Manufaturing Head - Aerospace Company

CIEL HR; Khordha; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

CIEL HR is seeking a Plant Operations & Production Manager to oversee end-to-end plant operations in Odisha, ensuring production targets are met with strict adherence to Defence & Aerospace standards and regulatory requirements. Lead safety, quality, maintenance, and dispatch activities while driving efficiency and cost control.

The role includes capacity planning, lean initiatives, and integration with supply chain functions, coordinating with senior leadership to translate strategic goals into

Responsibilities

• Oversee endtoend plant operations encompassing production, maintenance, quality assurance, safety, and dispatch, ensuring adherence to Defence & Aerospace standards, special process controls, and export/customer compliance requirements.
• Drive achievement of production targets across volume, quality, cost, and delivery, ensuring zerodefect orientation, configuration integrity, and timely delivery of Defence & Aerospace products meeting stringent customer and regulatory standards.
• Drive capacity utilization and improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
• Implement production planning & scheduling in coordination with SCM
• Translate organizational goals into plant-level execution strategies
• Participate in annual business planning, budgeting, and forecasting
• Support business growth through capacity expansion and operational scalability
• Monitor KPIs like productivity, yield, rejection rates, and downtime
• Ensure adherence to quality standards (ISO, AS9100D, customer specifications)
• Lead internal and external audits and ensure zero non-compliance
• Maintain statutory compliance with factory laws, pollution control, and labour regulations
• Drive a zero-incident safety culture across plant operations
• Ensure compliance with EHS norms and conduct regular safety audits
• Implement risk assessment and preventive safety measures
• Oversee preventive and predictive maintenance of plant machinery
• Ensure minimum downtime and high equipment reliability
• Evaluate new technologies, automation, and Industry 4.0 initiatives
• Manage plant budgets including manpower, utilities, and maintenance costs
• Identify cost-saving initiatives without impacting quality or output
• Optimize raw material consumption and reduce wastage
• Lead and manage a large workforce (100500+ employees)
• Build strong second-line leadership (HODs, supervisors)
• Drive performance culture, training, and employee engagement
• Handle IR (Industrial Relations) and union matters
• Implement Lean, Six Sigma, TPM, Kaizen initiatives
• Drive digital transformation and process automation
• Improve operational efficiency and reduce cycle times
• Collaborate with procurement, logistics, and sales teams
• Ensure timely availability of raw materials and dispatch of finished goods
• Maintain optimal inventory levels
• Manage relationships with local authorities, vendors, and regulatory bodies
• Handle plant-level approvals, inspections, and compliance requirements
• Represent plant in corporate and external forums

Job description

1. Plant Operations & Production Management

• 1) Oversee endtoend plant operations encompassing production, maintenance, quality assurance, safety, and dispatch, ensuring adherence to Defence & Aerospace standards, special process controls, and export/customer compliance requirements.
• 2) Drive achievement of production targets across volume, quality, cost, and delivery, ensuring zerodefect orientation, configuration integrity, and timely delivery of Defence & Aerospace products meeting stringent customer and regulatory standards.
• 3) Drive capacity utilization and improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
• 4) Implement production planning & scheduling in coordination with SCM

2.Strategic & Business Alignment

• 1) Translate organizational goals into plant-level execution strategies
• 2) Participate in annual business planning, budgeting, and forecasting
• 3) Support business growth through capacity expansion and operational scalability
• 4) Monitor KPIs like productivity, yield, rejection rates, and downtime

3. Quality & Compliance

• 1) Ensure adherence to quality standards (ISO, AS9100D, customer specifications)
• 2) Lead internal and external audits and ensure zero non-compliance
• 3) Maintain statutory compliance with factory laws, pollution control, and labour regulations

4. EHS (Environment, Health & Safety)

• 1) Drive a zero-incident safety culture across plant operations
• 2) Ensure compliance with EHS norms and conduct regular safety audits
• 3) Implement risk assessment and preventive safety measures

5. Maintenance & Engineering

• 1) Oversee preventive and predictive maintenance of plant machinery
• 2) Ensure minimum downtime and high equipment reliability
• 3) Evaluate new technologies, automation, and Industry 4.0 initiatives

6. Cost Management & Profitability

• 1) Manage plant budgets including manpower, utilities, and maintenance costs
• 2) Identify cost-saving initiatives without impacting quality or output
• 3) Optimize raw material consumption and reduce wastage

7. People Management & Leadership

• 1) Lead and manage a large workforce (100500+ employees)
• 2) Build strong second-line leadership (HODs, supervisors)
• 3) Drive performance culture, training, and employee engagement
• 4) Handle IR (Industrial Relations) and union matters

8. Continuous Improvement & Excellence

• 1) Implement Lean, Six Sigma, TPM, Kaizen initiatives
• 2) Drive digital transformation and process automation
• 3) Improve operational efficiency and reduce cycle times

9. Supply Chain & Coordination

• 1) Collaborate with procurement, logistics, and sales teams
• 2) Ensure timely availability of raw materials and dispatch of finished goods
• 3) Maintain optimal inventory levels

10. Stakeholder & Government Liaison

• 1) Manage relationships with local authorities, vendors, and regulatory bodies
• 2) Handle plant-level approvals, inspections, and compliance requirements
• 3) Represent plant in corporate and external forums