Plant Head Operations / Plant in charge

The Factory Head / Director – Operations will have end-to-end responsibility for the Dhule manufacturing facility, including production, productivity, quality, maintenance, manpower, EHS, inventory, cost control, dispatch and overall plant performance. This role will lead the plant as a business unit, establish robust manufacturing systems and ensure safe, efficient and profitable operations.

• Own overall plant operations and deliver production, quality, cost, delivery and safety targets.
• Plan and control production schedules based on customer demand, raw-material availability and capacity.
• Drive efficient operation of extrusion / blown-film, printing, slitting, perforation, winding and packing processes, as applicable to the plant.
• Improve OEE, line utilization, throughput, yield, changeover time and overall equipment productivity.
• Establish and monitor daily/weekly/monthly production KPIs and conduct structured performance reviews.
• Ensure consistent product quality, dimensional accuracy, color/appearance, mechanical properties and customer specifications.
• Develop preventive and predictive maintenance systems to minimize breakdowns and unplanned downtime.
• Control raw-material, masterbatch, additives, packaging material and finished-goods inventory in coordination with procurement and supply chain.
• Drive reduction of material wastage, scrap, rework, energy consumption and manufacturing conversion cost.
• Lead manpower planning, shift deployment, productivity, skill development and performance management for plant employees.
• Ensure compliance with applicable factory, labour, environmental, fire, electrical, EHS and statutory requirements.
• Build a strong safety culture with near-miss reporting, risk assessments, toolbox talks, PPE compliance and incident prevention.
• Coordinate with Quality, Sales, Procurement, Finance, HR, R&D and Logistics for smooth end-to-end business execution.
• Lead CAPEX planning, machinery installation, commissioning, process stabilization and capacity expansion projects.
• Develop SOPs, work instructions, quality systems, preventive maintenance plans and operational dashboards.
• Implement Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Kaizen, TPM, root-cause analysis and continuous-improvement initiatives.
• Manage external vendors, contractors, service providers and key technical suppliers at the plant.
• Prepare and control the annual operating budget for production, manpower, maintenance, utilities and plant overheads.
• Identify operational risks and ensure business continuity through contingency and emergency preparedness plans.

1. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Production volume and plan adherence
• OEE / machine utilization and capacity utilization
• Yield and process loss / scrap percentage.
• Manufacturing conversion cost per kg
• Customer complaints, rejection and rework
• On-time dispatch / OTIF
• Machine breakdown hours and maintenance compliance
• Inventory accuracy and working-capital efficiency.
• Safety incidents, near misses and statutory compliance
• Manpower productivity and absenteeism
• Continuous improvement of savings and implementation rate

2. Candidate Profile
•Bachelor's degree in Mechanical / Production / Industrial / Polymer / Plastics Engineering or a closely related discipline.
• MBA / PG qualification in Operations or Supply Chain will be an advantage.
• Typically, 5+ years of relevant manufacturing experience, with at least 2 years in a plant leadership / factory head / operations head role.
• Strong hands-on experience in plastics film, flexible packaging, blown-film extrusion, agricultural films, polymer processing or a closely related industry is preferred.
• Experience managing multi-shift manufacturing operations with significant blue-collar manpower.
• Strong understanding of production planning, process control, maintenance, quality systems, EHS and cost management.
• Demonstrated record of improving productivity, yield, OEE, quality and manufacturing cost.
• Strong people leadership, communication, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Comfortable working in a plant environment and willing to be based in Dhule.

3. Preferred Technical Exposure
• Blown-film / multilayer extrusion and polyethylene processing.
• LLDPE / LDPE / HDPE and masterbatch handling
• Mulching-film specifications, product development and process optimization
• Film thickness, width, winding, printing / perforation and packing controls.
• Extruders, die, air-ring, haul-off, winding and related utilities.
• PLC / automation, process instrumentation and production MIS
• Preventive maintenance, utilities and spare-parts planning
• ISO-based quality and environmental management systems

4. Leadership Competencies
• Ownership and execution orientation
• Strong commercial and cost consciousness
• Data-driven decision making
• People development and team building
• High discipline and process orientation
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Ability to operate independently in a plant location

5. Authority & Accountability
• End-to-end accountability for plant operational performance within approved budgets and policies.
• Authority to allocate manpower, production priorities and operational resources.
• Accountability for plant P&L / conversion-cost performance as assigned by management.
• Responsibility for plant statutory, safety and operational compliance.
• Escalation of major CAPEX, policy, commercial and strategic decisions to the management.

6. Compensation & Location
Compensation will be benchmarked against experience, technical depth, leadership scope, plant size/capacity and current CTC. The position is based in Dhule, Maharashtra. A performance-linked variable component may be included.