Job Purpose

This role controls plant cost and material loss and improves workforce productivity. It does this through standard measurement systems (BOM, cost per sq ft, manpower matrices) and shop-floor automation such as production scanning, smart scheduling and live dashboards.

Key Responsibilities

Cost and Financial Control

- Track monthly plant cost per sq ft against budget, and analyse and explain variances.
- Reconcile BB and COV material consumption and wastage against BOM, keeping variance within 1%.
- Build and maintain a BOM-based tracking system for general consumables, with cost variance within 5%.
- Reconcile and approve job-worker bills within the agreed billing cycle, with no delays.

Automation and Digital Tracking

- Implement operator-wise and team-wise production scanning (barcode for COV, QR code for BB) to measure throughput and reduce manpower cost by 10% YoY.
- Drive smart production scheduling and order-kit allocation to improve direct-worker efficiency by 20%.
- Develop an AI / Power BI tracker for media-wise material inflow versus wastage, with full traceability and variance under 1%.
- Maintain daily plant and department dashboards comparing budget and actual cost trends.

Waste Management and Manpower Productivity

- Develop at least two alternate or backup buyers for each saleable scrap item or category, targeting a 15% impact on sale value.




- Optimise waste disposal, including balers for cardboard, plastic and fabric, to cut waste volume by 30%.
- Build a manpower performance measurement matrix for non-sq-ft production and non-production departments.
- Support the skill matrix and skill-based operator allocation, and train supervisors and operators in method and productivity improvement (10 people per department).

General Duties

- Conduct time and motion studies, set standard times, and balance lines.
- Prepare monthly MIS and variance reports for management.
- Coordinate with production, stores, finance, IT and vendors.
- Lead Lean, Kaizen and 5S initiatives.

Qualifications And Experience

- B.E./B.Tech in Industrial, Mechanical or Production Engineering. An MBA or PGDIE is preferred.
- 8–12 years in manufacturing industrial engineering, costing or productivity, including at least 3 years leading projects or a team.

Skills And Competencies

- Solid in BOM and inventory reconciliation, cost analysis, time study and production scheduling.
- Skilled in advanced Excel and Power BI, with exposure to ERP/MES and barcode or QR systems. AI or analytics knowledge is a plus.
- Analytical, detail-oriented and comfortable presenting data to senior management.
- Able to work across departments and train shop-floor teams.

📌 Manager - Process Excellence & Cost Optimization (Gandhinagar)
🏢 Group Bayport
📍 Gandhinagar