Role Purpose: Chief Operating Officer (COO) will be a core leadership position responsible for end-to-end operations strategy, plant administration, commercial performance, and people governance across one or multiple steel manufacturing units producing TMT bars through the induction furnace route. The role demands hands-on operational leadership with strong exposure to multi-plant handling, cost optimization, productivity enhancement, statutory compliance, and workforce management in a high-volume manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Operations Strategy & Execution:

- Develop and implement short-term and long-term operational strategies aligned with organizational goals.

- Drive capacity utilization, yield improvement, energy efficiency, and cost reduction initiatives across induction furnace, rolling mill, and auxiliary operations.

- Monitor and optimize production planning, melt shop operations, rolling mill throughput, and dispatch schedules.

- Ensure consistent adherence to quality standards for TMT products as per IS norms.

- Lead continuous improvement initiatives (TPM, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen & EFQM).

2. Multi-Plant Operations Management:

- Oversee operations of multiple steel manufacturing plants, ensuring uniform processes, controls, and performance benchmarks.

- Establish standardized SOPs and best practices across locations.

- Review plant KPIs including production, downtime, cost per MT, energy consumption, rejection levels, and safety metrics.

- Act as a mentor to Plant Heads and Operations Managers.

3. Plant Administration & Infrastructure Management:

- Ensure effective plant administration, including maintenance of facilities, utilities, stores, security, and housekeeping.

- Oversee statutory compliances related to factories act, pollution control, electrical safety, fire safety, and labor laws.

- Coordinate with government authorities, inspectors, and regulatory bodies.

- Lead crisis management, breakdown handling, and emergency preparedness.

4. Commercial & Cost Management:

- Work closely with procurement and finance teams on raw material sourcing (scrap, billets & Others), consumables, and logistics optimization.

- Drive cost control measures across power, fuel, manpower, spares, and overheads.

- Review commercial contracts, vendor performance, and service-level agreements.

- Support sales and dispatch planning to ensure smooth customer fulfilment.

5. People Administration & Leadership:

- Lead people administration including manpower planning, productivity norms, shift management, and workforce optimization.

- Build a strong leadership pipeline across operations and plant functions.

- Handle industrial relations, discipline management, grievance handling, and employee engagement.

- Partner with HR for performance management systems, skill development, training, and succession planning.

- Foster a culture of accountability, safety, and continuous improvement.

6. Safety, Quality & Compliance:

- Champion safety-first culture across all plant locations.

- Ensure compliance with environmental, health, and safety (EHS) standards.

- Lead audits related to quality, safety, energy, and statutory requirements.

- Drive zero-accident, zero-noncompliance objectives.

7. Stakeholder & Leadership Management:

- Act as a key interface between management, plant leadership, finance, HR, vendors, and external stakeholders.

- Present operational reviews, MIS, and strategic recommendations to top management.

- Support expansion, modernization, and greenfield/brownfield projects.

8. Continuous Learning & Adaptability

- Demonstrates openness to learning new Steel technologies and upgrading digital skills .

- Keeps abreast of emerging tools, systems, and best practices relevant to the role.

9. Digital & Technology Proficiency

- Proficient in using digital tools, enterprise systems, and productivity software (ERP, HRMS, MS Office/Google Workspace).

- Comfortable adopting new technologies, software platforms, and automation tools.

- Ability to interpret data, dashboards, and reports for decision-making.

- Experience in maintaining digital records, MIS, and system-based reporting.