Plant Director

Amor Management Consultants; Vadodara; On-site; INR 7,000,000 - 12,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Amor Management Consultants seeks a Plant Director to lead a 2,000+ crore manufacturing business. The role covers end-to-end operations, P&L ownership, and strategic transformation across forging, machining, heat treatment, and assembly.

You will drive profitability, operational excellence, and customer satisfaction while building a high-performance organization with Lean, Six Sigma, and Industry 4.0 initiatives.

Qualifications

• 20+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership.
• Proven P&L ownership for a large plant or business unit.
• Experience with multinational manufacturing and OEMs.

Responsibilities

• Own the complete P&L for the plant and drive EBITDA targets.
• Lead end-to-end manufacturing across multiple processes.
• Drive Lean, TPM, Six Sigma, and digital transformation.
• Ensure safety, quality, cost, delivery, and productivity targets.

Skills

PL ownership

Leadership

Cross-functional

Lean manufacturing

Industry 4.0

Strategic thinking

Education

Engineering Graduate

MBA (preferred)

Job description

About the job

Objective of the Role - Plant Director P&L | 2,000+ Cr | Manufacturing Business

Lead the end-to-end operations and P&L of a 2,000+ crore manufacturing business, ensuring world-class manufacturing excellence across forging, precision machining, heat treatment, grinding, super-finishing, and assembly operations. The role is responsible for driving profitable growth, operational excellence, customer satisfaction, and building a high-performance manufacturing organization.

Key Responsibilities:

P&L Ownership:

• Own the complete Profit & Loss for the business/plant.
• Deliver revenue, EBITDA, cash flow, and ROCE targets.
• Drive productivity improvements and sustainable cost optimization.
• Prepare annual operating plans, budgets, and capital expenditure plans.

Manufacturing Operations:

• Lead end-to-end manufacturing across:
• Forging
• Precision Machining
• Heat Treatment
• Grinding
• Super-finishing
• Automated Assembly
• Ensure world-class Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, and Productivity (SQCDP).
• Optimize plant capacity and asset utilization.

Operational Excellence:

• Drive Lean Manufacturing, TPM, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and Industry 4.0 initiatives.
• Improve OEE, cycle time, throughput, and yield.
• Eliminate waste through continuous improvement.
• Implement digital manufacturing dashboards and predictive analytics.

Quality & Customer Excellence:

• Ensure zero-defect manufacturing and customer satisfaction.
• Drive APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, MSA, and Control Plans.
• Achieve best-in-class PPM, warranty performance, and on-time delivery.
• Lead customer audits and regulatory compliance.

Supply Chain & Planning

• Collaborate with procurement and supply chain to ensure uninterrupted material availability.
• Optimize inventory and working capital.
• Strengthen supplier quality and delivery performance.

Capacity Expansion & CapEx

• Lead brownfield/greenfield expansion projects.
• Drive automation, modernization, and process optimization.
• Execute capital projects within budget and timelines.

New Product & Program Management

• Support new product industrialization and smooth production ramp-up.
• Ensure manufacturing readiness for new customer programs.
• Collaborate with Engineering and R&D for manufacturability improvements.

People Leadership

• Lead a large cross-functional workforce across manufacturing, quality, maintenance, engineering, supply chain, and EHS.
• Develop succession plans and leadership capability.
• Build a high-performance, accountable culture.

Safety, EHS & Compliance

• Drive a zero-harm safety culture.
• Ensure compliance with statutory, environmental, and customer requirements.
• Lead sustainability and energy efficiency initiatives.

Business Transformation

• Benchmark against global manufacturing best practices.
• Lead digital transformation and smart factory initiatives.
• Improve competitiveness through automation and operational excellence.

Candidate Criteria:

• Engineering Graduate (Mechanical / Production / Industrial Engineering); MBA is preferred.
• 20+ years of progressive leadership experience in manufacturing, with a minimum of 45 years of proven P&L ownership for a large plant, business unit, or profit centre.
• Strong background in multinational (MNC) manufacturing organizations, with exposure to global manufacturing systems, operational excellence practices, and world-class quality standards.
• Experience in one or more of the following industries: Automotive Components, Power Transmission, Precision Engineering, Heavy Engineering, Railway, Industrial Machinery, Driveline, or Off-Highway Equipment.
• Hands-on expertise in forging, precision machining, heat treatment, grinding, super-finishing, and automated assembly, with a strong understanding of high-volume, precision manufacturing.
• Proven track record of driving P&L performance, EBITDA improvement, cost optimization, productivity enhancement, operational excellence, capacity expansion, and manufacturing transformation.
• Strong exposure to Lean Manufacturing, TPM, Six Sigma, Industry 4.0, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrated success in leading large cross-functional teams and multi-plant operations, fostering a culture of accountability, safety, quality, and high performance.
• Experience working with global OEMs, Tier-1 customers, and senior leadership teams, with strong strategic thinking, stakeholder management, and change leadership capabilities.
• Exposure to unionized manufacturing environments and proven experience in maintaining harmonious industrial relations, driving employee engagement, and managing workforce productivity will be a distinct advantage.