Job Title

Head - Production & Plant Operations (Plant Protein & Starch Division)

Location : MIDC Pandare, Tal. Baramati, Dist. Pune, Maharashtra

Company : Confidential

About the Role

We are setting up a small scale state-of-the-art manufacturing facility for production of Plant Proteins, Native & Modified Starches, Dietary Fibre and Value-added Food Ingredients . We are looking for an experienced Production Engineer/Plant Operations Head who can independently establish, optimize and operate the entire manufacturing plant with world-class efficiency, quality and profitability.

This is not a routine production job. We are looking for a skilled who takes complete ownership of production, continuously improves plant performance and consistently achieves production and quality targets.

Key Responsibilities

Plant Operations

- Setting up the plant and machinery, procurement,
- Complete production planning and execution
- Achieving daily, weekly and monthly production targets
- Maintaining optimum plant efficiency
- Maximizing plant uptime
- Capacity utilization above 90%
- Process optimization
- Continuous improvement initiatives

Manufacturing

Experience in operating:

- Protein Extraction Plants
- Starch Separation Plants
- Decanter Centrifuges
- Disc Stack Separators
- Homogenizers
- Spray Dryers
- Flash Dryers
- Fluid Bed Dryers
- Milling Systems
- Pneumatic Conveying Systems
- Packaging Lines
- CIP Systems
- Boilers
- Air Compressors
- Chillers
- Cooling Towers
- Effluent Treatment Plant

Production Responsibilities

Responsible for:

- Raw material planning
- Shift planning
- Batch planning
- Production scheduling
- Yield optimization
- Reduction of process losses
- Product recovery improvement
- Water conservation
- Steam conservation
- Power consumption reduction
- Chemical consumption optimization

Quality





Responsible for ensuring:

- Consistent product quality
- Protein specification compliance
- Starch quality
- Moisture control
- Microbiological compliance
- GMP implementation
- HACCP compliance
- FSSAI compliance
- ISO 22000 implementation
- BRC/FSSC readiness

Process Optimization

Should continuously improve:

- Protein yield
- Starch recovery
- Product whiteness
- Solubility
- Powder flowability
- Bulk density
- Drying efficiency
- Powder recovery
- Cyclone efficiency
- Spray dryer performance

Maintenance Coordination

Coordinate with maintenance team for:

- Preventive Maintenance
- Breakdown Analysis
- Root Cause Analysis
- Predictive Maintenance
- Spare Planning
- Equipment Reliability
- OEE Improvement

Cost Control

Responsible for reducing:

- Production Cost
- Utility Cost
- Maintenance Cost
- Chemical Cost
- Labour Cost
- Product Losses
- Wastage
- Downtime

Team Management

Lead and manage:

- Production Engineers
- Shift Engineers
- Operators
- Helpers
- Utility Operators
- Packaging Team

Responsibilities include:

- Training
- SOP implementation
- Discipline
- Safety culture
- Productivity improvement
- Skill development

Documentation

Maintain:

- Batch Records
- Daily Production Reports
- Utility Reports
- Yield Reports
- OEE Reports
- Downtime Reports
- Maintenance Coordination Reports
- Quality Records
- CAPA
- SOPs
- Work Instructions

BE/B.Tech in

- Chemical Engineering




- Food Technology
- Food Engineering
- Dairy Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering (with process industry experience)

M.Tech is an added advantage.

Experience

Minimum 10-20 years in one or more industries:

- Plant Protein
- Starch
- Food Ingredients
- Dairy Powder
- Spray Drying
- Solvent Extraction
- Food Processing
- Corn Wet Milling
- Pulse Processing
- Rice Protein
- Pea Protein
- Soy Protein

Technical Knowledge

Must possess hands-on knowledge of:

- Protein extraction
- Enzymatic processing
- Starch extraction
- Decanter operation
- Disc separator operation
- Spray drying
- Powder handling
- Utility management
- Steam systems
- Heat recovery
- Energy optimization
- Process automation
- PLC/SCADA
- Instrumentation
- VFD operation

Leadership Qualities

- Take complete ownership of the plant
- Work independently
- Solve production problems quickly
- Build high-performance teams
- Maintain strict discipline
- Lead by example
- Be target-oriented
- Be data-driven
- Continuously improve systems
- Deliver measurable business results

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Performance will be evaluated based on measurable outputs, including:

- Achievement of monthly production targets
- Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) ≥ 85%
- Plant availability ≥ 95%
- Capacity utilization ≥ 90%
- Protein recovery meeting or exceeding design targets
- Starch recovery meeting or exceeding design targets
- First-pass quality acceptance ≥ 98%
- Customer complaints ≤ 0.5% of dispatched batches
- Spray dryer powder recovery ≥ 99%
- Production losses ≤ 2%
- Rework ≤ 1%
- Batch rejection = Zero (except approved deviations)
- Utility consumption maintained within approved norms
- Zero major food s

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