Senior Manager- CCR

About Business:

Adani Group: Adani Group is a diversified organisation in India comprising 10 publicly traded companies. It has created a world class logistics and utility infrastructure portfolio that has a pan-India presence. Adani Group is headquartered in Ahmedabad, in the state of Gujarat, India. Over the years, Adani Group has positioned itself to be the market leader in its logistics and energy businesses focusing on large scale infrastructure development in India with O M practices benchmarked to global standards. With four IG rated businesses, it is the only Infrastructure Investment Grade issuer in India.

Job Purpose:

The CCR Area Incharge is responsible for overseeing multiple production sections within the Continuous Cast Rod (CCR) Plant. This includes ensuring the seamless integration of production processes, driving overall operational excellence, and aligning plant activities with organizational goals. The role involves strategic planning, fostering a culture of innovation and sustainability, and ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards.

Education Qualification:

• B.E./B.Tech in Metallurgy, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Production or Industrial Engineering.

• Additional qualification in Operations Management, Process Engineering, Quality Management or Manufacturing Excellence will be preferred.

Work Experience (Range of years):

• 10-15 years of experience in copper rod / CCR operations, non-ferrous metals production, casting and rolling, process control, production planning or plant operations in large manufacturing setups.
• Minimum 4-6 years of direct exposure to CCR plant operations, copper rod quality, furnace / casting / rolling process, shift management, troubleshooting and maintenance coordination.

A. CCR Production Operations Target Delivery

• Lead day-to-day CCR production operations to achieve planned copper rod output, quality and dispatch readiness.
• Ensure smooth operation of shaft furnace / holding furnace, casting system, rolling mill, cooling, coiling and handling areas.
• Monitor production plan versus actual performance, identify deviations and drive corrective actions with shift teams.
• Optimize plant throughput, yield, availability and operating discipline while minimizing process interruptions and rework.
• Ensure effective shift handover, daily production review, manpower deployment and shop-floor execution governance.

B. Safety, Compliance Shop-Floor Discipline

• Ensure adherence to safety standards, SOPs, PTW requirements, LOTO, PPE compliance and safe operating practices in CCR operations.
• Drive hazard identification, near-miss reporting, unsafe condition closure and safety engagement with operators and contract workforce.
• Maintain operational discipline through checklist compliance, logbook accuracy, housekeeping, 5S and process control documentation.
• Ensure statutory, environmental and quality system compliance applicable to CCR production operations.
• Build a safety-first operating culture across shifts through training, audits and visible shop-floor leadership.

C. Process Control, Quality Defect Reduction

• Maintain critical process parameters for molten copper temperature, oxygen level, casting speed, rolling conditions, cooling and surface finish.
• Work with quality, laboratory and process teams to ensure copper rod meets required specifications for diameter, conductivity, elongation, surface quality and coil condition.
• Analyze process deviations, rod breaks, surface defects, dimensional variation, cracks, scale formation and other quality issues.
• Drive root-cause analysis and corrective / preventive actions for recurring process and quality failures.
• Support process trials, standard parameter setting and improvement projects for stable CCR operations.

D. Equipment Reliability, Maintenance Coordination Utility Interface

• Coordinate closely with mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and utility teams for equipment health, breakdown analysis and preventive maintenance planning.
• Monitor critical equipment including furnace, casting wheel, rolling stands, shear, coiler, cooling system, pumps, burners and material handling systems.
• Support planned shutdown execution, equipment readiness checks, start-up preparedness and post-maintenance trial stabilization.
• Identify reliability concerns impacting production, quality, energy consumption and safety performance.
• Ensure timely closure of process-related maintenance observations and operational improvement actions.

E. Continuous Improvement, Cost Team Development

• Drive improvement initiatives for productivity, yield, energy efficiency, consumable consumption, downtime reduction and quality cost reduction.
• Use production data, process trends, defect analysis and equipment performance inputs to identify improvement opportunities.
• Develop SOPs, OPLs, training modules and skill-building plans for operators, technicians and shift personnel.
• Support digitalization of production monitoring through dashboards, shift MIS, process analytics and automated reporting.
• Build a high-performance production team focused on safety, quality, reliability, accountability and continuous improvement.