Plant Head Operations

Job Responsibilities (JR)

1. Plant Operations Management

- Provide overall leadership and responsibility for all plant operations, including Production, Quality Assurance (QA), Quality Control (QC), Engineering, Maintenance, Warehouse, Utilities, and other support functions.

- Ensure smooth, efficient, and uninterrupted plant operations to achieve business objectives.

- Review daily production performance and initiate corrective and preventive actions wherever required.

- Optimize plant productivity, operational efficiency, capacity utilization, and equipment effectiveness.

1. Production &
- Operational Excellence

- Ensure achievement of production plans and targets while maintaining product quality, regulatory compliance, and cost efficiency.

- Monitor and improve manufacturing performance through Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

- Drive operational excellence initiatives such as Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), 5S, and Continuous Improvement projects.

- Identify and implement productivity enhancement and cost optimization initiatives.

1. Quality &
- Regulatory Compliance

- Ensure full compliance with current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), Quality Management System (QMS), Data Integrity, and applicable national and international regulatory requirements.

- Promote and sustain a strong quality culture across the organization.

- Maintain continuous audit readiness for regulatory authorities, customers, and certification agencies.

- Support regulatory inspections, customer audits, and internal audits.

- Ensure timely investigation and closure of audit observations, deviations, CAPAs, and compliance commitments.





- Coordinate with the Regulatory Affairs department to support product registrations, regulatory submissions, and compliance activities.

1. Engineering &
- Maintenance

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

- Improve equipment reliability, Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), and plant uptime.

- Ensure engineering systems comply with GMP and safety requirements.

1. Supply Chain &
- Warehouse Management

- Coordinate with Planning, Purchase, Warehouse, QA, QC, and Logistics to ensure uninterrupted manufacturing operations.

- Monitor inventory levels and optimize stock while minimizing shortages and excess inventory.

- Ensure efficient warehouse operations, material handling, storage, and inventory control in compliance with GMP requirements.

1. People Leadership

- Lead, mentor, and develop department heads and plant personnel to build a high-performance organization.

- Promote teamwork, accountability, employee engagement, and cross-functional collaboration.

- Identify training needs and support employee development and succession planning.

1. EHS &
- Statutory Compliance

- Ensure compliance with Environmental, Health &
- Safety (EHS) standards and all applicable statutory and legal requirements.





- Promote a protected working environment and drive initiatives to prevent accidents and occupational hazards.

- Ensure implementation of safety programs, risk assessments, and emergency preparedness.

1. Financial &
- Performance Management

- Prepare and monitor plant budgets and control operating costs without compromising quality or compliance.

- Review departmental KPIs and drive continuous performance improvement.

- Analyze operational data and implement corrective actions to improve efficiency and profitability.

1. Cross-Functional Coordination

- Collaborate with QA, QC, Engineering, Supply Chain, Regulatory Affairs, HR, Finance, and Commercial teams to achieve organizational goals.

- Ensure effective communication and coordination among all departments for smooth business operations.

- Participate in strategic planning, capacity expansion, technology upgrades, and business improvement initiatives.

Experience

- 2030 years of experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing.

- Minimum 10–12 years in a senior leadership role.

- Extensive experience in pharmaceutics Industry.

- Strong knowledge of cGMP, regulatory inspections, validation, QMS, EHS, and pharmaceutical manufacturing systems.

- CTC- 20 to 30

Required Competencies

- Strategic leadership

- Decision-making

- Team management

- GMP and regulatory expertise

- Financial acumen

- Problem-solving and analytical skills

- Risk management

- Communication and interpersonal skills

- Change management

- Continuous improvement mindset

- Planning and execution

- Conflict resolution

- Customer focus

- Integrity and accountability

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