About the role

We are looking for a Plant Head to oversee & drive the Plant Operations, infuse innovation and optimization of all products & processes. Participate & Regulate activities related to Productivity / Plant Leadership and Decision Making / Plant Administration / Strong Adherence to Quality Standards / Supply Chain Management / Performance Tracking and Management / Increasing Operational Efficiency / Plant MIS / Learning / Safety / Information / Security / People Management. Be responsible for production output, product quality and on-time shipping while driving resource allocation for efficient plant operations.

Requirement & Skills :

- Location :- Tronica City, Ghaziabad

- Reporting to :- Dotted Line Reporting to Managing Director & CEO

- Designation :- Plant Head / General Manager - Operations (based on years of exp.)

- Function/Dept. :- Overall Plant Functioning & Administration

- Work Exp. :- 18 - 22 years

- Age : 45+ years of age

- CTC :- As per industry standards / Salary is not a bar for right candidate

- Qualification : B. Tech or Diploma in Mechanical Engineering is a must. Candidates with an MBA or M. Tech qualification would earn brownie points.

- Must have skills : Plant Administration, Maintenance, Supply Chain Management (purchase inventory, dispatch), Production Planning, Logistics Planning.

- Proven work experience as a Plant Head / Administrator of at least 05 years in Machine Manufacturing industry.

- Experience of Fabrication, Sheet Metal, Designing process, Machine Assembly & its line Maintenance is a must.

- Proven Production Operations Management experience with Focus on Manufacturing Excellence

- Excellent Supply Chain Management Leader

- Adequate knowledge of business and management principles (budgeting, strategic planning, resource allocation and human resource management)

- Familiarity with industry standard equipment and technical expertise.

- Should be knowledgeable of Factory Compliances, Safety Processes, Maintenance of Quality standards, Optimising Productivity, Inventory Management and Stewarding Processes.

- Proficient in IT skills with hands-on experience on ERP Like SAP and others

- Ability to create accountability and should lead by example.

- Strong team building, decision-making and people management skills.

Job Description :

1. Raw Material/Purchase Planning

- Data Analysis for Setting RM Parameters

- Stock Management and Pre-emptive Replenishment

- RM Shortage Monitoring

- Monthly data analysis

2. Production Planning

- Maintain and Manage the Monthly Production Calendar while adhering to budgets.

- Fix the Basic Material classification with Order Forecast from Sales to understand the expected inventory to be maintained.

- Based on classification and sale trend, derive norms for finished goods.

- Compare sales forecast with current inventory levels and pending orders in the system to derive monthly production plan.

- Significant RM shortages; communicate the same to relevant stakeholders.

- Set batch sizes where applicable to increase production efficiency.

2 - Create 3P production plan as per norms/sales forecast and track production schedule with.

- Continuously monitor change in sale trends to incorporate market demand in the production planning.

- Re-visit the material classification with relevant stakeholders on an agreed frequency to make inventory decisions based on revised trends

3. Order Life Cycle Management

- Review Daily pending order status with relevant plant personnel from every department in plant and plan for its dispatch.

- Review the order readiness level against the customer requirement date and expedite as necessary

- In case order will be delayed much beyond the customer requirement date, as per current readiness level - communicate the same to customer service / sales for further information sharing with the customer

- Estimate the despatch date basis current order readiness level / time taken by every function/ urgent requirements for customers - and send out pending order status to key business stakeholders to confirm production against pending orders

- Continuously monitor the order status- based on customer/ order requirement date/ location of delivery/ pack size - and take necessary decisions/actions within the supply chain to ensure high service levels

4. Inventory Management

- Physical Stock Taking

- Analyse storage location wise/ batch wise of physical vs system stock reported by plant personnel with respect to volume and value, get re-verifications where necessary.

- Ageing Inventory / SLOB Monitoring.

- Review aged inventory with relevant stakeholders to decide liquidation/salvage/disposal plans 4h. Monitor progress on the salvage plans with relevant plant personnel/ sales team on a regular basis.

- Internal Process Audits. Review Department wise SOPs periodically to identify improvement areas.

- Initiate continuous improvement plans/ create relevant tracking metrices to increase operational efficiency 4m. Understand pain areas for every department within the supply chain and develop processes to streamline operations.

5. Sales & Operations Review

- Conduct monthly Sales and Operations Process Meeting with the key business stakeholders to define the Production Calendar.

- Analyse and present past month's supply chain performance based on On-Time-In-Full, production and non-production delays, Turn-Around-Time, Forecast Accuracy against actual orders entered in the system.

- Present the current stock levels against forecast/agreed stock norms to assure sales on the supply chain readiness for the month.

- Present significant inventory salvage plans/ aged inventory levels for Finished goods and a summary of ongoing actions.

6. Plant administration

- Responsible for end-to-end plant manpower planning

- Analyse & Plan for purchases related to automation of Plant and Effectuate preventive maintenance procedures

- General Administration of the Plant

About Us :

Sona Machinery, established in 1995 (erstwhile Sona Foods India) has been at the helm of the industry since the advent of mechanization in Agriculture supporting it with its smart technology solutions with a mission is to develop & deliver world-class cutting-edge technology products to our customers.

2 Today, Sona Machinery is an ISO 9001:2015 Certified Company with 25+ years of experience under its belt and having a sprawling 15000 sq. mts. facility with over 400+ skilled professionals delivering customized solutions to its more than 10000+ satisfied customers across continents. Our product list includes (but is not limited to) a complete range of cutting-edge technology equipments for Turnkey Rice Mill Set-ups as well as for cleaning, processing Pulses, Wheat, Sesame, Millet, Gram, Lentils, Maize, Corn, Barley as well as

Seeds & Post-Harvest Agricultural Equipments in all desired capacities. Our list of customers includes Large Enterprises, Central & State Government PSU- s, Retail Customers / Farmers who are spread across India as well as Globally.

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