Vice President - Plant Operations

JHC Recruitment Agency; Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Unknown is seeking a Vice President - Plant Operations to lead end-to-end operations of a thermal power plant, ensuring reliability, performance, safety, and cost efficiency. The role requires steering maintenance programs, managing outages, and driving cross-functional collaboration with production, maintenance, finance, and procurement to align plant performance with business goals.

The candidate will mentor the leadership team, establish preventive maintenance practices, and drive continuous

Qualifications

• Extensive leadership experience in operating large thermal power plants.
• Proven ability to optimize cost per unit and improve plant efficiency.
• Strong track record in safety, reliability, and cross-functional leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end thermal power plant operations to maximize MW generation and plant availability.
• Oversee generation planning and load management to ensure reliable power supply.
• Drive operational efficiency and cost optimization by reducing generation costs and optimizing fuel use.
• Monitor KPIs: PLF, availability, heat rate, fuel consumption, and equipment reliability.
• Ensure safe, compliant plant operations with adherence to environment and safety rules.
• Mentor leadership teams and drive continuous improvement across functions.

Skills

Leadership

Plant operations

Thermal power

Cost optimization

Maintenance planning

Job description

Vice President - Plant Operations

Job Summary: We are looking for an experienced Vice President - Plant Operations to lead end-to-end operations of the power generation plant, with overall accountability for plant reliability, power generation, operational efficiency, cost optimization, maintenance, safety, and team leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end thermal power plant operations, ensuring required MW generation and maximum plant availability with minimum forced outages.
• Manage generation planning and power consumption demand, ensuring optimal load management and reliable power supply to plant operations.
• Drive operational efficiency and cost optimization by reducing per-unit generation costs and optimizing fuel/coal consumption.
• Monitor key plant performance parameters including PLF, availability, heat rate, auxiliary power consumption, specific fuel consumption, generation cost, and equipment reliability.
• Ensure effective and timely execution of major maintenance activities, planned shutdowns, overhauls, and annual maintenance programs with minimum impact on generation.
• Maintain overall accountability for safe, reliable, and compliant plant operations, ensuring adherence to statutory, environmental, and safety requirements.
• Lead operational excellence initiatives focused on plant efficiency, reliability improvement, energy conservation, process optimization, and reduction of operational losses.
• Oversee boiler, turbine, generator, electrical, utility, and fuel/coal handling systems to ensure stable and efficient plant operations.
• Establish robust maintenance planning and preventive/predictive maintenance practices to improve equipment life and minimize breakdowns.
• Evaluate plant bottlenecks and drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions for recurring equipment and operational issues.
• Develop and implement business continuity and contingency plans to minimize operational disruptions and forced outages.
• Build a strong leadership pipeline and succession plan across plant operations, maintenance, electrical, mechanical, and other critical functions.
• Mentor and develop the plant leadership team, creating a culture of accountability, safety, operational discipline, and continuous improvement.
• Work cross-functionally with production, maintenance, procurement, finance, projects, and corporate teams to align power plant performance with overall business requirements.