Role & responsibilities

- Lead and manage complete production operations across all 3 manufacturing units.
- Develop and execute daily, weekly and monthly production plans based on customer orders, delivery commitments, capacity and available resources.
- Demonstrate exceptional expertise in PPC, production scheduling, capacity planning, material planning and shop-floor control.
- Ensure production plans are aligned with sales commitments and dispatch schedules.
- Monitor Plan vs. Actual Production and take immediate corrective actions for deviations.
- Optimize utilization of manpower, machines, materials and production capacity across all three units.
- Coordinate closely with Purchase, Stores, Quality, Maintenance, Projects and Dispatch teams.
- Identify production bottlenecks and implement effective solutions to improve throughput and reduce downtime.
- Ensure timely availability of raw materials, components, drawings, machines and manpower as per production requirements.
- Establish and monitor production KPIs, productivity targets, OEE, rejection, rework, downtime and capacity utilization.
- Control production costs by minimizing material wastage, overtime, rework, rejection, idle time and machine downtime.
- Ensure strict adherence to approved SOPs, work instructions, quality standards and safety procedures.
- Drive Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Kaizen, continuous improvement and process optimization initiatives.
- Establish effective systems for WIP management, inventory control and production flow.
- Ensure preventive maintenance is coordinated effectively to minimize unplanned machine breakdowns.
- Develop and maintain strong inter-unit coordination to balance workload and optimize overall manufacturing capacity.




- Conduct regular production review meetings with Unit Heads, Production Managers, Supervisors and PPC teams.
- Analyse production data and prepare MIS reports, productivity reports, capacity reports and Plan vs. Actual reports for management.
- Identify recurring operational issues through root-cause analysis and implement sustainable corrective and preventive actions.
- Ensure discipline, productivity and accountability across all production teams.
- Support management in capacity expansion, machinery selection, process development and plant improvement projects.
- Ensure production readiness for new products, projects and high-volume orders.

Preferred candidate profile Experience: 1015+ years in manufacturing/production operations, with significant experience in a Plant Head / Production Head / Senior Production Manager role.

Must-Have Experience:

- Proven experience managing multiple manufacturing units/plants.
- Exceptional knowledge of PPC and production planning systems.
- Strong experience in capacity planning, scheduling, MRP and shop-floor control.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, machines, manpower and material flow.
- Experience managing large production teams and multiple production functions.
- Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Kaizen and productivity improvement.
- Robust analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Proven track record of achieving production targets and delivery commitments

Educational Qualification

- Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering, Industrial Engineering or related field.
- MBA / PG qualification in Operations or Production Management will be an added advantage.

📌 Production Head (Pune)
🏢 Dreamspan Ventures
📍 Pune