Job Description

Role Purpose

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The Plant Manager is responsible for end-to-end plant operations, ensuring safe, compliant, efficient, and cost-effective manufacturing of chemical products. The role leads production, maintenance, quality, EHS, and logistics teams to deliver production targets, regulatory compliance, continuous improvement, and workforce capability development.

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Key Responsibilities

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1. Operations & Production

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Lead day-to-day plant operations to meet production, quality, cost, and delivery targets.

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Ensure optimal utilization of manpower, equipment, utilities, and raw materials.

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Develop and track production plans, KPIs, and dashboards (OEE/OPE, yield, downtime, losses, MPSA).

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Drive process stability, batch consistency, and throughput improvement.

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Manage complex reaction (Latex/Solution Polymers) operation

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2. Safety, Health & Environment (SHE)

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Ensure strict compliance with statutory, environmental, and safety regulations (Factories Act, PESO, PCB, IMS certification, NSF, etc.).

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Promote a zero-incident safety culture through training, audits, and leadership engagement.

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Lead HAZOP, risk assessments, incident investigations, and corrective actions.

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Ensure proper handling, storage, and disposal of hazardous chemicals and waste.

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3. Quality & Compliance

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Ensure compliance with IMS standards / customer quality standards.

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Oversee process control, batch documentation, deviations, and CAPA.

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Coordinate customer audits, internal audits / compliances, regulatory inspections, and certifications.

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4. Maintenance & Reliability

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Oversee preventive, predictive, and breakdown maintenance programs.

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Improve equipment reliability, MTBF, and uptime.

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Ensure availability of critical spares and effective shutdown planning.

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5. Cost, Budget & Productivity

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Prepare and manage plant budgets, operating costs, and capex proposals.

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Drive cost reduction initiatives without compromising safety or quality.

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Monitor energy, utilities, yield losses, and consumables usage.

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6. People Leadership & Capability Building

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Lead, mentor, and develop production, maintenance, QA, and SHE teams.

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Ensure skill development, succession planning, and performance management.

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Foster strong industrial relations and discipline on the shop floor.

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Engage Union relations and drive efficiency improvements through strong collaboration and commitments in Long Term Settlements

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7. Continuous Improvement & Projects

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Drive Lean, Six Sigma, TPM, and Kaizen initiatives.

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Lead process improvements, debottlenecking, and scale-up projects.

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Support new product trials, technology transfers, and commissioning.

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8. Stakeholder & Cross-functional Coordination

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Coordinate with Supply Chain, R&D;, Procurement, Manufacturing HPNs and Corporate EHS (Internal Stakeholders).

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Act as the primary point of contact for regulators, auditors,



and local authorities (External Stakeholders).

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Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

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Safety: TRIR, near misses, compliance score

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Sustainability: Water usage, Energy usage, Waste Disposal

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Production: Output vs plan, OEE, yield, downtime

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Quality: Customer complaints, first-pass failure, audit findings

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Cost: Plant Overheads (PLOH), energy cost, material losses

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People: Attrition, training hours, engagement

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Industrial Relations: Zero disputes (unionized operation)

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Qualifications & Experience

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B.E./B.Tech in Chemical Engineering / Polymer Engineering (mandatory) from reputed College / University

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15–20 years of experience in chemical manufacturing, with 5 years+ in a leadership role in reaction (polymer manufacturing) plants in West Bengal

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Strong exposure to batch/continuous chemical processes, esp Latex Polymer Chemistry manufacturing

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Knowledge of statutory and regulatory requirements for chemical plants

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Skills & Competencies

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Strong process understanding and problem-solving capability

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Proven people leadership and decision-making skills

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Deep commitment to SHE and compliance

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Solid Industrial relations experience in chemical industry (in West Bengal)

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Financial acumen and data-driven mindset

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Excellent communication and stakeholder management

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Preferred (Nice to Have)

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Experience in specialty chemicals / intermediates / bulk chemicals

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Exposure to greenfield or brownfield expansion projects

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TPM exposure / Lean Six Sigma certification

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