Plant Head

Role Purpose:

Lead end-to-end plant operations for an Aluminium HPDC facility, with accountability for P&L, production, quality, productivity, cost, delivery, maintenance, customer satisfaction and people development.

Key KRAs

• Own overall plant P&L and operational performance, driving profitability and sustainable growth.
• Lead HPDC production, capacity utilisation, OEE, cycle-time improvement and achievement of production targets.
• Drive casting quality, rejection/rework reduction, defect analysis, customer complaints and corrective actions.
• Manage aluminium melting, metal treatment, HPDC machines.
• Ensure effective die/tooling management, die maintenance, trials and process optimisation.
• Lead maintenance & engineering to improve machine availability, reduce breakdowns and optimise MTBF/MTTR.
• Drive reduction in conversion cost, aluminium/melting loss, energy consumption, scrap and consumables.
• Ensure on-time delivery through effective coordination of PPC, stores, procurement, production and dispatch.
• Implement Lean, TPM, Kaizen, 5S, SMED and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead compliance with IATF/ISO, EHS and statutory requirements and ensure customer-audit readiness.
• Build and lead a strong team across Production, Quality, Maintenance, PPC, Tool Room and Stores/SCM.
• Partner with NPD/Engineering and customers for new product industrialisation, process validation and smooth SOP-to-mass-production transition.

Ideal Candidate

18–25+ years of experience in Aluminium Die Casting / Auto Components, with strong hands-on exposure to HPDC, and prior experience managing a complete manufacturing plant/business unit.

Must-have technical exposure:

HPDC machines & process parameters | Aluminium melting | Die/tooling | Casting defects & porosity | OEE | TPM | CNC/machining | Quality systems | Cost reduction | Lean manufacturing | Customer/OEM interface.