Plant Head - Steel Racking
Nilkamal Material Handlingkannur, India6 hours ago
Job descriptionServe as the spokesperson and leader for the plant, ensuring smooth audits, customer visits, and external stakeholder engagements. Oversee daily operations across all functions – Production, Quality, Maintenance, Toolroom, Dispatch, and allied departments – ensuring smooth workflow, process integrity, and adherence to customer timelines. Ensure Lean Manufacturing, TPM, Kaizen, and other continuous improvement initiatives for waste reduction, yield optimization, cost reduction, and energy efficiency, to achieve world-class manufacturing standards. Ensure the quality standards, process consistency, and adherence to specifications for fabricated and coated parts, supporting robust inspection and non-conformance management. Monitor and achieve operational KPIs including productivity, OEE, Quality, Delivery adherence (OTIF), Inventory turns, Scrap generation, and Manpower efficiency, while driving adherence to annual operating plans (budgeting, production planning, manpower, and CAPEX). Build, motivate and mentor a high-performance workforce, enabling regular trainings, succession planning, and capability enhancement across departments for versatility required in job shop setting. Identify and support expansion projects, automation opportunities, ERP / SAP digitization, and other modernization initiatives to enhance plant competitiveness. Optimize resource allocation, CAPEX / OPEX budgets, and supply chain efficiency to ensure effective material flow, cost management, and timely delivery performance. Ensure adherence to delivery timelines and manage supply chain / logistics efficiency for customers. Ensure compliance with statutory regulations, safety norms, and environmental standards, with robust inspection and non-conformance management practices. Bachelor’s in Engineering, Manufacturing, or Operations Management. 10–15 years’ experience in plant management, ideally in racking / fabrication, with exposure to multiple job shop processes. Proven track record of managing large multifunctional teams and delivering plant-level P&L responsibility. Strong leadership and strategic mindset with hands-on exposure to Lean / TPM / Operational Excellence practices. Strong business acumen with ability to balance operational excellence with financial discipline. Excellent interpersonal, communication, and conflict management skills. Familiarity with SAP / ERP-based manufacturing operations and MIS reporting systems.
Summary
- Ownership of plant P&L, ensuring profitability, delivery performance and alignment with business objectives.
- Lead operations of the racking manufacturing plant, overseeing production in job shop settings that include roll forming, press shop, weld shop, and powder coating, packing and dispatch
- Drive high performance culture and ensure operational excellence, uses lean manufacturing tools for continuous improvement, and fosters a culture of safety, quality, and teamwork
- Ensure smooth operations, customer satisfaction, cost efficiency, quality compliance, and long-term capacity building.
Core Responsibilities
Desired Experience & Skills
Create a job alert for this search
Plant Head • kannur, India
Related jobs
)
- Promoted
IT Plant Head
Maxis Clinical SciencesKannur, IN Plant IT Head (Leading Pharma MNC).Formulations & API Manufacturing Plant.This Job Role will be a part of Plant IT and Responsible for Heading the overall IT Infra, Applications & Systems for the P...Show moreLast updated: 30+ days ago
- Promoted
Head of Sales- APAC
EtiyaKannur, IN We are a community of innovators, dreamers, and doers.We welcome like-minded teamplayers to #ExceedEveryday with us!.We are a global software company with more than 1600 employees in 3 continents, ...Show moreLast updated: 2 days ago
- Promoted
Senior Recruitment Manager - Staffing Background
Manpower Staffing Companykannur, kerala, in Recruitment Manager – Manufacturing & Non-It Hiring Expert.Very good (Verbal & Written both).Mid Level & Senior Level Hiring & Client coordination is must.
Staffing / Recruitment / HR Consulting.Can...Show moreLast updated: 1 day ago
- Promoted
- New!
General Manager Engineering
Strideskannur, India The Head of Engineering will provide strategic and operational leadership for all engineering functions within the plant, ensuring reliability, compliance, and continuous improvement across product...Show moreLast updated: 7 hours ago
- Promoted
Head Thermal project
MNCKannur, IN Plan, lead, and deliver on key engineering for.Thermal equipment’s like furnaces.Development and sustenance of engineering equipments, processes and systems.
