Plant Head - Food/Ingredient Manufacturing

Description:

We are seeking a seasoned Plant Head to lead end-to-end manufacturing operations of a large-scale food ingredient processing facility. The role requires strong shop-floor authority, cross-functional leadership, and complete ownership of plant performance including production, quality, SCM coordination, cost control, and compliance.

The ideal candidate should have proven experience in ingredient or agri-based processing environments (malt, grain processing, extraction, dehydration, blending, bulk food ingredients, etc.) with Greenfield/Brownfield industry.

Key Responsibilities:

- Full P&L ownership of plant operations

- Lead greenfield / brownfield expansion projects

- Lead production planning, process optimization, and capacity utilization

- Drive yield improvement, cost/MT reduction & EBITDA enhancement

- Ensure adherence to BRC / ISO 22000 / HACCP / USFDA standards

- Oversee preventive maintenance, asset reliability & capex planning

- Drive strong shop-floor discipline & workforce engagement

- Collaborate with Supply Chain for RM planning & inventory optimization

- Represent plant during regulatory and customer audits

- Build second-line leadership & drive performance culture

Must-Have Experience:

- 15+ years in food / ingredient manufacturing

- Minimum 3-5 years as Plant Head / Unit Head

- Experience handling 2000+ MT/month capacity

- Exposure to ingredient processing (grain, malt, bulk food inputs, powder processing, etc.) (preferred)

- Strong commercial & cost understanding

- Experience in export-oriented compliance environment

- Proven team leadership of 150+ workforce

Preferred Background:

- B.Tech / M.Tech in Food Tech / Chemical (Mandatory)

- MBA (Operations) (preferred)

- Experience in agri-based or process-driven plants (preferred)