¢ Lead a large workforce: direct and contract labour across plants productivity, shift systems, skilling,
industrial and employee relations, and discipline.
¢ Cost, safety & compliance: drive material yield, wastage, conversion cost and energy efficiency; enforce
EHS and full statutory compliance (Factories Act, pollution, labour) across every site.
¢ Lead the Industry 4.0 agenda: conceive, design, commission and ramp the new automated plant MES,
IoT, robotics / automation, and data-driven shop-floor operations.
¢ Capacity, CAPEX & bench: plan capacity and commission machinery / new lines; own the manufacturing
CAPEX case; hire, mentor and build succession depth among plant heads.
¢ Cross-functional & governance: align manufacturing with sales demand, design, SCM / dispatch and
procurement; run site reviews and publish MIS to leadership.
SKILLS & REQUIREMENTS
¢ Qualification: B.E. / B.Tech (Mechanical / Production / Industrial); MBA a plus.
¢ Experience: 1825 years in manufacturing, with 5+ years as a multi-plant / works head managing a large
(500+) direct and contract workforce.
¢ Industry: open to automobile / auto-components, white goods, building materials (plywood / laminate /
tiles) or modular furniture manufacturing-leadership and automation depth valued above furniture
pedigree; high-mix / make-to-order preferred.
¢ Technical: strong in lean / TPM / Six Sigma, OEE, quality systems and modern production machinery;
hands-on shop-floor command.
¢ Industry 4.0: demonstrated experience conceiving or running automated / smart-factory operations (MES,
IoT, robotics, analytics).
¢ Leadership: proven at large-workforce and IR / ER management and multi-site coordination; willing to
travel extensively to all plants.
¢ Behavioural: hands-on, data-driven, cost-conscious, and a builder who can set one standard across many
sites.
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Measured on: OEE & capacity utilisation • On-time production / delivery adherence • Defect & site-snag
rate • Conversion cost & material yield • Safety incidents (target: zero) • Industry 4.0 plant
commissioning & ramp milestones
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