Plant Manager PET Bottle & Preform Manufacturing

Role & responsibilities

We are looking for an experienced Plant Manager to manage our PET Bottle and PET Preform manufacturing operations at our Nashik plant.

Key Responsibilities:

• Take overall responsibility for plant production, operations and day-to-day manufacturing activities.
• Manage 6 PET Blow Moulding machines and 2 PET Preform Injection Moulding machines.
• Plan and achieve daily, weekly and monthly production targets.
• Manage 24-hour / 2-shift production operations through Line Incharges, Operators and Helpers.
• Monitor machine performance, production efficiency, rejection and wastage.
• Ensure proper machine setting, process parameters and production discipline.
• Monitor PET preform and PET bottle production quality and coordinate corrective actions.
• Control bottle weight, neck dimensions, wall thickness, leakage, visual defects and cavity-wise rejection.
• Coordinate with Line Incharges for manpower allocation and shift-wise production planning.
• Coordinate with maintenance team/operators for machine breakdowns and preventive maintenance.
• Ensure proper raw material, preform, packing material and finished goods availability.
• Coordinate with Store and Dispatch team for finished goods stock and dispatch planning.
• Maintain daily production reports, shift reports and production MIS.
• Analyse production losses, rejection, downtime and identify improvement opportunities.
• Implement systems for productivity improvement, cost reduction and wastage control.
• Ensure proper housekeeping, safety and discipline on the shop floor.
• Coordinate with Management and Head Office regarding production planning, stock, dispatch and operational issues.
• Take ownership of overall plant performance and continuously improve production, quality and operational efficiency.

Preferred candidate profile

• 7-12 years of experience in PET Bottle / PET Preform / Plastic Manufacturing.
• Strong hands-on experience in PET Blow Moulding is mandatory.
• Working knowledge of PET Preform Injection Moulding is required.
• Experience in handling production operations in a 24-hour / 2-shift manufacturing plant.
• Experience in production planning, manpower management and shop-floor operations.
• Strong understanding of PET bottle quality parameters and rejection control.
• Experience in process control, machine settings and production troubleshooting.
• Ability to analyse production losses, downtime and wastage.
• Good knowledge of quality control and corrective action processes.
• CIPET / Diploma / B.Tech / B.E. in Plastics, Polymer, Mechanical or related field preferred.
• Candidates with a combination of Production + Quality + PET manufacturing experience will be preferred.
• Strong leadership, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to independently manage plant operations and lead the production team.

Perks and benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience and suitability.
• Performance-based annual salary review.
• Opportunity to take complete ownership of plant operations.
• Growth opportunity in a rapidly growing manufacturing company.
• Supportive management and professional working environment.