Assistant Plant Manager / Deputy Manager Production

Kopell Grounding Systems; Uluberia, Howrah; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Kopell Grounding Systems in India is seeking a hands-on Plant Operations Manager to oversee daily plant performance, drive production targets, and ensure consistent product quality and timely delivery. You will lead cross-functional teams to optimize shop-floor workflows and maintain high safety and compliance standards.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in mass-production manufacturing, strong background in production planning, quality control, and maintenance, and proven leadership with

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience in mass-production manufacturing.
• Degree or diploma in Mechanical, Electrical, Production or Industrial Engineering preferred.
• Strong knowledge of production planning, quality control, shop-floor management and industrial maintenance.
• Excellent leadership, communication, problem-solving and team management skills.

Responsibilities

• Production Planning: Plan, schedule and monitor daily production activities to achieve targets and meet delivery commitments.
• Plant Operations: Manage day-to-day shop-floor activities, resolve operational issues and minimize production downtime.
• Quality Control: Maintain quality standards, reduce rejection rates and wastage, and drive continuous process improvement.
• Manpower & Material Management: Ensure effective workforce deployment, material availability and optimum resource utilization.
• Maintenance: Coordinate preventive, breakdown and predictive maintenance to improve machine reliability and uptime.
• Safety & Compliance: Ensure adherence to SOPs, workplace safety standards and housekeeping requirements.
• Performance Monitoring: Track production performance, identify bottlenecks and implement corrective actions in coordination with relevant departments.]
• CoT_job_summary_short|COMPANY NAME: Kopell Grounding SystemsKEY POINTS: Plant operations management, production targets, quality control, ERP/MRP familiarity
• job_summary_short|<p>Kopell Grounding Systems in India is seeking a hands-on Plant Operations Manager to oversee daily plant performance, drive production targets, and ensure consistent product quality and timely delivery. You will lead cross-functional teams to optimize shop-floor workflows and maintain high safety and compliance standards.</p><p>The ideal candidate has 10+ years in mass-production manufacturing, strong background in production planning, quality control, and maintenance, and proven leadership with ERP/MRP familiarity. Your ownership mindset will be key to manufacturing excellence.</p>
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Skills

Production planning

Shop-floor management

Quality control

Maintenance planning

Leadership

Education

Engineering degree (Mechanical / Electrical / Production / Industrial)

Tools

MS Excel

ERP/MRP

Job description

Job Summary

We are looking for a hands-on, results-driven professional to oversee plant operations, achieve production targets, improve operational efficiency and ensure consistent product quality and timely delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Production Planning: Plan, schedule and monitor daily production activities to achieve targets and meet delivery commitments.
• Plant Operations: Manage day-to-day shop-floor activities, resolve operational issues and minimize production downtime.
• Quality Control: Maintain quality standards, reduce rejection rates and wastage, and drive continuous process improvement.
• Manpower & Material Management: Ensure effective workforce deployment, material availability and optimum resource utilization.
• Maintenance: Coordinate preventive, breakdown and predictive maintenance to improve machine reliability and uptime.
• Safety & Compliance: Ensure adherence to SOPs, workplace safety standards and housekeeping requirements.
• Performance Monitoring: Track production performance, identify bottlenecks and implement corrective actions in coordination with relevant departments.

Candidate Profile

• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience, preferably in a mass-production manufacturing environment.
• Degree or diploma in Mechanical, Electrical, Production or Industrial Engineering preferred.
• Strong knowledge of production planning, quality control, shop-floor management and industrial maintenance.
• Excellent leadership, communication, problem-solving and team management skills.
• Proficiency in MS Excel and production reporting; ERP/MRP knowledge will be an advantage.
• Self-driven, disciplined and target-oriented, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.

What We Offer: An opportunity to take ownership of plant performance, improve manufacturing efficiency and grow professionally.