Plant Head

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Position Title: Plant Head – Tile Adhesive Manufacturing

Location: Vapi, Gujarat

Department: Manufacturing / Operations

Reports To: Head Operations

Experience: 15 years in manufacturing; minimum 5 years in a leadership role within construction

chemicals, tile adhesives, or similar industry

Qualification: B.E./B.Tech – Mechanical / Chemical / Production; MBA preferred

Role Objective

To lead and manage end-to-end operations of the tile adhesive plant in Durgapur ensuring productivity, quality, safety, and compliance. The Plant Head will be responsible for delivering business targets through efficient plant operations, cost optimization, and people leadership.

Key Responsibilities

1. Plant Operations & Production Management

Plan, organize, and oversee daily operations to ensure the plant runs efficiently, safely, and profitably.
Ensure timely production as per sales and dispatch requirements.
Monitor key KPIs (OEE, yield, capacity utilization) and drive continuous improvement.
Manage raw material planning and inventory in coordination with procurement and SCM.

2. Quality & Compliance

Ensure product quality as per defined standards and customer specifications.
Drive quality assurance and quality control processes in alignment with ISO standards and internal SOPs.
Ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements, including pollution control and safety norms.

3. Maintenance & Asset Management

Ensure preventive and predictive maintenance schedules are followed.
Optimize equipment uptime and reduce breakdowns.
Manage plant infrastructure and ensure all utilities (power, water, etc.) function without disruption.

4. Cost Optimization & Budgeting

Control operational costs through efficient resource utilization and waste reduction.
Prepare and manage the plant’s operating budget and cost forecasts.
Identify areas for cost improvement across energy, manpower, materials, etc.

5. Health, Safety & Environment (HSE)

Implement and enforce safety practices and zero-accident culture.
Conduct regular safety drills, audits, and training programs.
Ensure plant adheres to all EHS norms.

6. People Management

Lead a team of production, maintenance, QA, and support staff.
Drive employee engagement, training, and development.
Foster a performance-driven culture within the plant.

7. Cross-functional Coordination

Work closely with SCM, R&D, Sales, and Finance teams to ensure alignment on production planning, demand forecasting, and cost controls.
Act as the key liaison between the plant and corporate leadership.

Key Competencies

Strong leadership and team management skills
Technical expertise in tile adhesive or construction chemical manufacturing
Knowledge of TPM, Lean Manufacturing, or Six Sigma practices
Effective communication and stakeholder management
Problem-solving and decision-making abilities
Hands-on experience with SAP.

Preferred Background

Prior experience in setting up or scaling a tile adhesive / dry mix / construction chemical plant will be a strong advantage
Local language (Bengali) proficiency is preferred

Required skills

sales quality control mechanical engineering preventive maintenance safety compliance quality inventory management sap manufacturing communication skills operations team management problem-solving finance quality assurance lean manufacturing procurement continuous improvement production management leadership skills hse r&d six sigma people management technical expertise cross-functional coordination stakeholder management employee development decision-making energy efficiency production planning chemical engineering asset management regulatory requirements cost optimization operational costs productivity tpm sops yield safety practices predictive maintenance statutory requirements safety training iso standards employee engagement people leadership business targets oee safety norms scm mba material management production engineering pollution control b.tech waste reduction safety audits demand forecasting employee training health safety environment resource utilization cost controls utilities management bengali plant operations manpower management plant head b.e. capacity utilization construction chemicals tile adhesives corporate leadership plant infrastructure plant setup raw material planning safety drills operating budget cost forecasts tile adhesive manufacturing head operations equipment uptime zero accident culture ehs norms performance driven culture plant scaling dry mix

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