Profile: Production Head

Experience

- 10–15 years in rubber processing, including at least 3–5 years in a production leadership role.

Roles:
- Take complete ownership of plant-floor operations from machine erection and commissioning through validation trials and steady-state production.
- Manage production of rubber sheeting, belting or comparable flat rubber products with focus on process consistency, thickness control and quality.
- Handle rubber calendering and mixing, including roll settings, temperature control, sheet thickness, gauge consistency and batch repeatability.
- Operate and supervise internal mixer batch cycles, including loading sequence, mixing time, dump temperature and discharge consistency.
- Execute rubber compounding as per approved recipes, ensuring correct weighing, dispersion and identification of compound-related defects.
- Understand and supervise lathe and machining operations supporting in-house grinding, trimming, tooling, shaft and related work.
- Prepare daily, weekly and monthly production plans based on order requirements and machine availability.
- Coordinate with Sales, Dispatch and Packaging regarding order priority, production commitments and dispatch readiness.
- Investigate internal rejections and customer complaints, identify root causes and implement CAPA.
- Maintain FIFO for raw rubber,



chemicals and compounded stock while monitoring shelf life.
- Monitor material yield, scrap, rework and machine utilisation to reduce wastage.
- Develop and maintain plant SOPs for every process step and ensure operator adherence.
- Coordinate with Maintenance for preventive maintenance schedules, breakdown priorities and critical spares.
- Maintain production data through Excel and ERP and independently prepare production, rejection and consumption reports.
- Develop and implement technical training calendars for supervisors and operators.
- Analyse production and quality data to identify trends, process drift and record inaccuracies.
- Apply Kaizen/Six Sigma methods to improve rejection, cycle time and downtime.
- Supervise production teams across both shifts and ensure consistent performance and discipline.
- Manage shop-floor manpower and ensure optimum utilisation of resources.
- Ensure awareness and compliance with statutory, safety and environmental requirements.
- Build a production culture and operating system that can function independently without daily promoter involvement.

Qualification:
- BE / B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering, Rubber Technology, Polymer Engineering or Chemical Engineering.
- Engineering degree is mandatory; Diploma candidates are not to be considered

📌 Production Head-Rubber Belt Manufact.-Vapi-18 LPA
🏢 Jivya Enterprise
📍 Vapi