Head (AGM)- Operations (caustic soda plant)

Opening with a leading Chemical company for their office in Dahej

Role: Head (AGM)- Operations (caustic soda plant)

Experience: 24-28Years

Role & responsibilities

I) Plant Operations and Production Management:

1. Manage daily operations of the Membrane Cell Caustic Soda Plant to meet targeted production, quality, and yield.

2. Monitor critical process parameters (brine preparation, electrolysis, separation, concentration, utilities).

3. Ensure minimum downtime and optimal equipment utilization.

4. Coordinate raw material and utility requirements with concerned departments.

II) Process Optimization and Cost Control:

1. Drive continuous process improvements to enhance plant productivity and energy efficiency.

2. Implement best practices in caustic soda manufacturing and contribute to cost reduction initiatives.

3. Analyze production data and KPIs to identify bottlenecks and performance gaps.

III) Safety, Health and Environment (SHE):

1. Ensure strict compliance with GACLs safety standards, SOPs, and statutory norms (GPCB/CPCB).

2. Promote a safety-first culture and conduct regular safety audits, training, and mock drills.

3. Coordinate with the SHE team to address any potential environmental or safety risks.

IV) Team Management:

1. Lead a team of engineers, shift officers, operators, and technical staff.

2. Ensure skill development, performance management, and succession planning.

3. Foster teamwork, accountability, and continuous improvement culture on the shop floor.

V) Interdepartmental Coordination:

1. Collaborate with Maintenance, Quality Assurance, Purchase, Finance, Marketing and other departments to ensure smooth functioning.

VI) Documentation and Reporting:

1. Maintain and review documentation related to production logs, plant parameters, safety incidents, and compliance.

2. Prepare and present regular reports to senior management regarding plant performance, challenges, and improvement plans.

Profile:

1. B.E./B.Tech.(Chemical) (Full time) from a recognized university/ institute with post qualification experience of minimum 24 - 26 years in process engineering in large size company, out of which at least 10-12 years should be Managerial position respectively.

2. Candidate should have capability of solving intricacy of process especially of caustic soda plant and others to keep plant running at 100% production capacity.

3. He should be responsible for effective production planning, sustaining production with optimum energy and raw materials to compete with peer industries.

4. He should be able to develop innovative ways for lowest requirement of manpower with competitive edge in reference to product quality with peer industries.

5. Candidate should be responsible for production planning with effective utilization of human resources, natural recourses, materials and maintaining them at optimum level.

6. He should be capable of building teams with high technical and administrative values for future developments.

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