Vice President Works

Location: Corporate Office, Chennai

Role Scope and Purpose

Vice President – Works will be the senior-most manufacturing leader of Ramco Industries, with overall responsibility for 10 manufacturing plants in India and 2 plants in Sri Lanka producing Fiber Cement Roofing Sheets and Building Boards. The plants operate on a 24x7 continuous-manufacturing basis, with Production, Maintenance, Quality, Accounts, Materials and Industrial Relations functions reporting through the respective Unit Heads.

The position is responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership to the entire manufacturing network and achieving Company objectives relating to production, productivity, quality, cost, reliability, safety, people development, sustainability and capital efficiency. The role will guide Unit Heads, standardize manufacturing practices, drive operational excellence and develop a solid, accountable plant-leadership team.

Key Responsibilities

Manufacturing Operations and Operational Excellence:



Lead all plants to achieve annual and monthly production targets in line with business requirements. Continuously review capacity utilization, productivity, yield, wastage, downtime and manufacturing cost. Ensure reliable 24x7 operation, identify bottlenecks, optimize capacity and establish common operating standards across all locations. Drive improvement in OEE, plant availability, cycle time, manpower productivity and energy efficiency using appropriate Lean Manufacturing, TPM, Kaizen, 5S and Six Sigma practices. Promote automation, digitization, process control, root-cause analysis and permanent corrective actions.

Maintenance and Asset Reliability: Ensure high reliability and availability of critical manufacturing equipment, including mixers, reactors, Hatschek machines, material-handling equipment and utilities. Strengthen preventive, predictive and condition-based maintenance, eliminate recurring breakdowns, oversee annual shutdown planning, o

📌 Vice President Works (Chennai)
🏢 Ramco Industries
📍 Chennai