Company Description Avanti Overseas Pvt. Ltd. is a design-led manufacturing company specializing in pet-care products, Kids and Baby toys, and nursery feeding solutions for global retail partners. With over four decades of experience, the company combines value engineering, product innovation, and high-quality standards to deliver functional, well-designed, and reliable products.

Operations are supported by end-to-end digital integration, automation, and AI-driven analytics to ensure precision, efficiency, and real-time quality control.

Avanti

Overseas serves leading international retailers across more than 10 countries and 6 continents, partnering with brands such as IKEA, Target, Walmart, and PetSmart. The organization is committed to sustainable and responsible growth, maintaining multiple international certifications and a focus on trend-forward, consumer-centric product development.

Designation: Senior Vice President – Plant Operations & Manufacturing

Location: Panipat, Haryana

Reporting to: Managing Director

Function: Manufacturing, Engineering & Plant Operations

Target Annual Revenue: ₹200 Crore

Experience: 20–25 years, including at least 7–10 years in senior manufacturing leadership

1. Position Overview

Avanti is expanding its manufacturing capabilities to create an integrated, multi-technology manufacturing platform serving international and domestic customers across baby products, pet products and consumer goods.

The manufacturing operations will include:

- Metal press shop, including hydraulic press operations, forming, tooling and finishing.
- Plastic injection moulding, processing PP, ABS, TPE/TPR and other engineering polymers.
- Silicone compression moulding for consumer, baby and other precision products.
- Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR) injection moulding and associated secondary operations.
- Assembly, decoration, finishing, testing and packaging operations.

With a targeted annual revenue of ₹200 crore, the company seeks a highly capable, commercially astute and technically strong manufacturing leader to manage its operations and drive the next phase of growth. The SVP will assume end-to-end responsibility for manufacturing performance, operational profitability, engineering excellence, quality, cost competitiveness, organizational development and execution of the company's expansion strategy. The position will report directly to the Managing Director and will be a key member of Avanti's senior leadership team.

2. Key Responsibilities

A. Overall Plant Leadership & P&L; Accountability

- Assume complete operational ownership of the manufacturing facilities and their performance.
- Deliver annual production, revenue execution, profitability, productivity and cost targets in line with the company's business plan.
- Translate business forecasts and customer orders into effective manufacturing and capacity plans.
- Establish annual operating budgets and closely monitor actual performance against targets.
- Drive improvements in gross margins, conversion costs, EBITDA and return on capital employed.
- Build a scalable manufacturing organization capable of supporting ₹250 crore in annual revenue and future growth.
- Provide strategic inputs to the MD on investments, manufacturing expansion, technology and operational risks.

B. Multi-Technology Manufacturing Management Lead and integrate manufacturing operations across four principal technologies:

Metal Press Shop

- Oversee hydraulic press operations, tool and die management,



metal forming and secondary processing.
- Establish robust systems for tooling life, press utilization, quality and operator safety.
- Drive optimization of material yields, scrap and process efficiency.

Plastic Injection Moulding

- Manage injection moulding operations, mould changes, cycle-time optimization and process stability.
- Ensure effective processing of PP, ABS, TPE/TPR and related materials.
- Implement robust systems for mould maintenance, material control, rejection reduction and machine utilization.

Silicone Compression Moulding

- Manage silicone mixing/preparation, dosing, compression, curing and post-curing operations.
- Ensure product consistency, process control, material traceability and minimum wastage.
- Oversee secondary finishing, printing and assembly processes.

Liquid Silicone Injection Moulding

- Establish and optimize LSR injection moulding operations.
- Ensure process control across material dosing, moulding, curing and demoulding.
- Implement disciplined tooling, preventive maintenance and quality management systems.

C. Operational Excellence, Lean Manufacturing & Automation

- Develop and implement a structured operational excellence program across manufacturing operations.
- Drive Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Kaizen, TPM, SMED and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Establish measurable improvements in OEE, cycle times, labour productivity, scrap, process yields and throughput.
- Identify opportunities for automation, robotics and mechanization to reduce labour dependence and improve consistency.
- Support MES implementation, real-time manufacturing dashboards and Industry 4.0 initiatives.

