Position: Plant Manager - Manufacturing Operations

Employment Type: Full-time

Location: Sonasan - Prantij, Himatnagar, 383210, Gujarat.

Role Overview

We are looking for a dynamic, methodical, and process-driven leader with a proven record of setting up and improving factories, systems, and teams . The Plant Head will oversee all manufacturing operations , including:

- Production
- Maintenance
- Quality Assurance & Quality Control
- Dispatch
- Inventory & Warehouse
- Projects & Utilities
- Safety & Compliance
- Any other critical plant functions

Key Responsibilities:

- Oversee complete plant operations, including Production, Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, Warehouse, and Dispatch.
- Ensure smooth daily manufacturing flow with high output efficiency, minimal downtime, and timely order fulfilment.
- Build, upgrade, and enforce SOPs across all departments to ensure consistent, standardised operations.
- Strengthen quality systems to meet FSSAI, GMP, GHP, HACCP, and internal Pintola standards.
- Ensure strict compliance with all food safety, labour, environmental, and statutory regulations.
- Maintain excellent plant hygiene, documentation practices, audit readiness, and corrective action closures.
- Oversee preventive and predictive maintenance to ensure high machine uptime and reliability.
- Identify process bottlenecks, implement efficiency-driven solutions, and plan capacity enhancement.
- Lead and develop multi-level plant teams with focus on training, performance culture,



and accountability.
- Foster strong inter-department coordination for production planning, material management, and forecasting.
- Analyse operational MIS, daily/weekly dashboards, and present improvements to leadership.
- Support plant expansion projects, layout improvements, new line setups, and technology upgrades.
- Build a culture of safety, discipline, teamwork, and high performance across all plant functions.
- Manage plant budgets, cost controls, material consumption, and operational optimisation.
- Act as the key operational link between the plant and senior management.

Must Have

- Minimum 10 years of experience in FMCG/Food/Manufacturing operations.
- Master’s degree in a relevant field (Engineering / Food Technology / Operations / Industrial Management preferred).
- Strong plant/operations leadership experience with multi-department management.
- Proven track record in setting up, improving, or scaling factories .
- Excellent knowledge of production planning, QA, maintenance, and safety systems.
- Strong communication skills, with dynamic and confident leadership presence.
- Highly structured, process-driven, disciplined, and proactive.

Good to Have

- Experience in high growth/fast-moving brands.
- Experience with automation and contemporary production systems.
- Ability to manage large teams (100+ workforce).
- Strong understanding of compliance, audits, and food industry certifications.

📌 Plant Manager (Himatnagar)
🏢 Pintola
📍 Himatnagar