Plant Head

Role & responsibilities

Department: Production / Operations

Reports to: Director

Location: [Samba, J&K]

Experience: 12+ years (with at least 5 years in a leadership role )

Industry: Copper Casting / Non-Ferrous Metal Industry / Foundry

Job Summary:

The Plant Head will be responsible for the overall planning, coordination, and control of the

manufacturing processes in a copper casting plant. The role involves ensuring efficient production,

meeting quality standards, maintaining safety norms, and optimising resource utilisation while

delivering cost-effective and timely outputs.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Operations Management:

• Lead and manage end-to-end plant operations including melting, casting, machining,

finishing, and dispatch.

• Oversee day-to-day production activities to ensure adherence to production targets and

schedules.

• Monitor key metrics like yield, efficiency, downtime, scrap rate, and cycle time.
• Implement continuous improvement programs (Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen) to enhance

productivity.

2. Production Planning & Control:

forecasts.

• Coordinate with sales, procurement, and planning teams to align production with demand
• Ensure optimal utilization of machinery, labor, and materials.
• Maintain and review production schedules, raw material requirements, and inventory levels.

3. Quality Assurance:

• Ensure strict adherence to quality standards for copper casting and downstream processes.
• Work with the QA/QC team to reduce rework, rejection, and customer complaints.
• Analyze process failures and lead root cause analysis and corrective actions.

4. Maintenance & Asset Management:

• Coordinate preventive and predictive maintenance of equipment to minimize breakdowns.
• Plan capex/opex for equipment upgrades or plant expansion.•Ensure proper calibration and upkeep of instruments and production machinery.

5. Health, Safety & Environment (HSE):

• Enforce compliance with environmental, safety, and statutory regulations.
• Promote a safety-first culture among the workforce.
• Conduct regular safety audits and risk assessments.

6. Team Leadership & Development:

• Lead and mentor a team of production engineers, supervisors, technicians, and operators.
• Identify skill gaps and organize training programs for team development.
• Foster a high-performance work culture.

7. Cost Management & Reporting:

• Drive cost reduction initiatives across energy, materials, and manpower.
• Prepare and present periodic reports on production performance, efficiency, and KPIs.
• Participate in budgeting and cost planning activities.

Key Skills and Competencies:

continuous, etc.)

• Strong technical knowledge of copper metallurgy, casting processes (sand, centrifugal,
• Proven expertise in plant operations, foundry practices, and quality control.
• Leadership and team management abilities.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Familiarity with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle) and production software.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Educational Qualifications:

• B.E. / B.Tech in Metallurgy / Mechanical / Production Engineering
• MBA / PGDM in Operations Management (preferred but not mandatory)

Preferred Experience:

operations.

• Hands-on experience in managing a non-ferrous metal plant, especially copper casting•Exposure to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and OHSAS 18001 standards.
• Familiarity with global safety and environmental standards.

Preferred candidate profile