Plant / Factory Head

JOB DESCRIPTION

Plant Head – Manufacturing Operations

Company: Svanz International Pvt. Ltd.

Location: Hassanpur, Rajpura, Punjab.

Reporting To: Directors / Senior Management

Department: Manufacturing & Operations

Job Purpose

To lead the overall manufacturing operations of Svanz International Pvt. Ltd., ensuring efficient production, high product quality, timely order execution, cost control, workforce productivity, and compliance with safety and statutory requirements.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

1. Production Planning & Delivery: Convert customer orders into weekly production plans and daily targets for the wood and metal shops. Ensure material, machinery, and manpower availability, monitor progress, and develop recovery plans for delays or shortages.
2. Manufacturing Operations: Oversee wood and metal manufacturing processes, including panel processing, CNC routing, edge banding, sheet-metal fabrication, welding, assembly, and finishing. Coordinate production activities across departments to ensure smooth execution of orders.
3. Quality & Technical Compliance: Verify approved drawings, BOMs, and tender specifications before production. Ensure material specifications, dimensions, hardware, and finishes meet requirements. Implement first-piece inspections, quality checks, and corrective actions. Obtain written approval for material or design substitutions and hold dispatch of non-conforming products.
4. Cost & Inventory Management: Monitor material consumption against BOMs, control scrap, rework, overtime, and manufacturing costs. Coordinate with Stores and Purchase for timely material availability, improve material utilization, and ensure external job workers meet quality and delivery commitments.
5. People & Workforce Management: Lead supervisors, operators, technicians, and contract labour. Allocate responsibilities, establish performance targets, identify training requirements, and maintain workforce discipline, productivity, and accountability.
6. Maintenance & Safety: Ensure preventive maintenance of machinery, minimize equipment downtime, and maintain a safe working environment. Enforce safety procedures, PPE requirements, and compliance with applicable factory, labor, and environmental regulations.
7. Dispatch & Installation Coordination: Ensure finished products are inspected, packed, labelled, and dispatched with correct quantities and hardware kits. Coordinate dispatch schedules with project and installation teams and resolve factory-related issues reported from customer sites.
8. Operational Excellence: Drive continuous improvement, 5S, process optimization, productivity enhancement, and waste reduction. Monitor production performance and implement corrective measures to achieve operational targets.
9. Strategic Planning & Reporting: Develop plant-level operational plans, monitor production and quality KPIs, manage resources and budgets, and provide regular updates to senior management on production, costs, delivery, risks, and improvement opportunities.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree or Diploma in Mechanical, Production, or Industrial Engineering.
• 7–12 years of manufacturing experience, including 3–5 years in a plant management or senior operations role.
• Experience in furniture manufacturing, fabrication, metalworking, or engineering industries preferred.
• Strong knowledge of production planning, CNC operations, manufacturing processes, quality control, inventory management, and machinery maintenance.
• Experience in ERP systems, ISO standards, workforce management, and lean manufacturing practices will be an advantage.
• Key Performance IndicatorsProduction target achievement and on-time order dispatch.
• Product quality, rejection rates, and rework reduction.
• Manufacturing cost, material utilization, and inventory accuracy.
• Machine uptime, workforce productivity, and operational efficiency.
• Safety compliance and statutory adherence.

Expected Outcome: Establish an efficient, safe, and quality-driven manufacturing operation that consistently meets customer commitments, controls production costs, and supports the company's long-term growth.