Job Description Job Description – Plant Head
n Industry: Pneumatic Products & Industrial Automation Manufacturing
n Department: Manufacturing / Operations
n Designation: Plant Head
n Experience: 15–20 Years
n Location: Noida
n Reporting To: Senior Management / Director
n 1. Job Purpose
n We are looking for an experienced and highly capable Plant Head to lead the complete
n manufacturing and plant operations of our pneumatic products manufacturing facility.
n The candidate will be responsible for end-to-end plant management, including production,
n production planning, quality, maintenance, engineering, process improvement, inventory
n coordination, manpower productivity, cost control, safety, and timely dispatch.
n The ideal candidate should have strong experience in pneumatic, hydraulic, industrial
n automation, precision engineering, engineering components, or similar manufacturing
n industries, with the ability to understand technical products and manage a multi-functional
n manufacturing team.
n The Plant Head will be expected to build a high-performance manufacturing culture, improve
n productivity and OEE, reduce rejection and manufacturing costs, improve delivery performance,
n and continuously enhance manufacturing processes.
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n 2. Product & Technical Environment
n The candidate will preferably have experience or working knowledge of products/processes
n related to:
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n ● Pneumatic Cylinders
n ● Pneumatic Valves
n ● FRL Units – Filter, Regulator & Lubricator
n ● Pneumatic Tubings
n ● Pneumatic Fittings
n ● Solenoid Valves
n ● Industrial Automation Components
n ● Customized Pneumatic Products
n ● Precision Engineering Components
n ● Assembly and testing of pneumatic products
n ● CNC/VMC machining and related manufacturing processes
n ● Pressure testing, leak testing and functional testing
n ● Product customization and engineering-to-production coordination
n Candidates from hydraulic, industrial automation, automotive components, precision
n engineering, machine components, or similar industries may also be considered if they
n possess strong manufacturing leadership experience.
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n 3. Key Responsibilities
n A. Overall Plant & Manufacturing Management
n ● Take complete ownership of day-to-day plant operations.
n ● Plan, organize and control all manufacturing activities to achieve production, quality and
n delivery targets.
n ● Ensure production plans are aligned with sales requirements, customer commitments
n and available manufacturing capacity.
n ● Monitor plant capacity utilization and identify capacity expansion requirements.
n ● Establish systems for smooth coordination between Production, Planning, Quality,
n Purchase, Stores, Maintenance, Engineering, Logistics and Sales.
n ● Ensure optimum utilization of manpower, machines, materials and production resources.
n ● Develop systems to improve manufacturing productivity and operational discipline.
n B. Production Planning & Execution
n ● Prepare and monitor daily, weekly and monthly production plans.
n ● Ensure production schedules are achieved within defined timelines.
n ● Analyze production bottlenecks and implement corrective actions.
n ● Improve machine utilization and production throughput.
n ● Monitor production against planned quantities and investigate deviations.
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n ● Ensure timely completion of customized and urgent customer orders.
n ● Establish production priorities based on customer commitments and business
n requirements.




n ● Develop capacity planning and manpower planning based on future business
n projections.
n C. Pneumatic Product Manufacturing
n ● Develop a strong understanding of manufacturing processes involved in pneumatic
n products.
n ● Ensure proper manufacturing and assembly processes for cylinders, valves, FRLs,
n fittings, tubing and customized products.
n ● Improve manufacturing processes for precision, reliability and repeatability.
n ● Ensure proper process controls for machining, assembly, testing and finishing
n operations.
n ● Work closely with Engineering/R&D; on new product development and product
n customization.
n ● Ensure smooth transition of new/customized products from engineering to production.
n ● Identify opportunities for standardization and modularization of customized products.
n D. Quality Management
n ● Establish and maintain robust quality systems across the plant.
n ● Drive reduction in rejection, rework, customer complaints and process deviations.
n ● Ensure quality at every stage rather than relying only on final inspection.
n ● Establish process quality checkpoints and inspection standards.
n ● Work closely with Quality to conduct root-cause analysis and CAPA.
n ● Implement quality improvement methodologies such as 7 QC tools, Poka-Yoke, FMEA
n and SPC wherever applicable.
n ● Ensure adherence to applicable ISO and customer-specific quality requirements.
n ● Monitor internal rejection, rework, customer rejection and warranty/complaint trends.
n E. Lean Manufacturing & Continuous Improvement
n ● Implement and continuously improve Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Kaizen, Six Sigma and
n TPM initiatives.
n ● Identify and eliminate waste across production processes.
n ● Reduce cycle time, setup time, waiting time, material movement and unnecessary
n handling.
n ● Improve OEE and machine productivity.
n ● Implement visual management systems on the shop floor.
