General Job Information:

Job title : Plant Head

Company / Unit : Rama Phosphates Limited

Department : Operations

Location : Udaipur

Objective of Job:

- The Plant Head will be responsible for the overall leadership, management, and operational performance of the Single Super Phosphate (SSP) Fertilizer Plant.

- The role ensures safe, efficient, compliant, and cost-effective production while meeting quality standards, statutory requirements, and organizational objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Production & Operations Management:

- Plan, direct, and control day-to-day operations of the SSP fertilizer plant.

- Ensure uninterrupted production as per approved capacity, production plans, and schedules.

- Monitor plant parameters to ensure stable, safe, and efficient operations.

- Optimize plant performance, raw material utilization, and energy consumption.

- Review production data, analyse deviations, and implement corrective and preventive actions.

- Coordinate with technical teams for process optimization and debottlenecking.

2. Process Improvement & Efficiency:

- Implement process improvements to enhance productivity, yield, and cost efficiency.

- Drive continuous improvement initiatives related to productivity and sustainability.

- Implement best practices, new technologies, and updated SOPs.

- Support modernization, expansion, and capacity enhancement projects.

3. Quality Management:

- Ensure production of SSP as per internal quality specifications and regulatory norms.

- Coordinate with quality control teams for testing, inspections, and documentation.

- Address customer complaints and quality deviations through root cause analysis and corrective actions.

- Ensure strict adherence to product quality standards.

4. Safety, Health & Environment (SHE):

- Ensure strict compliance with safety standards, SOPs, and statutory regulations.

- Promote a strong safety culture and conduct regular safety audits and reviews.

- Ensure compliance with environmental norms (emissions, effluents, waste disposal, and hazardous chemicals).

- Lead emergency preparedness, risk assessments, and incident investigations.

5. Maintenance & Asset Management:

- Oversee preventive, predictive, and breakdown maintenance of plant equipment and utilities.

- Ensure high plant availability and reliability through effective maintenance planning.

- Approve maintenance schedules, shutdown plans, and major repair activities.

- Ensure proper upkeep of plant assets, utilities, and infrastructure.

6. Regulatory & Statutory Compliance:

- Ensure compliance with all applicable laws related to fertilizers, chemicals, factories, environment, and safety.

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

- Ensure timely submission of statutory reports, returns, and documentation.

- Support audits, inspections, and management reviews.

7. Financial & Cost Control:

- Prepare and manage annual operating budgets for the unit.

- Monitor operating costs and implement cost-reduction initiatives without compromising safety or quality.

- Control consumption of raw materials, utilities, spares, and consumables.

- Recommend capital expenditure and process improvements to management.

8. People Management & Leadership:

- Lead, motivate, and develop plant personnel across production, maintenance, safety, and support functions.

- Ensure manpower planning, training, skill development, and performance evaluation.

- Foster teamwork, discipline, and accountability across departments.

9. Coordination & Reporting:

- Coordinate with procurement, logistics, quality, marketing, and corporate teams.

- Provide regular reports to senior management on production, safety, costs, and KPIs.

10. Authority:

- Authority to take operational decisions related to production, maintenance, safety, and manpower within approved limits.

- Recommend capital expenditure, process changes, and manpower requirements to management.

Educational Qualification:

Degree in Chemical / Mechanical / Production Engineering/M.Sc./ B.Sc. or equivalent

Experience:

Proven experience of +15 years in Fertilizer plant operations as a Plant Manager/Factory Manager/Unit Head with leadership exposure