Plant Incharge – Plant Operations
Location: Plant – Bhavehar, Khanivali, Palghar – 421312, Maharashtra.Experience: Minimum 8 to 10+ in manufacturing operations in steel / stainless steel bars, wires or metal processing, including plant leadershipCTC: 10 to 16 LPA - 15–30% hike on current CTC (based on experience, current compensation, and fit)Industry: Steel / Stainless Steel Bars & Wires ManufacturingWork week: 6 daysNotice period: Up to 30 days preferred
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About the Company
Headquartered in Mumbai, manufactures stainless steel bright bars and wires: round, square, hex, cold drawn flats, strain hardened bars, PSQ bars, threaded bars and special profiles. Its plants run cold drawing (coil-to-bar and bar-to-bar), peeling and grinding, heat treatment, pickling and centreless grinding. Quality is backed by in-house testing, including spectrometer, mechanical testing, IGC testing and non-destructive testing, and by ISO 9001, PED, REACH, RoHS and BIS compliance. The factory runs partly on solar power.
Role Overview
You will run the Bhavehar plant end to end: production, quality, maintenance, safety, people and dispatch. The aim is to meet customer orders on time, at specification and at the lowest sustainable cost. You will report to senior management.
Key Responsibilities
Plan and run daily production across cold drawing, peeling and grinding, heat treatment, pickling, straightening, cutting, centreless grinding, packing and dispatch.
Meet production, delivery and yield targets; track output, downtime, rejection, rework and conversion cost, and act on gaps.
Work with the Quality Incharge to maintain product quality and customer compliance at every stage.
Plan and oversee preventive and breakdown maintenance of machines, furnaces, pickling tanks and utilities, so that equipment runs reliably.
Manage raw material, work-in-progress and finished goods inventory with stores, purchase and logistics.
Lead, develop and manage supervisors, operators and contract workforce; handle shift planning, discipline and attendance.
Make sure statutory, safety and environmental compliance is in place, including factory licences, pollution control and pickling effluent handling.
Build a strong safety culture with clear protocols, audits and training, and aim for zero accidents.
Coordinate with the head office in Mumbai, the sales team and the other manufacturing unit on order planning, priorities and capacity.
Drive process improvement, automation and cost reduction projects, and support the plant's sustainability efforts, including solar power and water harvesting.
Present regular plant performance reports to senior management.
Candidate Profile
Diploma / B.E. / B.Tech. in Mechanical, Metallurgical, Production or a related discipline; an MBA or PG in operations management is an added advantage.
8–10 years of experience in steel, stainless steel, wire drawing, bright bar, forging or similar metal manufacturing, with at least a few years running a plant or a large production function.
Good knowledge of cold drawing, heat treatment, pickling and grinding processes.
Experience managing a large workforce, statutory compliance and plant safety.
Willing to be based at the plant in Palghar.
Family accommodation is provided.
Skills and Competencies
Production planning and control, plant operations, maintenance management, cost control, inventory management, EHS and statutory compliance, ISO 9001 systems, lean and continuous improvement.
Leadership and team building, decision making, conflict management, cross-functional collaboration, analytical ability, ownership and accountability.