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n ● Establish continuous improvement projects with measurable financial and productivity
n benefits.
n ● Encourage shop-floor employees to participate in Kaizen and improvement initiatives.
n F. Maintenance & Machine Reliability
n ● Ensure preventive and predictive maintenance of all plant machinery and equipment.
n ● Minimize machine breakdowns and unplanned downtime.
n ● Establish preventive maintenance schedules and compliance monitoring.
n ● Monitor machine availability, MTBF and MTTR.
n ● Ensure critical spare parts are identified and maintained.
n ● Work with Maintenance/Engineering teams for machine upgrades, automation and
n process improvements.
n ● Evaluate recent machinery and technology requirements in consultation with management.
n G. Cost Control & Productivity
n ● Control manufacturing costs without compromising product quality.
n ● Monitor and reduce material wastage, scrap, rework, energy consumption and overtime
n costs.
n ● Improve manpower productivity and machine utilization.
n ● Identify cost-saving opportunities across manufacturing operations.
n ● Participate in annual OPEX and CAPEX budgeting.
n ● Evaluate ROI for new machinery, automation and process improvement projects.




n ● Establish productivity targets for departments and production lines.
n H. Inventory, Stores & Supply Chain Coordination
n ● Coordinate with Purchase, Stores and Planning to ensure uninterrupted production.
n ● Maintain optimum raw material and component inventory levels.
n ● Minimize excess inventory, obsolete stock and production shortages.
n ● Improve material flow from stores to production and finished goods to dispatch.
n ● Identify recurring material shortages and take preventive action.
n ● Coordinate with Purchase for critical and long-lead-time components.
n ● Improve inventory accuracy and material traceability.
n I. New Product Development & Customization
n ● Work closely with Sales, Engineering and R&D; for customized customer requirements.
n ● Evaluate manufacturing feasibility of customized pneumatic products.
n ● Review drawings, specifications, processes and production requirements.
n ● Ensure new products are manufacturable, cost-effective and scalable.
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n ● MTBF / MTTR
n ● Changeover/Setup Time
n ● Inventory Turnover
n ● Manufacturing Cost per Unit
n ● Energy Consumption
n ● Kaizen/Improvement Projects
n ● Safety Incidents
n Prepare and present daily, weekly and monthly plant performance reports to senior
n management with clear action plans for deviations.
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n 4. Cross-Functional Responsibilities
n The Plant Head will be required to work closely with:
n ● Sales & Marketing
n ● Business Development
n ● Engineering / R&D;
n ● Quality
n ● Production Planning
n ● Purchase
n ● Stores
n ● Logistics
n ● Finance / Accounts
n ● HR
n ● Customer Relationship / Customer Support
n The candidate must be capable of converting business requirements into practical
n manufacturing plans and ensuring execution through the plant team.
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n 5. Educational Qualification
n Mandatory / Preferred
n ● B.Tech / B.E. in Mechanical Engineering – Preferred
n ● B.Tech / B.E. in Electrical Engineering may also be considered where the candidate has
n strong manufacturing and industrial automation exposure.
n
n ● Production / Industrial Engineering candidates with relevant manufacturing experience
n may also be considered.
n ● MBA / PGDM in Operations, Supply Chain or Business Management will be an added
n advantage.
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n 6. Experience Requirements
n ● 15–20 years of total professional experience
n ● Minimum 5+ years in a Plant Head / Factory Head / General Manager –
n Manufacturing / Senior Plant Operations role is preferred.
n ● Strong hands-on experience in manufacturing operations.
n ● Experience in pneumatic, hydraulic, industrial automation, engineering components,
n precision manufacturing, automotive components or similar industries preferred.
n ● Candidates with strong knowledge of pneumatic products will receive preference.
n ● Experience in managing a medium-to-large manufacturing workforce.
n ● Experience in production planning, quality, maintenance, cost control and operational
n excellence.
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n 7. Technical Skills
n The candidate should have strong knowledge of:
n ● Pneumatic / hydraulic products and applications
n ● Manufacturing processes
n ● CNC / VMC / machining operations
n ● Assembly processes
n ● Pressure and leakage testing
n ● Production planning
n ● Capacity planning
n ● Quality management systems
n ● Lean Manufacturing
n ● 5S / Kaizen / TPM
n ● Six Sigma concepts
n ● Root Cause Analysis
n ● CAPA
n ● FMEA
n ● SPC
n ● OEE
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📌 Plant Head (Pneumatic) (Noida)
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