1. Financial

- Ensure effective cost management to minimize variable cost and fixed cost, as well as maintain financial discipline and plan for benchmarked improvements
- Monitor operation expenses and research ways to reduce costs while maintaining product quality
- Develop and execute the plant manufacturing budgets, including making relevant departments accountable for achievement of budgets
- Increase production, assets capacity, and flexibility while minimizing unnecessary costs and maintaining current quality standards
- Take initiatives to drive growth for DCBL/Refractories and ensure sustained growth in line with long-term and short-term objectives of the organization

2. Customer

- Work in collaboration with Marketing and Quality Assurance Divisions to develop and bring to market new products
- Work with the Purchasing Manager to develop and improve vendor/supplier relationships for all plant inputs
- Collaborate with regional Sales & Marketing teams to penetrate new markets or expand existing ones
- Direct and manage Industrial Relations to ensure a constructive work environment and protect unit's interests

3. Operations

- Evolve and develop strategy and ensure implementation to enhance capacity and improve productivity norms to achieve assigned CVA targets of the unit
- Ensure effective implementation and management of workplace, health, and safety measures in compliance with Government policies and legislation to achieve zero accidents and a pollution-free environment
- Promote and ensure effective implementation of world-class systems and their integration to achieve system perfection
- Ensure compliance with Information Security as per Corporate ISMS guidelines
- Develop systems and processes that track and optimize productivity,



standards, metrics, and performance targets to ensure effective return on assets
- Upgrade production line systems and maintain required details in standard formats and SAP
- Involve in new product developments and line up vendors and suppliers for new production plans
- Collect and analyze data to identify waste or overtime
- Address employee issues or grievances and administer collective bargaining agreements
- Stay up to date with the latest production management best practices and concepts
- Deploy various methodologies to analyze processes and recommend modifications to:
- Minimize escalations
- Reduce rejections
- Improve operating efficiency
- Control variability and cost
- Reduce cycle time
- Develop and implement an Operational Excellence program (Best Practices) to ensure continuous improvement in operations
- Motivate and implement a culture of Lean Manufacturing System, TPM, and TQM methodology among the workforce
- Review current production processes for modernization and alignment with trends
- Ensure initiation and sensitization of the employees towards digitization and automation of the processes
- Focus on utilization of advanced business analytics tools to derive key insights critical for the success of the organization

4. Self / Team Development

- Provide safety training and ensure that all safety protocols are in place
- Review and monitor performance of team members and provide requisite developmental support/inputs
- Recommend training as required for team's development
- Develop the team and update their knowledge base to cater to the organization's needs
- Strategize avenues for enhancing employee satisfaction in the function, resulting in high engagement levels of employees

📌 Head of Department- Production (West Medinipur)
🏢 Dalmia Cement
📍 West Medinipur