Role & responsibilities

- Lead overall plant operations, production, productivity, quality, cost and delivery.
- Drive greenfield plant readiness, commissioning, trial production and ramp-up.
- Establish production systems, SOPs, manpower structure and operating processes.
- Monitor OEE, yield, capacity utilisation, rejection, downtime and productivity.
- Drive Lean Manufacturing, TPM, 5S, Kaizen, RCA and continuous improvement.
- Coordinate with Engineering, Quality, EHS, PPC, Procurement, HR and other functions.
- Develop and lead the plant team, including recruitment, training and skill development.
- Ensure compliance with quality, safety and statutory requirements.
- Drive manufacturing cost optimisation and operational excellence.




- Report plant performance and key improvement initiatives to management.

Preferred candidate profile

- 15+ years of relevant manufacturing experience, with significant plant/operations leadership.
- Greenfield plant setup/commissioning experience preferred.
- Candidates from BIPV, Solar PV, Thin-Film PV, Solar Glass, Architectural/Specialty Glass, Advanced Materials, Coating or high-precision manufacturing will be preferred.
- Direct CdTe/BIPV experience will be an advantage but not mandatory.

📌 Plant Manager / Operations Head (Ratnagiri)
🏢 SolarScape Enterprises LLP - Gadre Group
📍 Ratnagiri