Job highlights

- 12-15+ years in textile manufacturing with 5+ years plant leadership; Lean/Six Sigma certification preferred

- Oversee factory operations across production, planning, quality, maintenance, and dispatch; drive machine utilization and plant efficiency; implement SOPs and Lean practices; ensure safety and compliance; build shop-floor discipline and leadership

Role & responsibilities

- End-to-end responsibility for factory operations across all four divisions production, planning, quality, maintenance, and dispatch

- Drive machine utilisation and plant efficiency towards 100% in every division; own the production numbers, not just the reports

- Proactive cost control identify waste, optimise manpower, and protect unit margins without waiting for management intervention

- Design and implement SOPs, daily MIS, and review systems that make the factory run on process, not on individuals • Deploy Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, 5S, and TPM practices across the plant

- Work in sync with division HODs and functional heads (quality,



maintenance, dispatch, HR, accounts) as one unified team

- Build shop-floor discipline, manpower productivity, and second-line leadership

- Ensure safety and statutory compliance at the factory level

Preferred candidate profile

- 12 to 15+ years Experience in textile manufacturing, with at least 5 years leading a plant or multi-unit factory operations

- Experience handling operations at a turnover scale of Rs. 100+ Cr

- Core competence in production a hands-on, floor-driven operator

- Prior experience in a professionally run textile company; exposure to weaving, knitting, embroidery, or printing processes strongly preferred

- Trained or certified in Lean / Six Sigma (Green or Black Belt preferred) / Kaizen

- Solid with data, MIS, and efficiency analysis
- A team-builder who can align multiple divisions and respect the organisation's decision-making structure

📌 Factory Manager (Plant Head) (Surat)
🏢 SUCHI INDUSTRIES
📍 Surat