Job Description Plant Head / Production Head( DIFAT certificate )

About the Company

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

Position Summary

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

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.

Planning, design and commissioning

- Lead plant planning, process design reviews, debottlenecking and capacity or efficiency upgrades.
- Manage commissioning, stabilisation and trial runs for current or modified sections.
- 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 plant planning, design, commissioning and production.

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.

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