Plant Head / Factory Head

Role & responsibilities

1. Overall Plant Operations:

• Lead and manage complete plant operations to achieve organisational objectives.
• Ensure smooth functioning of Production, Maintenance, Quality, Stores, Engineering, Safety and Support Functions.
• Develop and implement strategies to improve plant productivity and operational efficiency.
• Monitor daily, weekly and monthly production performance.
• Ensure optimum utilisation of manpower, machinery and materials.

2. Production Management:

• Ensure achievement of production targets as per approved production plans.
• Improve machine utilisation, productivity and operational efficiency.
• Monitor production losses, downtime, rejection and wastage.
• Ensure adherence to production schedules and delivery commitments.
• Coordinate with Planning, Sales and Supply Chain departments.

3. Technical Leadership:

• Provide strong technical leadership in Circular Loom, Sulzer Loom and Extrusion operations.
• Identify process bottlenecks and implement technical improvements.
• Improve machine efficiency and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
• Drive continuous improvement in production processes.
• Lead troubleshooting of major technical and operational issues.
• Support new product development and process development activities.

4. Quality Management:

• Ensure consistent product quality and compliance with customer specifications.
• Reduce rejection, rework and customer complaints.
• Work closely with the Quality Assurance team to strengthen quality systems.
• Implement root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions.
• Promote a Right First Time” manufacturing culture.

5. Cost Control and Profitability:

• Monitor and control manufacturing costs.
• Reduce material wastage, energy consumption and process losses.
• Improve raw material yield and conversion efficiency.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities without compromising quality.
• Prepare and monitor annual plant budgets.

6. Maintenance and Engineering:

• Ensure effective preventive and predictive maintenance systems.
• Minimise machine breakdown and unplanned downtime.
• Ensure availability of critical spares and maintenance resources.
• Coordinate with the Engineering team for machinery upgrades and improvements.
• Drive automation and technology improvements wherever feasible.

7. Leadership and People Management:

• Provide strong leadership and direction to all plant employees.
• Build a high-performance and disciplined work culture.
• Develop

Preferred candidate profile

• Strong technical exposure to:
• Circular Loom operations
• Sulzer Loom / Weaving Technology
• Extrusion processes
• Lamination / Coating processes
• Production planning and process optimisation