Job Purpose To lead and manage end-to-end bottling operations, ensuring achievement of production targets, product quality, statutory compliance, cost optimization, safety, and continuous improvement while maintaining high operational efficiency in an IMFL/Distillery bottling plant.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead and supervise overall bottling operations including blending, filtration, filling, capping, labeling, packaging, and dispatch coordination.

- Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly production plans to meet business requirements.

- Ensure optimum utilization of bottling lines, manpower, and machinery to maximize productivity and minimize downtime.

- Monitor production KPIs such as OEE, line efficiency, wastage, rejection, and yield.

- Ensure compliance with Excise regulations, SOPs, GMP, HACCP, FSSAI (where applicable), and company quality standards.

- Coordinate with QA, Engineering, Warehouse, Maintenance, Purchase, and Logistics for uninterrupted production.

- Drive preventive maintenance planning and minimize machine breakdowns.

- Ensure timely availability of raw materials and packaging materials.

- Lead cost reduction, productivity improvement, TPM, Lean Manufacturing, and continuous improvement initiatives.

- Ensure compliance with Safety, Health, and Environment (EHS) requirements and conduct regular safety reviews.

- Manage manpower deployment, shift planning, contractor workforce, and employee development.

- Review production reports, MIS, and statutory documentation.

- Support internal, customer, ISO, and Excise audits and ensure timely closure of observations.

Qualification

- B.E./B.Tech (Mechanical, Chemical, Production, Industrial Engineering) or equivalent.

- MBA (Operations) is desirable.





Experience

- 12–18 years of experience in IMFL, Distillery, Brewery, Beverage, or FMCG manufacturing.

- Minimum 5 years in a leadership role handling multiple bottling lines and large production teams.

Required Skills & Competencies

Technical Skills

- Strong knowledge of IMFL bottling operations.

- Blending, filtration, filling, labeling, packaging, and warehouse coordination.

- Excise rules and statutory compliance.

- Production planning and inventory management.

- OEE, TPM, Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, and Six Sigma concepts.

- Preventive and predictive maintenance coordination.

- SAP/ERP and production MIS reporting.

- Root Cause Analysis (RCA), CAPA, and problem-solving techniques.

- Knowledge of food safety, GMP, HACCP, and quality management systems.

Leadership Skills

- Team leadership and people management.

- Production planning and execution.

- Decision-making and analytical ability.

- Conflict resolution and employee engagement.

- Coaching and mentoring.

- Performance management.

Behavioral Skills

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

- Solid planning and organizing ability.

- High level of accountability and ownership.

- Result-oriented approach.

- Ability to work under pressure and meet production deadlines.

- Cross-functional coordination.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

- Production Target Achievement (%)

- Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)

- Line Efficiency

- Rejection/Wastage %

- Machine Downtime

- Cost per Case

- Safety Performance (Zero LTI)

- Excise & Statutory Compliance

- Customer Complaint Rate

- On-Time Dispatch Performance

- Audit Compliance Score

- Employee Productivity & Training Completion

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