Meeting the targets around Quality, Deli...Show moreLast updated: 30+ days ago
- Promoted
Head – Yield Management System
Tata ElectronicsKannur, IN Tata Electronics Private Limited (TEPL) is a greenfield venture of the Tata Group with expertise in manufacturing precision components.
Tata Electronics (a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons Pvt.I...Show moreLast updated: 30+ days ago
- Promoted
Fleet Superintendent
CMA SHIPSKannur, IN Comply with IMS and all relevant international rules and regulations;.Ensure all your duties in accordance with quality, health, safety, environmental and ethics policies;.Propose a continuous perf...Show moreLast updated: 30+ days ago
- Promoted
Team Lead
Valkyrie People ConsultingKannur, IN Valkyrie People Consulting is a premier talent solutions partner, trusted by leading organizations across industries for high-impact hiring.
We specialize in executive search, recruitment process ou...Show moreLast updated: 30+ days ago
- Promoted
Head of Recruitment - Real Estate
The Management Recruitment Group (MRG)Kannur, IN They will head the hiring function on the group level and work very closely with top management.Additionally, will be a strategic partner to the leadership team, driving the people agenda to suppor...Show moreLast updated: 3 days ago
- Promoted
Head Butcher
Celebrity CruisesKannur, IN Ensures the smooth and efficient operation and control of the Butcher Shop and production on a day-to-day basis according to the company policies.
Directs, coaches, supports, supervises, and evaluat...Show moreLast updated: 30+ days ago
- Promoted
Head of Human Resources
Orcapodkannur, kerala, in We are Hiring : HR Head (Senior Manager / AVP Level).Are you a people-driven HR professional ready to step into a.Lead HR Operations, Employee Engagement, Onboarding & Induction, and Performance Man...Show moreLast updated: 12 days ago
- Promoted
Chief Of Staff - Sales
Whatfixkannur, kerala, in Founded in 2014 by Khadim Batti and Vara Kumar, Whatfix is a leading global B2B SaaS provider and the largest pure-play enterprise digital adoption platform (DAP).
Whatfix empowers companies to maxi...Show moreLast updated: 30+ days ago
- Promoted
- New!
Team Lead PC&L (PPC & SCM)
Autoneumkannur, India Central Material Planner Team Leader.Autoneum India (AIND) – Shared Service Centre (SSC), Pune.Plant Production Control & Logistics (PC&L).
Central PC&L Manager – Business Group Europe (BGEU).The Ce...Show moreLast updated: 1 hour ago
- Promoted
Manager – Production Planning & Control (PPC)
Kanam Latex Industries Private LimitedKannur, IN Manager – Production Planning & Control.Industrial Engineer / Production Engineer preferably with Masters in Supply Chain Management.
The Production Planning Control Manager, will be responsible for...Show moreLast updated: 21 days ago
- Promoted
Head of Sales
AviateKannur, IN At Humantic AI, our mission is to humanize the internet.Our product is at the cutting-edge of AI, Psychology and large-scale data.
We believe that we have an opportunity (and even a responsibility) ...Show moreLast updated: 30+ days ago
- Promoted
Chief of Staff
Confidential JobsKannur, IN Indonesia’s micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).We’re building tools and products that enable millions of small businesses to thrive in a digital-first economy.
With a strong product-market...Show moreLast updated: 30+ days ago
- Promoted
Facade Engineer
RYSS ConsultantsKodagu, Karnataka, India We suggest you enter details here.This is a full-time on-site role for a Facade Engineer, located in Kodagu.The Facade Engineer will be responsible for the design, development, and implementation o...Show moreLast updated: 24 days ago
- Promoted
- New!
Field Operations – Renewable Energy Projects Assistant Manager
TUTOADDAkannur, India Electrical Field Operations – Renewable Energy Projects (Assistant Manager / Project Officer).Location : Nagaland (Full-time, field-based).
This position involves hands-on work in renewable energy im...Show moreLast updated: 1 hour ago