Operations Head - Steel Industry

Job description :

Lead a Pellet Plant team of operation, process, maintenance & QC, Implementation of best practices in shop floor management, Adoption of latest tools like IoT, Machine learning, etc., for enhancing productivity & workplace safety.

Role - Head/VP/GM-Operations

Industry Type - Iron and Steel

Functional Area - Production, Manufacturing, Maintenance

Employment Type - Full Time, Permanent

Role of Category - Senior Management

Education :

UG: B.Tech/B.E. in Mechanical, Metallurgy

Product:

- Review processing schedules/production orders to make decisions on inventory requirements, staffing requirements, work procedures, or duty assignments, considering budgetary limitations and time constraints

- Direct and coordinate operations as per the planning schedule

- Direct administrative activities directly related to making products or providing services.

- Standardize operating procedures within the plant

- Review operations and resolve production/processing problems.

- Paperless shopfloor management using the latest IT tools

Quality

- Monitor production tracking and quality control systems, analyzing production, quality control, maintenance, or other operational reports, to detect production problems.

- Monitor production standards according to the buyer requirements, examining samples of raw products or directing testing during processing, to ensure finished products are of prescribed quality.

- Review plans and confer with research or support staff to develop new products or processes.

- Maintain current knowledge of the field, relying on current literature pertaining to materials use, technological advances, or statistical studies.

Resource Management

- Prepare staff work schedules and assign specific duties.

- Develop budgets ensuring that materials, labor, or equipment are used efficiently to meet production targets.

- Initiate or coordinate inventory or cost control programs.

- Develop and program manage performance management programs for the entire factory.

Development

- Complete required training hours as prescribed by his/her superior, transmitted by HR

- Conduct 1-on-1 meetings for development with subordinates

- Conduct performance appraisals on time

- Constant Improvements in the plant as per the latest technological advancements as per the cost-benefit analysis

Compliance

- Coordination with the central compliance team to ensure all compliance issues are solved on time

- Ensure all audits (announced or unannounced) get 100% pass

- Ensure health and safety standards as per compliance

Skills Required

- Leadership and motivation skills.

- Analytical and problem-solving skills.

- Communication and interpersonal skills.

- Attention to detail and an eye for a high level of accuracy

- Demonstrated experience in financial planning and analysis

- Demonstrated experience in executing operational excellence initiatives in the area of logistic cost optimization/operational cost reduction/ process excellence

- Experience in managing multi-location, multi-functional teams

- Skilled in organizational development, personnel management, budget and resource development, and strategic planning

- Knowledge of prevailing labour laws, EHS requirements in plant operations