Plant Head – Flexible Packaging

Location: Bengaluru
Function: Manufacturing / Plant Operations
Experience: 12–18 years
Industry: Flexible Packaging / Films / Laminates / Sustainable Packaging
Reporting To: Founder / CEO

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Plant Head to lead and scale manufacturing operations for a fast-growing sustainable packaging company.

The role will be responsible for the end-to-end operations of the manufacturing plant, including production, process engineering, quality, maintenance, EHS, cost management, capacity expansion and team leadership.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in flexible packaging manufacturing, particularly in coating, extrusion coating, lamination, converting, films or paper-based flexible packaging.

Key ResponsibilitiesPlant Operations
- Lead end-to-end plant operations and ensure achievement of production, quality, cost and delivery targets.
- Plan and manage production schedules based on customer requirements.
- Drive productivity, capacity utilization, yield and OEE.
- Establish and maintain robust SOPs,



production standards and process controls.
- Identify production bottlenecks and drive continuous improvement.

Flexible Packaging Manufacturing
- Strong understanding of flexible packaging manufacturing processes including:
- Extrusion / extrusion coating
- Water-based / solvent-based coating
- Adhesive coating and lamination
- Film processing
- Paper and film converting
- Slitting and rewinding
- Printing and finishing
- Optimize coating weight, adhesion, curing/drying, barrier properties and material utilization.
- Drive process consistency and minimize rejection, wastage and rework.
- Support development and commercialization of current packaging structures.

Plant Scale-Up & Commissioning
- Lead plant expansion, equipment installation and commissioning activities.
- Work with vendors on machinery selection, installation and commissioning.
- Develop plant layout, production flow and cap

📌 Plant Head- Flexible Packaging (Bengaluru)
🏢 AVP Talent Solutions
📍 Bengaluru