Technical Manager

Parle Agro Pvt Ltd; Mumbai; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Parle Agro Pvt Ltd is seeking a technically skilled professional to provide support to PAPL/Franchise plants. You will drive plant productivity, equipment efficiency, and identify process gaps to propose engineering solutions.

The role involves planning, design validation of drawings, and coordinating with OEMs for new installations and commissioning activities. You will monitor KPIs and aim for 100% uptime.

Qualifications

• Experience in production plants and equipment maintenance.
• Ability to identify gaps in process and provide engineering solutions.
• Strong skills in KPI planning, tracking, and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to PAPL/Franchise plants to improve performance.
• Monitor and improve plant productivity and equipment efficiency.
• Serve as SME for packaging, filling, process and utility equipment.

Skills

Plant maintenance

Process improvement

Project management

Quality compliance

Cross-functional coordination

Tools

MS Excel

ERP systems

Job description

To provide technical support to PAPL/Franchisee assigned plants to improve plant performance

• To work with PAPL/Franchise assigned plants to monitor and improve plant productivity, equipment efficiency.
• To work as SME for packaging, Filling, Process and utility equipment, identify gaps in process and functionality and provide engineering solution.
• To SET Production, Quality and Utility related KPIs for Green filed/Brown filed project Plants and individuals, monitor KPIs, analysis the gaps and provide solution.
• Planning and designing, layout finalization, equipment sizing, validate all equipment P&I D and GA drawings
• Planning and monitoring project management activities-One Point contact from PAPL side to all OEMs for RFQ, Understand and finalizing equipment specifications for new installations, compare commercial offers and finalize Supplier, finalize I&C dates and commercial production dates, Initiate capex, monitor vendor payments. Finalize check list for FAT and acceptance Criteria. Will be responsible for commissioning, qualification and validation of newly installed equipment/lines.
• Plant Performance reviews on daily, weekly and monthly basis along with CFT members, maintain portal hygiene and control entry time.
• To identify and execute opportunities of technical upgradation, capacity and efficiency
• To identify and execute opportunities for operational cost saving/reduction
• To visit manufacturing locations for Technical plant audit – Routine or case specific. To visit various vendors in-process, machinery suppliers & utility suppliers for inspection & trial of equipment’s / machines for new projects or for upgrading existing ones.
• Asset care- to ensure upkeep of all equipment, maintain 100% uptime of all equipment, prepare schedules and follow best maintenance practices, to prepare and monitor R&M budget, support to prepare inventory norms and maintain inventory levels. Negotiations with OEM for ARC, AMC. to conduct technical audits in plants and follow up for NCs.
• Support EHS to maintain 100% compliance and achieve KPIs
• Support Legal team to maintain 100% compliance and achieve KPIs.
• To support marketing/packaging and R&D functions for new product development.