Plant Head - Building Material

Designation : Plant Head (GM Level)

Location: Halol

Education: B.E / B.Tech (Chemical / Mechanical / Electrical)

Experience : 18 to 22 years.

Age : Maximum 45 years.

Job Objective

To lead Halol laminate manufacturing operations and maintain quality & planned capacity utilization. Drive overall operational efficiency and ensure optimal returns on investments. Plan and undertake initiatives for high machine uptime & lead process improvement initiatives. To contribute in planning for production, maintenance, dispatch and raw material. Drive cost savings through improvement projects and support new product development initiatives.

Primary Responsibilities

- Provide guidance to various teams at the plant for achievement of OEE, OTIF, production targets; monitor target achievement through periodic reviews and lead any required corrective action

- Guide and ensure coordination between production, quality control and maintenance functions and ensure clear understanding of targets and expectations

- Monitor and control overall cost of production at the plant including manpower cost, material cost, cost due to rejections and rework etc.

- Oversee planning and implementation of maintenance schedules and shutdowns to enhance machine uptime, reduction in mean time between repetitive failures and contingency planning while ensuring production continuity

- Review daily, weekly and monthly production MIS reports to match actual performance vis- vis the targets and provide action steps to minimize variance

- Ensure adherence to inventory norms and minimize cost of inventory for all material types (RM, Consumables, etc.)

- Drive a culture of quality and continuous improvement in all aspects of the manufacturing process, lead productivity improvements and drive focus on meeting customer requirements

- Lead creation of the plant budget by consolidating inputs from various departments; ensure adherence to the approved budget

- Manage the overall IR climate at the plant and ensure timely awareness and action for managing any labor issues

- Monitor and ensure strict adherence to all safety & environment norms and drive safety as a culture in the plant

- Ensure that all legal and statutory compliances for the plant are managed as per the required timelines

- Actively participate in recruitment activities, drive employee development and performance management of employees and adherence to HR policies as per the process laid down by HR

- Well versed with processes like IMS, QMS, ISO Audit & Compliance

- Ability to handle team of 10-12 seniors/HODs

- Strong leadership skills & decision making ability

Any other additional responsibility could be assigned to the role holder from time to time as a standalone project or regular work. The same would be suitably represented in the Primary responsibilities and agreed between the incumbent and competent authority