D. Engineering, Maintenance & Capital Projects

- Oversee plant engineering, utilities, preventive maintenance and machine reliability.
- Lead commissioning and stabilization of new production lines and manufacturing equipment.
- Establish engineering standards for machine selection, tooling, automation and maintenance.
- Ensure effective utilization of infrastructure, machinery and installed capacity.
- Evaluate CAPEX proposals based on productivity, ROI, capacity requirements and operating economics.
- Coordinate equipment installation and qualification with international machinery suppliers.
- Ensure timely execution of new manufacturing projects within approved investment budgets.

E. Quality, Regulatory Compliance & Customer Standards

- Establish a quality-first manufacturing culture across all departments.
- Ensure manufacturing systems support applicable international product safety and regulatory standards.
- Work closely with quality and technical teams on baby-product, pet-product and consumer-product requirements.
- Ensure process validation, traceability, documentation and testing controls appropriate to each product category.
- Establish a strong culture of right-first-time manufacturing.

F. Financial & Commercial Discipline

- Work closely with Finance to establish accurate product costing, conversion costs and manufacturing budgets.
- Monitor raw-material consumption, labour efficiency, overhead absorption and manufacturing variances.
- Drive reduction in scrap, rework,



energy consumption and other controllable expenses.
- Improve working capital efficiency through inventory discipline, WIP reduction and production planning.
- Ensure rigorous evaluation and financial justification of capital investments.
- Review product and customer profitability with Finance and Commercial teams.
- Deliver manufacturing cost competitiveness for domestic and international customers.

G. Supply Chain, Planning & Delivery

- Oversee production planning, material planning and manufacturing execution.
- Build effective coordination between procurement, stores, production, quality and dispatch.
- Ensure customer orders are executed to required delivery schedules.
- Optimize inventory levels, production lead times and manufacturing throughput.
- Establish effective capacity planning and S&OP; processes.
- Develop contingency plans for supply disruptions, equipment breakdowns and production constraints.

H. People Leadership & Organizational Development

- Build a strong second line of leadership across production, engineering, quality, planning and maintenance.
- Establish clear accountability, KPIs and performance management systems for functional heads.
- Develop technical competencies across operators, supervisors, engineers and managers.
- Introduce succession planning, workforce productivity measurements and structured training.
- Promote a culture of ownership, discipline, safety, performance and continuous improvement.
- Ensure industrial relations, manpower planning and workforce management are handled effectively.

I. Safety, Sustainability & Governance

- Drive a zero-harm safety culture with rigorous machine guarding, electrical safety and press-shop safety standards.
- Ensure compliance with applicable factory, labour, environmental and statutory regulations.
- Establish disciplined practices for handling polymers, silicone compounds, metalworking operations and industrial waste.
- Improve energy efficiency, material utilization and waste management.
- Lead implementation of sustainable manufacturing initiatives and environmental performance monitoring.

3. Key Performance Indicators The SVP will be evaluated on a balanced scorecard covering business performance, operational efficiency, customer execution and organizational development. 4. Candidate Profile

Educational Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Production, Manufacturing, Industrial or Plastics Engineering.
- MBA in Operations, Finance or General Management would be an advantage.
- Lean Six Sigma certification or formal operational excellence training preferred.

Professional Experience

- 20–25 years of progressive experience in manufacturing, including substantial responsibility for managing large-scale industrial operations.
- At least 7–10 years in plant leadership, operations director, manufacturing head or equivalent senior roles.
- Experience managing a manufacturing business or plant with annual revenue of approximately ₹150–300 crore or higher.
- Strong working experience in precision manufacturing, injection moulding, metal forming, silicone/rubber processing or multi-process industrial operations.
- Proven track record of commissioning new manufacturing lines and scaling production capacity.
- Experience supplying global customers with demanding quality, delivery and compliance requirements.
- Demonstrated success in cost reduction, operational turnaround, automation and organizational development.

📌 Plant Head, SVP operations (Panipat)
🏢 AVANTI OVERSEAS
📍 Panipat