Job Title: Plant Head – Manufacturing

Employment Type: Full-time | On site
Education: B.E. / B. Tech. – Mechanical Engineering (preferred)
Experience: 5–7 years in manufacturing / plant operations

About Smart Node:

Smart Node is one of India’s leading brands in wireless home automation, transforming homes, offices, and hotels into smart spaces. With over 8 years of innovation, we are on a mission to simplify lives through cutting-edge automation technology made in India.

Join our passionate and fast-growing team to be part of the next big revolution in smart living.

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.

Key Responsibilities:

- 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, anodizing, 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

Who Can Apply (Ideal Backgrounds):

- 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

Preferred industry experience includes:

- Plywood / Laminates / Veneers
- Lighting / LED / Electrical Fittings
- Sanitary ware / Bathroom Fittings
- Modular Kitchen / Furniture
- Paints / Tiles / Marble
- Security Systems / CCTV
- HVAC / Building Technology
- Luxury Real Estate Sales

Why Join Us?

- Be part of a fast-growing, innovation-driven smart automation company
- Versatile, remote-first work culture
- Attractive fixed salary + performance-based incentives
- Exposure to premium residential and commercial projects
- Opportunity to build your personal brand in the smart home technology space

https://smartnode.in/

Pay: ₹35,000.00 - ₹55,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person

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