Location: Bhuj, Kutch
Department: Production
Experience: 8-12 Years
Preferred Industry: Cement / Clay / Minerals / Ceramics / Refractory / Lime

Job Summary

Responsible for complete high-temperature production operations, including high-temperature process control, equipment performance, production output, fuel efficiency, safety, manpower and process stability.

Key Responsibilities
- Handle end-to-end Hot Zone operations and ensure uninterrupted production.
- Monitor and control critical parameters such as temperature, pressure, airflow, feed rate, fuel consumption and process stability.
- Ensure efficient operation of dryers, burners, furnaces, kilns, hot-air systems and associated equipment, as applicable.
- Manage start-up, shutdown and emergency handling of Hot Zone equipment.
- Identify process abnormalities, overheating, blockages, temperature variation and production losses and take immediate corrective action.
- Achieve production targets while maintaining required quality and process parameters.
- Control fuel/energy consumption per ton and improve thermal efficiency.




- Minimize downtime, breakdowns, wastage, rejection and process losses.
- Coordinate closely with Maintenance and QC teams for equipment and quality issues.
- Manage shift manpower, operators and supervisors with robust shop-floor discipline.
- Ensure strict PPE, safety, housekeeping and SOP compliance in high-temperature areas.
- Conduct root-cause analysis for recurring Hot Zone breakdowns and process deviations.
- Drive process improvement, debottlenecking, and automation initiatives.

Key Skills
- High-Temperature Process Operations
- Kiln / Dryer / Burner / Furnace Operations
- Thermal Process Control
- Fuel & Energy Optimization
- Continuous Process Manufacturing
- Breakdown & Process Troubleshooting
- Manpower and Shift Management
- Production Planning & Control
- Safety & SOP Discipline

*Candidate must have strong hands-on experience in high-temperature / Hot Zone continuous-proces

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