WRM Operation Head

Position: AGM/DGM/GM Stainless Steel Wire Rod Mill Operations
Location: Indore – Pithampur Plant
Company: Shyam Metalics & Energy Limited

Role Purpose
The General Manager – Stainless Steel Wire Rod Mill Operations will lead end-to-end operations of the Stainless-Steel Wire Rod Mill at the Pithampur Plant. The role is responsible for achieving production targets with consistent quality, optimum cost, high safety standards, and continuous process improvement, aligned with Shyam Metalics’ operational excellence and growth objectives.

Key Responsibilities

1. Operations & Production Management

• Head overall wire rod mill operations covering billet handling, reheating furnace, rolling, laying, cooling, coiling, finishing, and dispatch.
• Achieve daily, monthly, and annual production targets with optimum yield and throughput.
• Ensure availability and effective utilization of men, machines, and materials.

2. Process Control & Quality Assurance

• Ensure adherence to metallurgical and rolling process parameters for stainless steel grades.
• Drive improvements in product quality, surface finish, dimensional accuracy, and customer specifications.
• Work closely with Quality and Metallurgy teams to reduce rejections, improve yield, and ensure compliance with internal and customer standards.

3. Maintenance & Reliability

• Coordinate with mechanical, electrical, and automation teams for preventive and breakdown maintenance.
• Improve equipment reliability, reduce downtime, and support modernization and debottlenecking initiatives.

4. Safety, Health & Environment (SHE)

• Ensure strict compliance with safety, environmental, and statutory norms.
• Promote a strong safety culture through audits, training, SOP adherence, and incident prevention.
• Ensure compliance with pollution control and sustainability norms.

5. Cost Control & Efficiency Improvement

• Optimize conversion cost, energy consumption, consumables, and spares.
• Implement continuous improvement initiatives such as TPM, Lean Manufacturing, and Kaizen.
• Support capex planning, commissioning, and stabilization of new equipment or process upgrades.

6. People Leadership & Development

• Lead, mentor, and develop a large team of engineers, supervisors, and operators.
• Set KPIs, conduct performance reviews, and drive skill upgradation and succession planning.
• Maintain high discipline, engagement, and productivity on the shop floor.

7. Cross-functional Coordination

• Work closely with Melt Shop, Maintenance, Quality, Commercial, Planning, and Logistics teams.
• Support production planning aligned with market demand and dispatch schedules.

Qualifications & Experience

• B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical / Metallurgical / Production Engineering (Master’s preferred).
• 15+ years of experience in steel rolling operations, with strong exposure to stainless steel wire rod mills.
• Proven experience in leading large operational teams in an integrated steel plant environment.

Key Competencies

• Strong operational leadership and decision-making skills
• Deep understanding of stainless-steel rolling processes
• Safety-driven mindset and compliance orientation
• Cost consciousness and continuous improvement focus
• Excellent coordination and people management skills