Plant Head

Role & responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end rice mill plant operations, including production, processing and packaging.
• Plan and monitor production to achieve quality, quantity and productivity targets.
• Ensure efficient utilization of plant machinery, manpower and resources.
• Monitor paddy-to-rice yield, recovery, wastage and process losses.
• Ensure production of export-quality rice as per required quality standards.
• Supervise milling, grading, sorting, polishing and packaging operations.
• Lead, train and manage plant operations and production teams.
• Monitor plant KPIs, productivity, efficiency, downtime and operational costs.
• Coordinate with Purchase, Quality, Maintenance, Warehouse, Dispatch and Sales teams.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, quality, safety and statutory requirements.
• Identify operational bottlenecks and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Drive continuous improvement, cost optimization and process efficiency.
• Ensure proper maintenance and upkeep of plant machinery in coordination with the maintenance team.
• Maintain proper production records, reports and MIS for management review.

Preferred candidate profile

• 1520 years of relevant experience in rice milling/food processing operations.
• Strong hands-on experience in rice mill plant operations and production management.
• Experience in team handling and plant-level leadership.
• Good understanding of rice milling processes, yield, recovery, grading, sorting and quality parameters.
• Experience in export-quality rice production will be highly preferred.
• Strong problem-solving, decision-making and leadership skills.
• Candidates currently working as Plant Head / Factory Head / Unit Head / Senior Production Manager in the rice milling industry will be preferred.