Plant Manager

Position Summary

The Plant Manager holds overall responsibility for the entire Modular Operation Theatre manufacturing plant, owning performance across every department Production, Quality (QA/QC), Procurement & Stores & Design & Engineering. The role sets plant-level targets, ensures cross-department coordination, and is accountable to company leadership for on-time delivery, quality, cost, compliance and people outcomes across the site. The Plant Manager works through the Production Manager (production execution), QA/QC Inspector/Engineer (quality), Procurement/Store Manager (materials), & Designer (production/installation drawings) acting as the single point of accountability for the plant.

Key Responsibilities

Overall Plant Leadership

•      Own the plant's overall performance production output, quality, cost, delivery and safety against company targets.

•      Reduction in operating costs by increasing production efficiency and supply chain management.

•      Set plant-level goals and cascade them into department-wise targets for the Production Manager, QA/QC, Procurement, Design functions.

•      Chair regular cross-departmental review meetings to track progress, resolve bottlenecks and align priorities.

•      Act as the primary escalation point for issues that cut across departments (e.g., delivery risk from material delay, design-to-production mismatches, quality holds affecting dispatch).

Production & Operations Oversight

•      Review production plans, capacity utilization and on-time delivery performance with the Production Manager.

•      Approve manpower, machine and shift plans for the plant; sanction major maintenance/capex needs.

•      Drive overall plant productivity, overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) improvement and cost-reduction initiatives.

Quality Ownership

•      Hold ultimate accountability for plant-wide quality performance, audit readiness (ISO 9001, cleanroom classification) and customer quality complaints.

•      Review NCR/CAPA trends with the QA/QC Inspector/Engineer and ensure systemic issues are resolved, not just symptoms.

Procurement, Design & Project Coordination

•      Oversee procurement performance vendor reliability, cost savings and material availability with the Procurement/Store Manager.

•      Ensure design-to-production-to-installation flow is seamless by reviewing drawing turnaround and site-fit issues with the Designer.

•      Personally engage on major/escalated customer projects to ensure design approval, production and installation timelines are met.

Strategic & External Coordination

•      Represent the plant to company leadership, customers, auditors and regulatory bodies as required.

•      Drive continuous improvement (Lean/5S/Kaizen) and capacity/capability expansion planning for the plant.

•      Build and mentor the department-head team for succession and capability growth.

Key Result Areas (KRA)

1. Overall Plant Performance

•      Achieve plant-wide on-time delivery and production targets.

•      Deliver plant profitability/cost targets set by leadership.

•      Production & Supply Chain Efficiency

2. Quality & Compliance

•      Zero major non-conformances in ISO 9001/cleanroom/customer audits at the plant level.

•      Keep plant-wide customer quality complaints at or below target.

3. Cross-Department Coordination

•      Resolve cross-functional bottlenecks (design-production-procurement-quality) within agreed timelines.

•      Maintain effective, regular review cadence across all departments.

4. Cost & Resource Management

•      Control overall plant operating costs within budget.

•      Ensure optimal utilization of manpower, machines and materials across departments.

5. People & Statutory Compliance

•      Zero major statutory non-compliance across labour, tax, and quality regulations.

•      Maintain healthy attrition and employee relations metrics across the plant.

6. Safety

•      Zero reportable safety incidents across the plant.

•      100% compliance in safety audits.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

•      Plant-wide on-time delivery %

•      Overall plant OEE / productivity index

•      Plant-wide rejection/rework rate and customer complaints

•      Operating cost vs. budget

•      Audit compliance score (quality, statutory, safety)

•      Employee attrition rate / key position vacancy time

•      Cross-department issue resolution turnaround time

Candidate Requirements

Education

•      B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical or Production Engineering. MBA in Operations is a strong advantage.

Experience

•      7–10 years in manufacturing operations, including at least 3–5 years in a plant-head/plant-manager or equivalent multi-department leadership role.

•      Experience managing production, quality, procurement and support functions together in a single plant is strongly preferred.

•      Experience in modular OT, cleanroom, prefab panel or other regulated/technical manufacturing is a strong plus.

Knowledge & Skills

•      Strong understanding of manufacturing operations, quality systems (ISO 9001, cleanroom/ISO 14644), and supply chain fundamentals.

•      Ability to read P&L/cost data and manage a plant budget.

•      Proficiency with ERP/MIS systems for plant-wide performance tracking.

•      Strong project management skills, particularly for coordinating design-to-installation timelines on customer projects.

Behavioral Attributes

•      Strong cross-functional leadership able to align production, quality, procurement, design toward common goals.

•      Decisive under pressure, with sound judgment on trade-offs between cost, quality and delivery.

•      Excellent communication skills for both shop-floor and leadership/customer-facing interactions.

•      High accountability and ownership mindset — the buck stops at the Plant Manager for plant outcomes.

•      Mentoring orientation to build a strong department-head team over time.