About Banyan Nation:

Banyan Nation is India's most trusted plastic recycler, recognized for pioneering a circular economy for plastics. Headquartered in Hyderabad, we are a leading player in the FMCG bottle to-bottle recycling industry. In the last three years alone, we have enabled the manufacturing of over 2 billion sustainable bottles.

We believe in ethical sourcing and ensuring that every bottle we recycle is traceable for years. Additionally, our integration of 10000+ informal waste collectors into formal value chains reflects our commitment to social responsibility.

Here's our video to know more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXCjo1iWIL8

Position Overview:

We are looking for a hands-on, shop-floor-first Production leaders who will take full end-to-end ownership of our Rigid and Flexible plastic recycling lines. This is a genuine turnaround role - not a process-maintenance position. You will help us rebuild production discipline, drive line reliability, and establish a culture of operational excellence grounded in Toyota Production System (TPS) principles.

Function: Factory Operations

Level: Sr. Manager / Head

Location: Pashamylaram, Hyderabad

Openings: 2 Positions

Reports To: COO

Type: Full-time

WHAT YOU'LL OWN:

Production Execution:

- Own weekly and monthly production targets across Rigids and Flexibles lines - translate sales commitments into executable daily schedules.

- Run tight daily production huddles with shift supervisors, drive accountability through visible tracking of throughput, yield, uptime, and losses.

- Manage line changeovers and schedule coordination with SCM on RM availability.

- Ensure ERP / production data is accurate, complete, and timely - every shift.

Yield & Quality:

- Own machine utilization and production yield as primary KPIs; investigate every variance within 24 hours.

- Partner with the Quality team to enforce in-line SPC, first-pass compliance, and minimize finished goods rejections.

- Lead root cause analysis on quality failures; drive corrective actions to closure.

- Make losses visible and attributable - by machine, shift, and raw material lot.

Maintenance-First Discipline

- Operate a strict Maintenance-First philosophy: every machine must have a signed-off maintenance checklist before it runs.

- Partner closely with the Maintenance HOD to plan and protect preventive maintenance (PM) windows - PM is never optional.

- Track machine-level downtime and reliability; flag deteriorating trends before they break down.

Cost & Resource Efficiency

- Manage contract labor headcount efficiently; eliminate idle man-hours through meticulous planning and schedule adherence.

- Drive variable power and consumable costs through throughput optimization and eliminating idle running.

- Actively participate in our operational excellence program - implement and sustain Kaizen actions.

Team & Safety

- Directly manage shift supervisors, process leads, and operators across lines.

- Build a culture of structured escalation, rapid problem-solving, and continuous improvement.

- Enforce safety compliance with zero tolerance - lead from the front.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE:

- Consistent monthly production volumes delivered on time, every month.

- Line utilization consistently above target with minimal unplanned downtime.

- Measurable improvement in yield metrics and reduction in process losses quarter-on-quarter.

- A self-sufficient shift team that does not need the HOD to run a clean shift.

- Cost of production on a steady downward trajectory.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

Must-Have:

- 8-15 years of progressive production leadership in continuous process manufacturing plastics, polymer processing, FMCG packaging, chemicals, or comparable high-throughput operations.

- A floor-first leader - you have personally stood on the shop floor and driven production through crises, not managed from a desk.

- Proven track record of owning and delivering monthly/quarterly production volume targets.

- Working knowledge of extrusion, washing, or pelletizing processes - or directly comparable continuous process operations.

- Strong grasp of OEE, yield analysis, loss attribution, and shift accountability systems.

- Practical experience with Lean / TPS / TPM: 5S, Kaizen, SMED, visual management.

- Ability to build and manage multilingual operator teams, fluency in Telugu or Hindi preferred.

- Degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Polymer, or Industrial Engineering.

Nice-to-Have:

- Prior experience in plastic recycling or post-consumer waste processing.

- Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt.

- Exposure to structured daily management systems (DMS) or Gemba-walk disciplines.

THE MINDSET WE HIRE FOR:

- Hustler with grit - you find a way, not an excuse.

- Owner mentality - production numbers are yours, not your team's.

- Maintenance-obsessive - machines must be maintained before they are run, every single time.

- Data-driven - you trust numbers, verify on the floor, and question gut feel.

- Coach-first - your operators and supervisors grow stronger every quarter you're here.

- Radically transparent - you report what is real, escalate early, and never hide a problem.

WHAT WE OFFER:

- Competitive compensation with performance-linked variable pay tied to OKR achievement.

- Direct access to senior leadership with fast career progression in a scaling organization.

- A mission-driven company where operational excellence directly translates to environmental impact on a scale.