Chief Operating Officer

Kanodia Cement; Dadri; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Kanodia Cement is seeking a seasoned Operations Leader to oversee multiple cement plants in Uttar Pradesh. You will drive safety, profitability and reliable plant performance, shaping strategic plans and ensuring on-time delivery.

Key focus areas include production planning, capacity expansion, maintenance, cost control, supply chain integration, and ERP-driven governance. You will mentor Plant Heads and build a performance-driven culture across locations.

Responsibilities

• Take overall responsibility for the smooth, safe and profitable functioning of all plants and operational units.
• Develop and execute operational strategies and annual operating plans aligned with the company's business objectives.
• Review performance of every plant and department regularly through structured MIS and review meetings.
• Ensure operational targets are achieved on time, with clear accountability at plant-head level.
• Oversee production planning, manufacturing schedules and day-to-day plant performance.
• Ensure optimum utilisation of machinery, manpower, raw materials and capacity.
• Improve productivity and reduce downtime, wastage, rejection and rework.
• Identify operational bottlenecks and drive corrective actions to closure.
• Plan and lead capacity expansion, automation, modernisation and new plant projects, including capex planning and project execution.
• Ensure preventive and predictive maintenance systems for high equipment reliability and asset life.
• Build a strong safety culture with a clear target of zero major incidents across all plants.
• Ensure compliance with factory, labour, environmental, pollution-control and other statutory requirements.
• Control manufacturing and operating costs, and identify cost-reduction opportunities without compromising quality.
• Monitor plant-wise profitability, cost per unit and operating expenses against budget.
• Work closely with Finance to improve overall EBITDA and return on capital employed.
• Prepare and manage operations budgets, and ensure budget discipline across plants.
• Oversee procurement, production planning, warehousing, logistics and dispatch as one connected chain.
• Ensure timely availability of raw materials, and develop and manage key suppliers for cost, quality and reliability.
• Maintain optimum inventory levels and reduce excess, slow-moving and obsolete stock.
• Ensure on-time delivery of finished goods to distributors, dealers and retailers.
• Lead and mentor Plant Heads, Production, Quality, Maintenance, Supply Chain and HR teams across locations.
• Set clear KPIs, review performance, and build a performance-driven culture with accountability and recognition.
• Manage manpower planning, industrial relations, training and skill development, and build a succession pipeline for key roles.
• Strengthen ERP and digital reporting so that plant data is accurate, timely and available for decisions.
• Present regular operational and financial performance reports to the Managing Director and Board.
• Ensure risk management, internal controls and policy compliance across all plants.

Job description

Role & responsibilities :-

1. Operational Strategy & Leadership

• Take overall responsibility for the smooth, safe and profitable functioning of all plants and operational units.
• Develop and execute operational strategies and annual operating plans aligned with the company's business objectives.
• Review performance of every plant and department regularly through structured MIS and review meetings.
• Ensure operational targets are achieved on time, with clear accountability at plant-head level.

2. Plant & Production Management

• Oversee production planning, manufacturing schedules and day-to-day plant performance.
• Ensure optimum utilisation of machinery, manpower, raw materials and capacity.
• Improve productivity and reduce downtime, wastage, rejection and rework.
• Identify operational bottlenecks and drive corrective actions to closure.
• Plan and lead capacity expansion, automation, modernisation and new plant projects, including capex planning and project execution.

3. Maintenance, Safety & Compliance

• Ensure preventive and predictive maintenance systems for high equipment reliability and asset life.
• Build a strong safety culture with a clear target of zero major incidents across all plants.
• Ensure compliance with factory, labour, environmental, pollution-control and other statutory requirements.

4. Cost & Profitability Management

• Control manufacturing and operating costs, and identify cost-reduction opportunities without compromising quality.
• Monitor plant-wise profitability, cost per unit and operating expenses against budget.
• Work closely with Finance to improve overall EBITDA and return on capital employed.
• Prepare and manage operations budgets, and ensure budget discipline across plants.

5. Supply Chain & Inventory

• Oversee procurement, production planning, warehousing, logistics and dispatch as one connected chain.
• Ensure timely availability of raw materials, and develop and manage key suppliers for cost, quality and reliability.
• Maintain optimum inventory levels and reduce excess, slow-moving and obsolete stock.
• Ensure on-time delivery of finished goods to distributors, dealers and retailers.

6. People & Organisation Building

• Lead and mentor Plant Heads, Production, Quality, Maintenance, Supply Chain and HR teams across locations.
• Set clear KPIs, review performance, and build a performance-driven culture with accountability and recognition.
• Manage manpower planning, industrial relations, training and skill development, and build a succession pipeline for key roles.

7. Systems, Reporting & Governance

• Strengthen ERP and digital reporting so that plant data is accurate, timely and available for decisions.
• Present regular operational and financial performance reports to the Managing Director and Board.
• Ensure risk management, internal controls and policy compliance across all plants.

Note: Only cement industrties candidates will only be consider.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Production output and plant capacity utilisation against plan
• Cost per unit, plant-wise profitability and EBITDA improvement
• Inventory days, stock-outs and on-time delivery (OTIF)
• Safety record and statutory compliance
• Forecast accuracy and alignment of production with sales plans
• Manpower productivity, attrition and key-talent retention.