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Head Plant Engineering
Date: 1 Aug 2026

Location:
IN

Company:
Key Responsibilities
1. Plant Engineering
Lead planning, budgeting, execution, commissioning, and maintenance of infrastructure and utility systems.
Manage Greenfield and Brownfield expansion projects.
Oversee electrical, HVAC, compressed air, water treatment, fire protection, fuel systems, and material handling infrastructure.
Coordinate with consultants, contractors, government agencies, and utility providers.
Ensure statutory, safety, environmental, and regulatory compliance.
2. Manufacturing Excellence & Continuous Improvement
Lead Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, Six Sigma, SMED, VSM, and Operational Excellence initiatives.
Drive waste elimination, process optimization, quality improvement, and cost reduction programs.
Establish a culture of continuous improvement and data-driven decision making.
3. CAPEX, Technology & Automation
Lead the annual manufacturing CAPEX planning cycle, aligning capital investments with business growth, operational excellence objectives, customer requirements, and future manufacturing capability needs.
Develop and execute long-term manufacturing technology and automation roadmaps supporting capacity expansion, productivity improvement, digital transformation, and aerospace competitiveness.
Identify, evaluate, and implement advanced manufacturing technologies including CNC machining, robotics, automation systems, smart tooling, additive manufacturing, digital manufacturing, and Industry 4.0 solutions.
Conduct comprehensive techno-commercial evaluations, ROI analysis, lifecycle cost assessments, benchmarking studies, and risk assessments for all major capital investment decisions.
Lead machine selection, supplier evaluation, factory acceptance testing (FAT), site acceptance testing (SAT), and equipment qualification processes.
Drive industrialization and commissioning of current manufacturing lines, equipment, tooling,



and infrastructure projects.
Collaborate with Production, Engineering, Quality, Programs, Supply Chain, and Finance teams to build compelling business cases and investment justifications.
Ensure all investments comply with aerospace quality, regulatory, safety, and customer requirements while maintaining future scalability.
Champion adoption of digital manufacturing technologies, robotics, automated inspection systems, predictive maintenance, artificial intelligence, and connected factory solutions.
Establish strategic partnerships with global OEMs, automation providers, machine builders, and technology innovators to continuously enhance manufacturing capabilities.
4. Manufacturing Process & Capacity Planning
Optimize manufacturing processes, factory layouts, material flow, and production systems.
Develop short and long-term capacity expansion plans.
Support business growth through manufacturing feasibility and industrialization assessments.
5. Cost Transformation & Asset Management
Drive productivity-led cost reduction initiatives across labor, energy, tooling, materials, and manufacturing operations.
Lead Value Engineering (VE) and Value Analysis (VA) projects.
Improve asset productivity and return on investment.
6. Compliance & Governance
Ensure compliance with AS9100, NADCAP, DGCA, CEMILAC, EASA, FAA, and customer-specific requirements.
Support audits, process governance, risk management, and manufacturing quality systems.
7. Strategic Projects & Leadership
Lead enterprise-wide transformation, modernization, and capacity expansion projects.
Develop business cases and investment proposals for senior management.
Build high-performing teams and develop organizational capabilities in Plant Engineering and Manufacturing Excellence.

Education : BE, B Tech- Mechanical/ Industrial Engineering
Experiance : 15 to 20 years of relevent experiance.

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