Job Title: Head - Plant & Machinery

Location:Kolkata, West Bengal

Position Type:Full time, Senior Corporate

This role requires a highly commercial, tech-savvy leader based out of Kolkata to oversee the procurement, deployment, and maintenance of heavy machinery (e.g., Hot Mix Plants, WMM Plants, Pavers) for road and highway projects. They must also bring proven entrepreneurial experience to drive cost-saving initiatives and asset optimization.

Role Overview

As the Plant & Machinery (P&M;) Head, he will act as the backbone of our road and highway construction project operations. He will be responsible for the entire mechanical department, ensuring maximum equipment uptime, cost optimization, and strategic fleet management across various project sites in and around West Bengal.

Key Responsibilities
Fleet Management: Oversee the procurement, deployment, operation, maintenance, and repair of all heavy construction machinery.
Asset Availability: Ensure smooth daily operations of critical equipment including Hot Mix Plants, Batch Mix Plants, WMM Plants, Drum Mix Plants,



Asphalt Pavers, and Tippers. Enhance uptime, organize regular schedule of preventive maintenance, plan to reduce overall break-down of company owned / hired equipments.
Maintenance Strategy: Plan and implement strict preventive and breakdown maintenance schedules to minimize equipment downtime.
Cost & Budgeting: Monitor machinery performance, fuel consumption, spare parts usage, and overall repair costs.
Commercial Operations: Handle the purchasing, hiring, leasing, and disposal of machinery and spare parts.
Cross-Functional Coordination: Collaborate with project managers, procurement, and site teams to ensure the timely availability of equipment.
Compliance & Safety: Maintain strict compliance with safety, statutory, and environmental regulations relating to mechanical and plant operations.
MIS & Reporting: Prepare mechanical reports, equipment tracking, and budgets for executive mana

📌 Head Plant & Machinery Kolkata (India)
🏢 Jalan Group of Industries
📍 India