Manager - Production

Godrej Industries Group; Chennai; On-site; INR 5,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Godrej Industries Group is seeking a Plant Head in Chennai to lead end-to-end plant operations, ensuring safety, quality, productivity and continuous improvement. The role requires driving efficiency, coordinating with procurement and sales, and delivering on-time production and reliable delivery to customers.

You will implement 5S, GMP and sustainability initiatives, manage budgets, and build cross-functional teams to achieve common goals while maintaining compliance with ISO and FSSAI

Qualifications

• 10-12 years of relevant plant leadership experience
• Strong knowledge of GMP/ISO and FSSAI standards
• Proven track record in safety, quality and productivity improvements
• Leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely production to meet volumes, quality, and delivery timelines per ISO and FSSAI norms.
• Maintain and elevate quality across all processing stages.
• Ensure on-time dispatch and delivery of products to customers.
• Drive effective preventive maintenance to minimise downtime.
• Minimise customer complaints and ensure swift closure of issues.
• Collaborate with Procurement and Sales to improve daily operations.
• Build a safety culture through coaching and employee involvement.
• Lead 5S and GMP adherence and sustainability initiatives.
• Prepare annual plant budget and monitor costs against plan.
• Liaise with external stakeholders to minimise disruptions to operations.

Job description

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Position: Plant Head

Responsible for leading end-to-end plant operations and driving safety, quality, productivity, operational efficiency and continuous improvement .

Key Responsibilities

Plant Operations

• - Ensure timely production as per required volumes, quality standards and delivery timelines, in compliance with ISO and FSSAI norms .
• - Maintain quality standards across all stages of product processing.
• - Ensure timely dispatch and delivery of products to customers.
• - Ensure effective preventive maintenance and minimise equipment downtime.
• - Minimise customer complaints and ensure timely closure of all complaints.
• - Collaborate closely with Procurement and Sales teams to continuously improve daily operations.

Plant Capability & Continuous Improvement

• - Build a strong safety culture through regular collaboration, coaching and employee involvement.
• - Optimise plant operations through effective planning and minimise production and film losses.
• - Implement effective production management practices and systems to improve productivity.
• - Drive sustainability initiatives, including water conservation and solid waste management .
• - Implement and strengthen 5S and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) .
• - Build and develop cross-functional plant teams while promoting common goals and collaboration.

General Management

• - Prepare the annual plant budget and monitor overall costs against approved budgets.
• - Liaise with external stakeholders to minimise disruptions to plant operations.
• - Build and maintain positive relationships with relevant government officials.

Work Experience

10-12 years