Plant Head – Manufacturing

SmartNode Automations Pvt Ltd | Kamdhenu Industrial Estate, Gorwa, Vadodara

Experience: 5–7 years in manufacturing / plant operations

Education: B.E. / B.Tech. – Mechanical Engineering (preferred)

Reports To

Head - Product Realization & Operations

Team Size: 35

About the Role

We're looking for a hands-on Plant Head to run our 8,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility — covering glass/acrylic

printing, CNC machining, mechanical workshop, soldering, electronics testing, touch-panel assembly, and

dispatch. You'll own daily production flow, machine uptime, and team output, while working closely with a young,

growing team.

What You'll Do

- Own daily production planning, output tracking, and on-time dispatch
- Allocate manpower against production priorities; flag shortages early
- Provide technical direction for CNC machining, workshop operations, and R&D; builds
- Coordinate cross-functional activities: assembly, testing, spray painting, screen printing, anodising, machining
- Maintain machines, equipment, and plant infrastructure; minimize downtime
- Drive Kaizen, process time reduction, and productivity initiatives
- Ensure ERP compliance and shop-floor process discipline
- Enforce 5S,



safety, and plant discipline
- Resolve day-to-day issues across Production, R&D;, Quality, Stores, and Dispatch
- Submit monthly plant performance reports

What Success Looks Like

- On-time delivery & production targets met
- Machine utilization up, downtime down
- Rework/quality issues reduced
- ERP and 5S compliance maintained
- Visible process/productivity improvements

Candidate Profile

- Strong mechanical engineering fundamentals — materials, machining, workshop equipment
- Practical CNC and machine maintenance knowledge
- Proven manpower/production management experience
- Comfortable in a mixed mechanical + electronics environment (added advantage)
- Hands-on, shop-floor leadership style — not a purely desk-based role
- Good with a young team; open to mentoring and day-to-day floor presence

Pay: ₹400,000.00 - ₹650,000.00 per year

Benefits:

- Versatile schedule
- Health insurance
- Leave encashment
- Life insurance
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Provident Fund

Location:

- Vadodara, Gujarat (Vadodara) (Required)

Work Location: In person

📌 Plant Head (Machnical) (India)
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