Role & responsibilities :-

1. Operational Strategy & Leadership

- Take overall responsibility for the smooth, safe and profitable functioning of all plants and operational units.
- Develop and execute operational strategies and annual operating plans aligned with the company's business objectives.
- Review performance of every plant and department regularly through structured MIS and review meetings.
- Ensure operational targets are achieved on time, with clear accountability at plant-head level.

2. Plant & Production Management

- Oversee production planning, manufacturing schedules and day-to-day plant performance.
- Ensure optimum utilisation of machinery, manpower, raw materials and capacity.
- Improve productivity and reduce downtime, wastage, rejection and rework.
- Identify operational bottlenecks and drive corrective actions to closure.
- Plan and lead capacity expansion, automation, modernisation and new plant projects, including capex planning and project execution.

3. Maintenance, Safety & Compliance

- Ensure preventive and predictive maintenance systems for high equipment reliability and asset life.
- Build a strong safety culture with a clear target of zero major incidents across all plants.
- Ensure compliance with factory, labour, environmental, pollution-control and other statutory requirements.

4. Cost & Profitability Management

- Control manufacturing and operating costs, and identify cost-reduction opportunities without compromising quality.
- Monitor plant-wise profitability, cost per unit and operating expenses against budget.
- Work closely with Finance to improve overall EBITDA and return on capital employed.




- Prepare and manage operations budgets, and ensure budget discipline across plants.

5. Supply Chain & Inventory

- Oversee procurement, production planning, warehousing, logistics and dispatch as one connected chain.
- Ensure timely availability of raw materials, and develop and manage key suppliers for cost, quality and reliability.
- Maintain optimum inventory levels and reduce excess, slow-moving and obsolete stock.
- Ensure on-time delivery of finished goods to distributors, dealers and retailers.

6. People & Organisation Building

- Lead and mentor Plant Heads, Production, Quality, Maintenance, Supply Chain and HR teams across locations.
- Set explicit KPIs, review performance, and build a performance-driven culture with accountability and recognition.
- Manage manpower planning, industrial relations, training and skill development, and build a succession pipeline for key roles.

7. Systems, Reporting & Governance

- Strengthen ERP and digital reporting so that plant data is accurate, timely and available for decisions.
- Present regular operational and financial performance reports to the Managing Director and Board.
- Ensure risk management, internal controls and policy compliance across all plants.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

- Production output and plant capacity utilisation against plan
- Cost per unit, plant-wise profitability and EBITDA improvement
- Inventory days, stock-outs and on-time delivery (OTIF)
- Safety record and statutory compliance
- Forecast accuracy and alignment of production with sales plans
- Manpower productivity, attrition and key-talent retention.

📌 Chief Operating Officer (Noida)
🏢 Kanodia Cement
📍 Noida