Job Title

Head – Production & Plant Operations (Plant Protein & Starch Division)

Location: MIDC Pandare, Tal. Baramati, Dist. Pune, Maharashtra

Company: Confidential

Compensation: Salary No Bar for the Right Candidate

Email: [email protected]

About the Role

We are setting up a small scale state-of-the-art manufacturing facility for production of Plant Proteins, Native & Modified Starches, Dietary Fibre and Value-added Food Ingredients. We are looking for an experienced Production Engineer/Plant Operations Head who can independently establish, optimize and operate the entire manufacturing plant with world-class efficiency, quality and profitability.

This is not a routine production job. We are looking for a qualified who takes complete ownership of production, continuously improves plant performance and consistently achieves production and quality targets.

Key Responsibilities

The selected candidate shall be fully responsible for:

Plant Operations

- Setting up the plant and machinery, procurement,
- Complete production planning and execution
- Achieving daily, weekly and monthly production targets
- Maintaining optimum plant efficiency
- Maximizing plant uptime
- Capacity utilization above 90%
- Process optimization
- Continuous improvement initiatives

Manufacturing

Experience in operating:

- Protein Extraction Plants
- Starch Separation Plants
- Decanter Centrifuges
- Disc Stack Separators
- Homogenizers
- Spray Dryers
- Flash Dryers
- Fluid Bed Dryers
- Milling Systems
- Pneumatic Conveying Systems
- Packaging Lines
- CIP Systems
- Boilers
- Air Compressors
- Chillers
- Cooling Towers
- Effluent Treatment Plant

Production Responsibilities

Responsible for:

- Raw material planning
- Shift planning
- Batch planning
- Production scheduling
- Yield optimization
- Reduction of process losses
- Product recovery improvement
- Water conservation
- Steam conservation
- Power consumption reduction
- Chemical consumption optimization

Quality

Responsible for ensuring:

- Consistent product quality
- Protein specification compliance
- Starch quality
- Moisture control
- Microbiological compliance
- GMP implementation
- HACCP compliance
- FSSAI compliance
- ISO 22000 implementation




- BRC/FSSC readiness

Process Optimization

Should continuously improve:

- Protein yield
- Starch recovery
- Product whiteness
- Solubility
- Powder flowability
- Bulk density
- Drying efficiency
- Powder recovery
- Cyclone efficiency
- Spray dryer performance

Maintenance Coordination

Coordinate with maintenance team for:

- Preventive Maintenance
- Breakdown Analysis
- Root Cause Analysis
- Predictive Maintenance
- Spare Planning
- Equipment Reliability
- OEE Improvement

Cost Control

Responsible for reducing:

- Production Cost
- Utility Cost
- Maintenance Cost
- Chemical Cost
- Labour Cost
- Product Losses
- Wastage
- Downtime

Team Management

Lead and manage:

- Production Engineers
- Shift Engineers
- Operators
- Helpers
- Utility Operators
- Packaging Team

Responsibilities include:

- Training
- SOP implementation
- Discipline
- Safety culture
- Productivity improvement
- Skill development

Documentation

Maintain:

- Batch Records
- Daily Production Reports
- Utility Reports
- Yield Reports
- OEE Reports
- Downtime Reports
- Maintenance Coordination Reports
- Quality Records
- CAPA
- SOPs
- Work Instructions

Desired Candidate ProfileEducation

BE/B.Tech in

- Chemical Engineering
- Food Technology
- Food Engineering
- Dairy Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering (with process industry experience)

M.Tech is an added advantage.

Experience

Minimum 10–20 years in one or more industries:

- Plant Protein
- Starch
- Food Ingredients
- Dairy Powder
- Spray Drying
- Solvent Extraction
- Food Processing
- Corn Wet Milling
- Pulse Processing
- Rice Protein
- Pea Protein
- Soy Protein

Candidates who have commissioned recent plants will be preferred.

Technical Knowledge

Must possess hands-on knowledge of:

- Protein extraction
- Enzymatic processing
- Starch extraction
- Decanter operation




- Disc separator operation
- Spray drying
- Powder handling
- Utility management
- Steam systems
- Heat recovery
- Energy optimization
- Process automation
- PLC/SCADA
- Instrumentation
- VFD operation

Leadership Qualities

The candidate should:

- Take complete ownership of the plant
- Work independently
- Solve production problems quickly
- Build high-performance teams
- Maintain strict discipline
- Lead by example
- Be target-oriented
- Be data-driven
- Continuously improve systems
- Deliver measurable business results

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Performance will be evaluated based on measurable outputs, including:

- Achievement of monthly production targets
- Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) ≥ 85%
- Plant availability ≥ 95%
- Capacity utilization ≥ 90%
- Protein recovery meeting or exceeding design targets
- Starch recovery meeting or exceeding design targets
- First-pass quality acceptance ≥ 98%
- Customer complaints ≤ 0.5% of dispatched batches
- Spray dryer powder recovery ≥ 99%
- Production losses ≤ 2%
- Rework ≤ 1%
- Batch rejection = Zero (except approved deviations)
- Utility consumption maintained within approved norms
- Zero major food safety incidents
- Zero lost-time accidents
- Preventive maintenance compliance ≥ 95%
- Inventory accuracy ≥ 98%
- On-time completion of production plans ≥ 98%

We Are Looking For Someone Who

- Delivers results rather than excuses.
- Treats the plant as their own business.
- Can independently run a modern food manufacturing facility.
- Leads from the production floor, not just from an office.
- Is committed to continuous improvement and operational excellence.
- Can develop people, systems and processes while consistently achieving production, quality, cost and safety targets.

If you have a proven track record of commissioning, stabilizing and scaling food ingredient manufacturing plants, and can demonstrate measurable achievements in productivity, yield, quality and cost reduction, we would like to hear from you.

Pay: ₹20,000.00 - ₹100,000.00 per month

Benefits:

- Cell phone reimbursement

Work Location: In person

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🏢 Mysmart Agri Industries
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