Plant Head / Production Head (Diploma in Fermentation and Alcohol Technology).
Yogini Tradex Private Limited
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Job summary
Yogini Tradex Private Limited seeks a Plant Head / Production Head for its grain-based ethanol operations in West Bengal. The role requires 12–15 years of hands-on leadership in ethanol/distillery plants and a Diploma in Fermentation and Alcohol Technology, with strict focus on safety, efficiency and compliance.
You will lead production, maintenance, planning and people at the 120 KLPD plant, reporting to senior management. Immediate joiners preferred.
Qualifications
- 12–15 years of experience in a similar role (Plant Head / Production Head) in the same industry.
- Background in a grain-based distillery or ethanol plant.
- DIFAT certificate (Diploma in Fermentation and Alcohol Technology).
- Hands-on experience in production planning, design, commissioning and end-to-end ethanol production.
Responsibilities
- Oversee plant operations and production to ensure 120 KLPD capacity with safety and efficiency.
- Lead production planning, design reviews, debottlenecking and capacity upgrades.
- Maintain product quality to specifications and manage utilities and energy balance.
- Ensure safety, compliance and environmental regulations and manage teams.
- Coordinate with procurement, finance and logistics for smooth operations.
Skills
Education
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Job description
- Salary Upto 20 Lpa negotiable as per experience and knowledge
- City Burdwan - I
- Country India
Our client, a growing renewable energy company, runs a 120 KLPD grain-based ethanol plant in West Bengal.
As a grain-based ethanol producer, the company is part of India's shift to cleaner fuel and renewable energy. It is now hiring a senior leader to take full charge of the plant, from production to people.
We urgently need a Plant Head / Production Head with 12–15 years in grain-based ethanol or distillery operations, based at the plant in West Bengal.
Detail
Information
Position
Plant Head / Production HeadDIFAT certificate (Diploma in Fermentation and Alcohol Technology).
Plant
120 KLPD grain-based ethanol plant
Location
Experience
12–15 years in a similar role and industry
Compensation
₹18–20 LPA gross per year
Employment type
Full time, on-site
Hiring priority
Urgent, immediate joiners preferred
Reports to
Managing Director / Board (to be confirmed)
The Plant Head owns safe, steady, cost-efficient ethanol production and every function that supports it.
Plant operations and production
- Run the complete grain-to-ethanol process: milling, liquefaction, saccharification, fermentation, distillation, dehydration and DDGS handling.
- Meet daily and monthly production targets for ethanol output at 120 KLPD capacity.
- Maximise ethanol yield per tonne of grain and keep steam, power and water consumption within norms.
- Maintain product quality to OMC and statutory specifications.
Production planning, design and commissioning
- Lead production planning and production design reviews, debottlenecking and capacity or efficiency upgrades.
- Lead commissioning, stabilisation and trial runs whenever the plant expands.
- Prepare production plans, shutdown and maintenance schedules and grain stock plans with procurement.
Maintenance and utilities
- Ensure reliability of boiler, turbine, cooling water, compressed air and effluent treatment systems.
- Drive preventive and predictive maintenance to reduce unplanned downtime.
Safety, statutory and environmental compliance
- Enforce plant safety, fire safety and PPE practices and keep the plant incident-free.
- Ensure compliance with pollution control board, excise, factory and boiler regulations and keep all licences and returns current.
People and reporting
- Lead and develop the shift, process, maintenance, laboratory and utility teams.
- Control plant cost, process losses and spares and report production, yield and cost performance to management.
- Coordinate with procurement, finance, logistics and dispatch teams for smooth operations.
Candidates must meet all four mandatory criteria below.
- 12–15 years of experience in a similar role (Plant Head / Production Head) in the same industry.
- A background in a grain-based distillery or ethanol plant.
- A DIFAT certificate (Diploma in Fermentation and Alcohol Technology).
- Hands-on experience in production planning, production design, commissioning (when the plant expands) and end-to-end production of ethanol.
A bachelor's degree in chemical, biochemical, biotechnology or a related engineering or science field is preferred.
The ideal candidate has run a grain-based plant at full capacity and can be trusted to own results on site.
- Strong knowledge of fermentation, distillation, dehydration and DDGS processes.
- Experience with DCS and automation systems and energy and mass balance.
- Working knowledge of ethanol supply to oil marketing companies and related statutory requirements.
- Strong leadership, problem-solving and decision-making under pressure.
- Cost control and process improvement mindset.
- Willingness to be based at the plant site in West Bengal.
C candidates must meet all four mandatory criteria below.
- 12–15 years of experience in a similar role (Plant Head / Production Head) in the same industry.
- A background in a grain-based distillery or ethanol plant.
- A DIFAT certificate (Diploma in Fermentation and Alcohol Technology).
- Hands-on experience in production planning, production design, commissioning (when the plant expands) and end-to-end production of ethanol.
A bachelor's degree in chemical, biochemical, biotechnology or a related engineering or science field is preferred.
The ideal candidate has run a grain-based plant at full capacity and can be trusted to own results on site.
- Strong knowledge of fermentation, distillation, dehydration and DDGS processes.
- Experience with DCS and automation systems and energy and mass balance.
- Working knowledge of ethanol supply to oil marketing companies and related statutory requirements.
- Strong leadership, problem-solving and decision-making under pressure.
- Cost control and process improvement mindset.
- Willingness to be based at the plant site in West Bengal.
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