Operations Manager

Position: Plant Operations Manager

Location: Pune, Maharashtra
Industry: Manufacturing / Water Treatment & Water Management Products

Reporting to: Senior Management

Position Overview

Our client is a growing manufacturing organisation operating in the water-treatment and water-management products sector. The company has a lean and entrepreneurial structure and is looking for a hands-on Plant Operations Manager to take ownership of day-to-day manufacturing and plant operations.

This is primarily an operational and manufacturing role and does not carry independent P&L responsibility. The focus will be on production, productivity, quality, delivery, people management and overall plant efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day plant operations and ensure smooth and efficient production.

• Plan and monitor production schedules to meet delivery commitments.

• Manage production manpower, shift planning and shop-floor discipline.

• Drive productivity, efficiency, capacity utilisation and reduction of manufacturing losses.

• Manage and improve Injection Moulding operations, including machine utilisation, cycle times, rejection, productivity and process parameters.

• Ensure effective utilisation and maintenance of moulding machines, moulds, tools and related equipment.

• Work closely with Quality, Maintenance, Stores, Purchase and other functions to ensure uninterrupted production.

• Monitor rejection, rework, downtime and material wastage and implement corrective actions.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing processes and shop-floor operations.

• Ensure adherence to quality, safety and statutory requirements.

• Prepare and monitor production MIS and operational reports for senior management.

• Identify production bottlenecks and implement practical solutions.

• Manage and develop the plant team and establish a culture of accountability and productivity.

• Support new product introduction, process improvements and manufacturing scale-up.

• Graduate / Diploma / Engineering qualification, preferably in Mechanical, Production, Plastics or a related discipline.

• 1215 years of relevant manufacturing / plant operations experience.

• Strong hands-on experience in Injection Moulding / plastics manufacturing.