About the Company

Our client, a growing renewable energy company, runs a 120 KLPD grain-based ethanol plant in West Bengal.

As a grain-based ethanol producer, the company is part of India's shift to cleaner fuel and renewable energy. It is now hiring a senior leader to take full charge of the plant, from production to people.

Position Summary

We urgently need a Plant Head / Production Head with 12–15 years in grain-based ethanol or distillery operations, based at the plant in West Bengal.

Detail

Information

Position

Plant Head / Production Head DIFAT certificate (Diploma in Fermentation and Alcohol Technology).

Plant

120 KLPD grain-based ethanol plant

Location

West Bengal

Experience

12–15 years in a similar role and industry

Compensation

₹18–20 LPA gross per year

Employment type

Full time, on-site

Hiring priority

Urgent, immediate joiners preferred

Reports to

Managing Director / Board (to be confirmed)

Key Responsibilities

The Plant Head owns safe, steady, cost-efficient ethanol production and every function that supports it.

Plant operations and production

- Run the complete grain-to-ethanol process: milling, liquefaction, saccharification, fermentation, distillation, dehydration and DDGS handling.

- Meet daily and monthly production targets for ethanol output at 120 KLPD capacity.

- Maximise ethanol yield per tonne of grain and keep steam, power and water consumption within norms.

- Maintain product quality to OMC and statutory specifications.

Production planning, design and commissioning

- Lead production planning and production design reviews, debottlenecking and capacity or efficiency upgrades.

- Lead commissioning, stabilisation and trial runs whenever the plant expands.

- Prepare production plans, shutdown and maintenance schedules and grain stock plans with procurement.





Maintenance and utilities

- Ensure reliability of boiler, turbine, cooling water, compressed air and effluent treatment systems.

- Drive preventive and predictive maintenance to reduce unplanned downtime.

Safety, statutory and environmental compliance

- Enforce plant safety, fire safety and PPE practices and keep the plant incident-free.

- Ensure compliance with pollution control board, excise, factory and boiler regulations and keep all licences and returns current.

People and reporting

- Lead and develop the shift, process, maintenance, laboratory and utility teams.

- Control plant cost, process losses and spares and report production, yield and cost performance to management.

- Coordinate with procurement, finance, logistics and dispatch teams for smooth operations.

Required Qualifications and Experience

Candidates must meet all four mandatory criteria below.

1. 12–15 years of experience in a similar role (Plant Head / Production Head) in the same industry.

2. A background in a grain-based distillery or ethanol plant.

3. A DIFAT certificate (Diploma in Fermentation and Alcohol Technology).

4. Hands-on experience in production planning, production design, commissioning (when the plant expands) and end-to-end production of ethanol.

A bachelor's degree in chemical, biochemical, biotechnology or a related engineering or science field is preferred.

Preferred Skills and Key Competencies





The ideal candidate has run a grain-based plant at full capacity and can be trusted to own results on site.

- Strong knowledge of fermentation, distillation, dehydration and DDGS processes.

- Experience with DCS and automation systems and energy and mass balance.

- Working knowledge of ethanol supply to oil marketing companies and related statutory requirements.

- Strong leadership, problem-solving and decision-making under pressure.

- Cost control and process improvement mindset.

- Willingness to be based at the plant site in West Bengal.

Requirements

Candidates must meet all four mandatory criteria below.

1. 12–15 years of experience in a similar role (Plant Head / Production Head) in the same industry.

2. A background in a grain-based distillery or ethanol plant.

3. A DIFAT certificate (Diploma in Fermentation and Alcohol Technology).

4. Hands-on experience in production planning, production design, commissioning (when the plant expands) and end-to-end production of ethanol.

A bachelor's degree in chemical, biochemical, biotechnology or a related engineering or science field is preferred.

Preferred Skills and Key Competencies

The ideal candidate has run a grain-based plant at full capacity and can be trusted to own results on site.

- Robust knowledge of fermentation, distillation, dehydration and DDGS processes.

- Experience with DCS and automation systems and energy and mass balance.

- Working knowledge of ethanol supply to oil marketing companies and related statutory requirements.

- Strong leadership, problem-solving and decision-making under pressure.

- Cost control and process improvement mindset.

- Willingness to be based at the plant site in West Bengal.

Benefits

Upto 20 Lpa negotiable as per experience and Knowldge

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