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 current 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

- Education: B.E./B.Tech in Ceramics / Diploma or degree in Ceramic Technology.
- 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
- Good communication in English, Hindi, and Gujarati (preferred)
- Working knowledge of ERP/SAP and MS Excel

📌 Deputy General Manager - Production (India)
🏢 Ariane fine porcelain
📍 India