Job Purpose

The Production Head will take full ownership of end-to-end production operations, ensuring optimal production performance, operational efficiency, and product quality, while driving safety, cost, delivery, and customer satisfaction objectives. This role requires a seasoned skilled with hands-on experience in production management, a deep understanding of shop floor operations, solid leadership qualities, and the ability to drive continuous improvement across all production activities overseeing complex production processes while leading a team to achieve operational excellence and company goals.

Key Responsibilities
Strategic Production Oversight & Planning
Lead and manage day-to-day production operations, ensuring productive planning, scheduling, and execution of all production processes to achieve production targets.
Develop and execute production plans aligned with business requirements and company goals, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality products while managing costs effectively.
Optimize production workflows, resolve bottlenecks,



and support process optimization, automation, and capacity expansion projects.
Operational Efficiency & Process Optimization
Monitor KPIs and OEE, machine utilization, productivity, and process efficiency, implementing corrective actions to achieve operational excellence.
Oversee production schedules, resource allocation, material management, and inventory controls to ensure smooth operations with minimum downtime.
Identify inefficiencies and bottlenecks, conduct root cause analysis (RCA), and lead the development and implementation of corrective/preventive actions to improve productivity.
Drive Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, 5S, and other continuous improvement initiatives to reduce waste and cycle times.
Quality Assurance & Compliance
Ensure adherence to customer requirements, quality standards, SOPs, and manufacturing processes across the production line, from raw material sourcing

📌 Production Head Chennai
🏢 Steel Shoppe
📍 Chennai