Plant Head (PSS08141)

Personnel Search Services Group; Vapi; In loco; INR 3.000.000 - 5.200.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Personnel Search Services Group is seeking a Plant Head to provide total leadership for a manufacturing facility in Gujarat. You will own production, quality, maintenance, materials, safety, people, and costs, ensuring alignment with sales demand and capacity.

The role requires a strong track record in large-scale operations, implementing lean practices, TPM, and continuous improvement while reporting to senior leadership.

Competenze

• Engineering degree in Mechanical, Production, Electrical, Metallurgy or related discipline.
• Typically 15+ years in manufacturing operations with 5–8 years in senior plant leadership.
• Leadership experience leading large multi-functional plant teams reporting to senior executives.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, production planning, quality systems, maintenance, lean, TPM, and cost control.
• Soft skills: safety, compliance, quality orientation, cost mindset, problem-solving and data-driven decisions.

Mansioni

• Lead day-to-day plant operations to meet production plans and on-time dispatch targets.
• Identify bottlenecks and drive production increase in line with sales demand and capacity.
• Prepare and monitor production schedules with cross-functional teams.
• Drive OEE, machine utilization, cycle-time reduction, yield improvement, and reduce rework.
• Ensure maintenance plans and spare parts availability; maintain machine reliability.
• Ensure products meet customer specs, quality standards, and regulatory requirements.

Conoscenze

Leadership

Lean manufacturing

TPM

Safety culture

Cross-functional leadership

Data-driven decision making

Formazione

Engineering degree

Postgraduate operations/management advantageous

Strumenti

ERP systems

MES/SCADA

Descrizione del lavoro

About The Company

An established manufacturer specializing in electrical contact materials and finished electrical contacts for a diverse range of industries. The company operates at scale with a focus on quality and technical precision in manufacturing.

Position Overview

The Plant Head role provides overall leadership for a manufacturing plant, owning production, quality, maintenance, materials, safety, people, and cost performance. This position ensures the plant meets production volumes, quality standards, and delivery timelines aligned with sales demand and capacity, reporting directly to senior leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day plant operations to achieve production plans, capacity utilisation, productivity, output, and on-time dispatch targets.
• Increase production in line with sales demand and plant capacity by identifying and resolving bottlenecks across processes, manpower, machines, and materials.
• Prepare and monitor production schedules in coordination with sales, planning, procurement, quality, and dispatch teams.
• Drive overall equipment effectiveness, machine utilisation, cycle-time reduction, yield improvement, and reduction in rework and rejection.
• Ensure timely completion of maintenance plans, breakdown prevention, spare-parts availability, and continuous machine reliability.
• Ensure products meet customer specifications, quality standards, and regulatory requirements through robust quality systems and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure on-time-in-full dispatch performance and timely resolution of customer quality or delivery escalations.
• Coordinate materials and supply chain activities to ensure timely availability of raw materials, consumables, packaging, and spares, avoiding production delays.
• Own plant budgets, manufacturing costs, conversion costs, yield, scrap, energy consumption, and implement cost-control initiatives.
• Drive lean manufacturing, 5S, Kaizen, TPM, waste reduction, and structured problem-solving across the plant.
• Establish and review operational KPIs, conduct daily production reviews, monthly performance reviews, and implement improvement action plans.
• Ensure a strong safety culture with compliance to factory, environmental, fire, and statutory requirements, aiming for zero-harm performance.
• Lead, coach, and develop multi-functional plant teams, managing manpower planning, training, performance reviews, and grievance resolution.
• Partner with HR on recruitment, retention, employee engagement, and capability development at the plant.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Education: Engineering degree in Mechanical, Production, Electrical, Metallurgy, or related discipline; postgraduate qualification in operations or management is advantageous.
• Experience: Typically 15+ years in manufacturing operations with at least 5–8 years in senior plant leadership managing production, quality, maintenance, materials, safety, and people.
• Leadership: Proven experience leading large multi-functional plant teams, driving performance culture, discipline, training, and employee engagement; reporting to senior executives.
• Technical Expertise: Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, production planning, quality systems, maintenance, plant utilities, inventory management, cost control, lean manufacturing, TPM, and quality certifications.
• Soft Skills: Operational excellence, safety and compliance focus, quality orientation, cost and productivity mindset, problem-solving and root-cause analysis, cross-functional coordination, team leadership, change management, and data-driven decision-making.

Why Consider this Opportunity?

• Lead a critical manufacturing plant with full ownership of production, quality, safety, and cost performance.
• Drive operational excellence and continuous improvement in a technically sophisticated industrial environment.
• Influence cross-functional teams and collaborate closely with sales, procurement, quality, and HR to deliver business growth.
• Shape a strong safety culture and build a disciplined, engaged workforce.
• Opportunity to apply lean manufacturing and advanced operational practices in a precision manufacturing setting.
• Work in a leadership role with significant visibility and impact within the manufacturing sector.