Walk-in | Jewellery Production & Operations Executive

Shiradi Sailaxmi Creation; Chennai; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Travel and accommodation for officials

Directly work with management

Establish new facilities across India

Independent production operations

Performance-based career growth

Long-term growth opportunities

Statutory benefits as applicable

Job summary

Shiradi Sailaxmi Creation is seeking a seasoned Operations Manager to oversee end-to-end gold jewellery manufacturing. The role covers production planning, job allocation, quality control and final delivery, with responsibility for establishing clusters and dedicated production lines across India.

You will recruit skilled karigars, manage production teams and vendors, and ensure timely delivery while maintaining strict cost and quality controls.

Qualifications

• 5-12 years of hands-on experience in gold, diamond, silver jewellery manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end gold jewellery manufacturing operations from production planning to final delivery.
• Identify and manage jewellery manufacturing clusters across India.
• Set up and operate production lines including layout, machinery and workflow planning.
• Recruit and manage karigars, setters, polishers and other workers.
• Build relationships with karigars, job workers, contractors, units and suppliers.
• Monitor production output, capacity, productivity, quality standards and delivery timelines.
• Handle gold and material movement, reconciliation and wastage.

Skills

Gold jewellery production

People management

Quality control

Coordination

Tamil language

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end gold jewellery manufacturing operations, from production planning and job allocation to quality control and final delivery.
• Identify, establish and manage jewellery manufacturing clusters across India.
• Set up and operate dedicated production lines within partner factories, including factory layout, machinery, manpower and workflow planning.
• Identify, recruit and manage skilled karigars, setters, polishers and other jewellery manufacturing workers.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with karigars, job workers, contractors, manufacturing units and suppliers.
• Monitor daily production output, manufacturing capacity, labour productivity, quality standards and delivery timelines.
• Handle gold and material movement, weight reconciliation, production wastage, labour charges and job-work records.
• Coordinate machinery procurement, installation, maintenance and repairs.
• Identify manufacturing bottlenecks, resolve shop-floor issues and implement process improvements.
• Coordinate with external vendors and manufacturing partners for outsourcing and production requirements.
• Visit production clusters and manufacturing facilities across India to supervise operations and identify expansion opportunities.
• Prepare daily production updates, workforce reports and cluster performance summaries for management.

Preferred candidate profile

• 5-12 years of hands-on experience in gold,diamond, silver jewellery manufacturing.
• Strong practical knowledge of gold jewellery production processes, including casting, handmade jewellery, setting, soldering, polishing and finishing.
• Experience managing karigars, production teams, job workers and manufacturing clusters.
• Must have an existing network of skilled karigars and jewellery manufacturing contacts, with the ability to recruit suitable workers.
• Experience establishing new manufacturing units, production lines or expanding existing production capacity is highly preferred.
• Knowledge of gold accounting, metal reconciliation, manufacturing wastage, labour costing and production planning.
• Ability to handle both factory operations and external manufacturing activities independently.
• Strong problem-solving, coordination and people-management skills.
• Willingness to travel frequently and work at manufacturing locations across India when required.
• Good communication skills in Tamil; knowledge of Hindi or other regional languages is an added advantage.
• Reliable, responsible and capable of working directly with management.

Perks and benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience, industry knowledge and capabilities.
• Travel and accommodation expenses covered for approved official assignments.
• Opportunity to work directly with management and contribute to business expansion.
• Hands-on involvement in establishing new jewellery production facilities and manufacturing clusters across India.
• Opportunity to independently manage production operations and develop manufacturing teams.
• Performance-based career growth and increased responsibilities.
• Long-term growth opportunities within the organisation.
• Statutory benefits as applicable.