About this Position
The Manager – Production position is responsible for leading and managing all manufacturing operations at the plant to ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective production while meeting quality standards, customer requirements, and business objectives. The role focuses on maximizing productivity through effective utilization of manpower, equipment, raw materials, and utilities.
What you´ll do
- Lead daily production operations and ensure achievement of production plans and customer delivery commitments.
- Manage manpower, equipment, utilities, and raw materials to maximize productivity and efficiency.
- Monitor production performance and take corrective actions to achieve production targets.
- Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, quality, and regulatory requirements.
- Drive a strong safety culture and lead EHS initiatives, audits, and risk assessments.
- Maintain compliance with ISO, GMP, and other manufacturing standards.
- Improve productivity, reduce manufacturing costs, waste, and downtime.
- Optimize Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), yield,



and resource utilization.
- Lead, coach, and develop production teams, supervisors, and operators.
- Coordinate with Maintenance and Engineering teams to maximize equipment reliability and uptime.
- Support preventive maintenance, shutdown activities, and recent equipment commissioning.
- Drive Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, TPM, 5S, and Kaizen initiatives.
- Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) such as production output, productivity, quality, safety, and manufacturing costs.
- Collaborate with Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, EHS, and R&D; teams to ensure smooth plant operations.
- Prepare operational reviews and improvement action plans for plant leadership.

What makes you a good fit
- Minimum 10 years of experience in Chemical, Adhesives, Specialty Chemicals, Paints, Petrochemical, or Process Manufacturing industries.
- Should be a B.E./B.Tech in Chemical Engineering.

📌 Manager - Production (Navi Mumbai)
🏢 Henkel
📍 Navi Mumbai