Key Responsibilities
• Production Planning and Execution
• Prepare and execute monthly and daily production plans aligned with sales orders and export schedules.
• Ensure optimum utilization of kilns, machines, molds, and manpower.
• Coordinate with PPC, Stores, Maintenance, Quality, and Dispatch for smooth material flow.
• Achieve production targets for yield, throughput, and on-time delivery.
• Process Control Across the Porcelain Line
• Oversee all stages: raw material and body preparation (ball milling, slip, spray drying), forming (casting, pressing, jiggering), drying, bisque firing, glazing, glost firing, decoration and decal firing, sorting, and packing.
• Monitor critical parameters such as slip density and viscosity, moisture, firing curves, kiln atmosphere, and glaze application.
• Drive reduction in breakage, warpage, pinholes, crawling, and other defects.
• Quality and Yield Improvement
• Work with QA/QC to meet customer and export quality standards.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective and preventive actions for rejections.
• Improve first-quality (A-grade) yield and reduce rework.
• Cost Control and Efficiency
• Control manufacturing cost per piece: fuel and gas consumption, power, raw materials, packing, and manpower.
• Track and improve OEE, kiln efficiency, and energy consumption.
• Prepare and manage the production budget and report on variances.
• Maintenance and Equipment Management
• Ensure preventive and predictive maintenance of kilns, presses, mills, casting machines, and utilities.
• Plan capacity additions, new machinery, debottlenecking, and modernization projects.
• People Management
• Lead, mentor, and develop production managers and supervisors.




• Plan manpower, shift rosters, skill development, and succession.
• Maintain discipline and handle industrial relations and contractor management.
• Safety, Health, Environment, and Compliance
• Ensure compliance with the Factories Act, GPCB (pollution control) norms, labor laws, and statutory audits.
• Promote safe working practices, with particular attention to silica dust control, kiln and gas safety, and PPE usage.
• Maintain a zero-accident culture and drive 5S and housekeeping.
• Continuous Improvement and New Product Development
• Implement Lean, Kaizen, TPM, and Six Sigma initiatives.
• Support R&D; and design teams in trials and commercialization of new shapes, bodies, glazes, and decorations.
• Reporting and Governance
• Submit daily, weekly, and monthly MIS on production, yield, downtime, cost and manpower.
• Participate in management reviews and ISO/system audits. Qualifications And Experience
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Education:
B.
E./B.
Tech in Ceramics / Diploma or degree in Ceramic Technology.
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Experience:
15 to 20 years in ceramic, porcelain, bone china or tableware manufacturing, with at least 5 years in a senior production leadership role (manager/sr. manager/AGM).
• Experience in a high-volume, export-oriented plant is preferred. Skills And Competencies
• Deep technical knowledge of porcelain body, glaze, and firing technology
• Strong leadership and people management
• Production planning, cost control, and MIS skills
• Lean, TPM and Six Sigma exposure
• Problem solving and decision making
• Knowledge of safety and statutory compliance
• Positive communication in English, Hindi, and Gujarati (preferred)
• Working knowledge of ERP/SAP and MS Excel

📌 Deputy General Manager (Prantij)
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📍 Prantij