Position Summary

The Plant Manager holds overall responsibility for the entire Modular Operation Theatre manufacturing plant, owning performance across every department Production, Quality (QA/QC), Procurement & Stores & Design & Engineering. The role sets plant-level targets, ensures cross-department coordination, and is accountable to company leadership for on-time delivery, quality, cost, compliance and people outcomes across the site. The Plant Manager works through the Production Manager (production execution), QA/QC Inspector/Engineer (quality), Procurement/Store Manager (materials), & Designer (production/installation drawings) acting as the single point of accountability for the plant.

Key Responsibilities

Overall Plant Leadership

• Own the plant's overall performance production output, quality, cost, delivery and safety against company targets.

• Reduction in operating costs by increasing production efficiency and supply chain management.

• Set plant-level goals and cascade them into department-wise targets for the Production Manager, QA/QC, Procurement, Design functions.

• Chair regular cross-departmental review meetings to track progress, resolve bottlenecks and align priorities.

• Act as the primary escalation point for issues that cut across departments (e.g., delivery risk from material delay, design-to-production mismatches, quality holds affecting dispatch).

Production & Operations Oversight

• Review production plans, capacity utilization and on-time delivery performance with the Production Manager.

• Approve manpower, machine and shift plans for the plant; sanction major maintenance/capex needs.

• Drive overall plant productivity, overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) improvement and cost-reduction initiatives.

Quality Ownership

• Hold ultimate accountability for plant-wide quality performance, audit readiness (ISO 9001, cleanroom classification) and customer quality complaints.

• Review NCR/CAPA trends with the QA/QC Inspector/Engineer and ensure systemic issues are resolved, not just symptoms.

Procurement, Design & Project Coordination





• Oversee procurement performance vendor reliability, cost savings and material availability with the Procurement/Store Manager.

• Ensure design-to-production-to-installation flow is seamless by reviewing drawing turnaround and site-fit issues with the Designer.

• Personally engage on major/escalated customer projects to ensure design approval, production and installation timelines are met.

Strategic & External Coordination

• Represent the plant to company leadership, customers, auditors and regulatory bodies as required.

• Drive continuous improvement (Lean/5S/Kaizen) and capacity/capability expansion planning for the plant.

• Build and mentor the department-head team for succession and capability growth.

Key Result Areas (KRA)

1. Overall Plant Performance

• Achieve plant-wide on-time delivery and production targets.

• Deliver plant profitability/cost targets set by leadership.

• Production & Supply Chain Efficiency

2. Quality & Compliance

• Zero major non-conformances in ISO 9001/cleanroom/customer audits at the plant level.

• Keep plant-wide customer quality complaints at or below target.

3. Cross-Department Coordination

• Resolve cross-functional bottlenecks (design-production-procurement-quality) within agreed timelines.

• Maintain effective, regular review cadence across all departments.

4. Cost & Resource Management

• Control overall plant operating costs within budget.

• Ensure optimal utilization of manpower, machines and materials across departments.

5. People & Statutory Compliance

• Zero major statutory non-compliance across labour, tax, and quality regulations.





• Maintain healthy attrition and employee relations metrics across the plant.

6. Safety

• Zero reportable safety incidents across the plant.

• 100% compliance in safety audits.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Plant-wide on-time delivery %

• Overall plant OEE / productivity index

• Plant-wide rejection/rework rate and customer complaints

• Operating cost vs. budget

• Audit compliance score (quality, statutory, safety)

• Employee attrition rate / key position vacancy time

• Cross-department issue resolution turnaround time

Candidate Requirements

Education

• B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical or Production Engineering. MBA in Operations is a strong advantage.

Experience

• 7–10 years in manufacturing operations, including at least 3–5 years in a plant-head/plant-manager or equivalent multi-department leadership role.

• Experience managing production, quality, procurement and support functions together in a single plant is strongly preferred.

• Experience in modular OT, cleanroom, prefab panel or other regulated/technical manufacturing is a strong plus.

Knowledge & Skills

• Solid understanding of manufacturing operations, quality systems (ISO 9001, cleanroom/ISO 14644), and supply chain fundamentals.

• Ability to read P&L;/cost data and manage a plant budget.

• Proficiency with ERP/MIS systems for plant-wide performance tracking.

• Strong project management skills, particularly for coordinating design-to-installation timelines on customer projects.

Behavioral Attributes

• Strong cross-functional leadership able to align production, quality, procurement, design toward common goals.

• Decisive under pressure, with sound judgment on trade-offs between cost, quality and delivery.

• Excellent communication skills for both shop-floor and leadership/customer-facing interactions.

• High accountability and ownership mindset — the buck stops at the Plant Manager for plant outcomes.

• Mentoring orientation to build a strong department-head team over time.

📌 Plant Manager (Surat)
🏢 Sallmeq Group
📍 Surat