Role purpose

Own manufacturing across all plants as a single P&L.; Deliver output, cost, quality and delivery, and replace jugaad with process discipline.

Key responsibilities
P&L; ownership: direct accountability for plant revenue, margin and EBITDA across multiple plants.
Multi-plant leadership: lead plant heads and set common standards, KPIs and reviews.
Process spread: run the sheet metal/press, forging, casting, machining and finishing lines, and the assembly lines.
Operational excellence: drive Lean, TPM, OEE, Kaizen, 5S and cycle-time and scrap reduction.
Digital manufacturing: introduce Industry 4.0 (shop-floor data capture, IoT/MES, OEE dashboards, automation) and use data for decisions.
ERP discipline: run planning, production and costing through SAP.
Capex and capacity: plan machines, tooling and layout, and evaluate and execute expansion.
Quality and compliance: work with Quality on ISO 9001/14001, SMETA and customer audits. IATF readiness is a plus.
Cost and supply chain:



manage make-vs-buy, vendor development, and cost and inventory control.
People and culture: build a plant leadership bench and a discipline culture.

Must-have requirements
18–21 years in manufacturing, of which 5 or more years are in Plant Head/GM roles (band of 16–21 years)
Multi-plant exposure with a stated P&L; figure, not just “yes”
Sheet metal/press shop and forging depth, with named specifics such as tonnages and machine types
Lean/TPM with quantified results
SAP working knowledge
B.Tech/B.E. Mechanical (full time, accredited)
Secure tenure, with no recent rapid job changes

Valuable-to-have
Casting, machining and finishing exposure
Experience in cookware, T&D;, telecom or auto aftermarket
Industry 4.0 projects with a concrete example
IATF/auditor exposure

📌 Vice President Operations Aligarh (India)
🏢 COPIA HR SERVICES
📍 India