Head Plant Operations

Location

Satara, Maharashtra

Industry

Industrial Equipment / Machinery

Department

Manufacturing

Nature of Role

Full-Time, Permanent Employment

Company Profile:

Mukand Limited, a Bajaj group company is a leading manufacturer of specialty steel long products and heavy machinery in India, with a turnover of over Rs 5,000 Crore. Incorporated in the year 1937, the company has two divisions namely Steel and Industrial Machinery. The Steel division manufactures specialty steel long products in the form of Wire Rods, Bars, Wires and Bright Bars that feed into the automobile and engineering industries. The Industrial Machinery Division designs, manufactures, assembles and commissions heavy-duty cranes, bulk material handling equipment, process plant machinery and turnkey projects. Mukand produces Alloy Steel from its facility in Hospet, Karnataka and Stainless Steel from its facility in Thane, Maharashtra

Roles and Responsibilities:

• The role will be responsible for overseeing end-to-end operations at the Lonand Plant, ensuring alignment of manufacturing processes with organizational strategy, business objectives, and customer requirements.
• Ensure that manufacturing strategies and processes are in place to meet overall business objectives.
• Create and implement best-practice manufacturing vision, strategy, policies, processes, and procedures to aid and improve business performance.
• Translate business strategy into annual performance goals, departmental objectives, and measurable metrics.
• Take ownership of manufacturing policies, guidelines, and associated documentation.
• Contribute actively to the formulation of the overall business strategy and annual budget process.
• Ensure smooth execution of production processes to achieve efficiency, productivity, and quality targets.
• Oversee plant budgeting, expenditure monitoring, and cost-control initiatives to maximize profitability.
• Review and analyze key metrics including productivity, capacity utilization, costs, and quality parameters.
• Ensure manufacturing feasibility of new customer requirements and support new business initiatives and projects.
• Handle escalations related to customer complaints, quality issues, machine breakdowns, and plant-level emergencies.
• Implement corrective and preventive actions to minimize operational risks and improve plant reliability.
• Report regularly to the leadership team on manufacturing activities, providing accurate and timely updates on KPIs.
• Establish a culture of accountability with performance tracking across all levels of plant operations.
• Foster a high-performance, safety-first, and quality-driven working environment within the manufacturing function.
• Lead, coach, and develop plant teams to ensure strong succession planning and talent development.
• Build cross-functional collaboration to achieve operational excellence and business goals.
• Ability to drive change, continuous improvement, and high-performance culture.

Position Requirements:

• Incumbent with minimum 20+ experience in heavy equipment manufacturing industry with minimum 5 years in a leadership position.
• Should hold a B. Tech/ B.E. in Mechanical / Production / Industrial Engineering or equivalent degree.