Head Plant Operations, Pithampur, ACG Capsules

Strategic and planning

• Deliver on plan for production, assets capacity, manufacturing costs while maintaining quality standards
• Monitor operations as per production plan and trigger corrective actions

Functional

Operations Management

• Oversee all systems and processes around capsule manufacturing, packing and printing
• Track and optimize productivity of the plant. Support the Operations Head and CI&TT head in implementing improvements
• Ensure adherence to standards, metrics and performance targets to ensure effective return on assets
• Ensure cost optimizations to the extent possible (gelatin wastage, power, water, and manpower) in operations
• Ensure adherence to quality standards for all products and processes
• Maintain budget volume of products as per plan and quality norms
• Propose opportunities for increase in productivity in machines
• Oversee inventory control of raw materials and finished good products

Resource Management

• Oversee the resource allocation at the plant for optimum day-to-day operations
• Ensure adherence to delivery on production plan, production output, product quality, and on-time delivery
• Fully utilize assets to produce optimal results
• Monitor machine running costs in the plant and ensure budgets are adhered to

Supply Chain Management

• Ensure adherence of quality standards of key processes of purchase, logistics, planning and stores
• Review and approve negotiated prices and terms with suppliers, vendors, or freight forwarders
• Ensure timely dispatch as per sales order
• Ensure appropriate follow up and escalation in case of delays in material delivery or in dispatch

EHS, Continuous Improvement, Maintenance and Engineering Services

• Ensure continued compliance with environmental and safety laws and regulations
• Review safety initiatives to promote and enhance safe workplace and the well-being of employees
• Identify needs relating to improvements in safety/ergonomics and developing and implementing solutions to these issues
• Review data and analyse the same to identify improvement opportunities
• Ensure routine calibration and maintenance requirements of machines and systems are fulfilled.
• Ensure the plant facility is fit and provide support/solutions when required.

Internal Processes

• Collect and analyse data to find cost saving opportunities
• Sign off on plant planning of resources and machines as required
• Liaison with EHS head to ensure adherence to plant safety procedures
• Liaison with Central SCM to understand the production requirements
• Ensure correct plant resource allocation

People development

• Take overall responsibility for people development initiatives and building up in-house capabilities for the employees in the department
• Drive a performance driven culture in the team by timely monitoring, review of performance parameters and feedback to the team members
• Contribute towards development of talent for the department by providing subordinates with adequate exposure and growth opportunities to enable readiness for higher roles
• Actively participate in HR initiatives to drive overall employee engagement and motivation
• Support capability development programs of ACPL and by identifying and recommending the training areas

Any other additional responsibility could be assigned to the role holder from time to time as a standalone project or regular work. The same would be suitably represented in the Primary responsibilities and agreed between the incumbent, reporting officer and HR.