enior leadership opportunity to lead end-to-end Plant & Manufacturing Operations in the Power Transmission, Electrical Equipment & Transmission Line Hardware industry. The role will drive Operational Excellence, Production, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Maintenance, Safety, and Continuous Improvement, with a strong focus on business growth, manufacturing efficiency, and customer satisfaction.

Roles & Responsibilities:

- Lead end-to-end Plant / Factory / Works Operations, including Production, Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, Stores, SCM, and Projects.

- Drive production planning, capacity utilization, productivity, OEE, OTIF, cost optimization, and operational efficiency.

- Ensure manufacturing output meets quality, technical, customer, and delivery requirements.

- Drive Lean Manufacturing, TPM, 5S, Kaizen, Six Sigma, automation, digitalization, and continuous improvement initiatives.

- Lead plant-level Quality Management, process compliance, audits, CAPA, rejection reduction, and customer complaint resolution.

- Ensure high machine availability, preventive/predictive maintenance, MTBF, MTTR, and plant infrastructure reliability.

- Drive material planning, inventory optimization, supplier coordination, and uninterrupted production.

- Ensure compliance with EHS, statutory, environmental, electrical, and safety requirements.

- Lead new product introduction, technology transfer, capacity expansion, CAPEX, and manufacturing projects.

- Build and develop high-performing cross-functional teams and drive people productivity and capability development.

- Partner with Sales, Engineering, Projects, Procurement, Supply Chain, and senior leadership to support business growth and customer delivery.

Key KPIs:

- Production, OEE, Productivity, OTIF, Quality, Rejection, Cost Reduction, Capacity Utilization, Inventory, Machine Availability, Safety, Customer Complaints, CAPEX, and Continuous Improvement.

Required Skills:

- Plant / Factory / Works Management

- Manufacturing Operations

- Production Management

- Operational Excellence

- Lean Manufacturing / TPM / Kaizen

- Quality Management Systems

- Maintenance & Engineering

- Supply Chain & Materials Management

- CAPEX & Project Management

- EHS & Statutory Compliance

- Cost Reduction & Productivity Improvement

- People & Stakeholder Management

Industry Experience:

- Candidates from Power Transmission, Transmission Line Hardware, Electrical Equipment, Switchgear, LV/MV Panels, T&D Products, Conductors, Insulators, Power Distribution, EPC, Electrical Manufacturing, or related industries are preferred.

Education & Experience:

- B.E./B.Tech - Electrical / Mechanical / Production Engineering

- MBA/PGDM - Operations / Management preferred

- 15-25 years of relevant experience in Manufacturing / Plant / Factory Operations

- Strong experience in Plant Head / Factory Head / Works Head / Manufacturing Head / Operations Head / Production Head roles preferred.