Position: Plant Manager - Manufacturing Operations /n /n Employment Type: Full time /n Location: Sonasan - Prantij, Himatnagar, 383210, Gujarat. /n /n Role Overview /n /n 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: /n /n
- Production
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- Maintenance
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- Quality Assurance & Quality Control
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- Dispatch
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- Inventory & Warehouse
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- Projects & Utilities
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- Safety & Compliance
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- Any other critical plant functions
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- Oversee complete plant operations, including Production, Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, Warehouse, and Dispatch.
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- Ensure smooth daily manufacturing flow with high output efficiency, minimal downtime, and timely order fulfilment.
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- Build, upgrade, and enforce SOPs across all departments to ensure consistent, standardised operations.
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- Strengthen quality systems to meet FSSAI, GMP, GHP, HACCP, and internal Pintola standards.
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- Ensure strict compliance with all food safety, labour, environmental, and statutory regulations.
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- Maintain excellent plant hygiene, documentation practices, audit readiness, and corrective action closures.
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- Oversee preventive and predictive maintenance to ensure high machine uptime and reliability.
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- Identify process bottlenecks, implement efficiency-driven solutions, and plan capacity enhancement.
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- Lead and develop multi-level plant teams with focus on training,
performance culture, and accountability.
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- Foster strong inter-department coordination for production planning, material management, and forecasting.
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- Analyse operational MIS, daily/weekly dashboards, and present improvements to leadership.
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- Support plant expansion projects, layout improvements, new line setups, and technology upgrades.
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- Build a culture of safety, discipline, teamwork, and high performance across all plant functions.
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- Manage plant budgets, cost controls, material consumption, and operational optimisation.
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- Act as the key operational link between the plant and senior management.
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- Minimum 10 years of experience in FMCG/Food/Manufacturing operations.
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- Master’s degree in a relevant field (Engineering / Food Technology / Operations / Industrial Management preferred).
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- Strong plant/operations leadership experience with multi-department management.
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- Proven track record in setting up, improving, or scaling factories.
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- Excellent knowledge of production planning, QA, maintenance, and safety systems.
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- Strong communication skills, with dynamic and confident leadership presence.
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- Highly structured, process-driven, disciplined, and proactive.
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- Experience in high growth/fast-moving brands.
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- Experience with automation and modern production systems.
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- Ability to manage large teams (100+ workforce).
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- Strong understanding of compliance, audits, and food industry certifications.
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