Plant Head / Manufacturing Head for Rudrapur (Uttrakhand) Location

Job Description

*Should have good experience in Only Farm & Agriculture Equipment Industry*

*Job Summary:*

We are looking for an experienced Plant Head / Manufacturing Head to lead end-to-end plant operations for a farm/agricultural equipment manufacturing facility. The role will be responsible for achieving production, quality, cost, delivery and safety targets while driving operational excellence and continuous improvement.

*Key Responsibilities:*

•Lead the complete manufacturing and plant operations with ownership of Production, Quality, Maintenance, PPC, Stores & Dispatch, ensuring achievement of Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery and Productivity targets.

•Provide strategic and operational leadership for the entire manufacturing plant.

•Own monthly and annual production planning, capacity utilisation and delivery targets.

•Lead manufacturing activities covering fabrication, machining, welding, sheet metal, painting, assembly and testing.

•Drive improvement in OEE, productivity, throughput, yield and machine utilisation.

•Establish robust systems for PPC, production scheduling, line balancing and bottleneck management.

•Ensure optimum utilisation of manpower, machines, materials and infrastructure.

•Drive Lean Manufacturing, TPM, 5S, Kaizen, Six Sigma and continuous improvement initiatives.

•Lead plant-level cost reduction, productivity improvement and waste elimination programmes.

•Work closely with R&D/Engineering/NPD for new product introduction, process development and manufacturing feasibility.

•Ensure effective quality control, process compliance, CAPA and customer complaint resolution.

•Drive preventive/predictive maintenance and ensure maximum machine availability.

•Plan and execute CAPEX, plant expansion and capacity enhancement projects.

•Ensure compliance with EHS, statutory, ISO and other applicable standards.

•Manage plant manpower, including workforce productivity, discipline, training and capability development.

•Coordinate with Purchase, SCM, Quality, Sales and Engineering to ensure smooth end-to-end operations.

•Develop dashboards and review key Plant KPIs/MIS with senior management.

•Build a high-performance culture focused on quality, delivery, cost and operational excellence.

*Recquirtment:*

•15+ years of manufacturing experience with 5+ years in Plant/Manufacturing leadership.

•Strong experience in agricultural machinery, farm equipment, industrial machinery, construction equipment, tractor implements or heavy engineering.

•Must have hands-on exposure to shop-floor operations.

•Strong understanding of Electrical + fabrication + machining + welding + assembly processes.

•Experience managing multi-functional plant operations.

•Proven track record in productivity improvement, cost reduction and capacity enhancement.

•Strong exposure to Lean/TPM/OEE/Kaizen/5S.

•Experience with ERP/SAP, MIS and manufacturing KPIs preferred.

•Strong leadership, stakeholder management and problem-solving capability.