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Plant Head – Cement Manufacturing

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  •    West Bengal
  •    Experience : 15-20 years
  •    Job ID : MIS/26/12
  •   Salary : As per market standards

Openings : 1

Job Description


Job Purpose

Lead and manage all plant operations to achieve production, quality, cost, safety, environmental, and profitability objectives while ensuring compliance with statutory and company standards.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end cement plant operations, including quarry (where applicable), raw mill, kiln, cement mill, packing, and dispatch. 
  • Achieve production targets while maintaining optimum equipment availability and utilization. 
  • Drive operational excellence through continuous improvement initiatives, TPM, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and digitalization. 
  • Ensure compliance with all safety, health, and environmental regulations with a goal of zero accidents. 
  • Optimize fuel, power, refractory, grinding media, and other manufacturing costs. 
  • Develop preventive and predictive maintenance strategies to improve equipment reliability. 
  • Monitor key process parameters and improve clinker and cement quality. 
  • Prepare annual operating budgets and control plant expenditure. 
  • Coordinate with procurement, logistics, sales, finance, HR, and corporate technical teams. 
  • Lead statutory compliance, audits, and certifications (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, etc.). 
  • Develop leadership capability and succession planning for plant personnel. 
  • Manage industrial relations and maintain a positive employee engagement culture. 
  • Drive sustainability initiatives, including alternative fuels, waste heat recovery, energy efficiency, and carbon footprint reduction. 

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

  • Clinker and cement production 
  • Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) 
  • Kiln availability 
  • Power consumption (kWh/ton cement) 
  • Thermal energy consumption (kCal/kg clinker) 
  • Production cost per ton 
  • Quality compliance 
  • Breakdown hours 
  • Safety performance (LTIFR, TRIR) 
  • Environmental compliance 
  • Inventory levels 
  • Customer complaint reduction 

Desired Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or Cement Technology Engineering. 
  • MBA or postgraduate qualification is an added advantage. 

Experience

  • 18–25+ years in cement manufacturing. 
  • At least 5–10 years in a senior leadership role such as Unit Head, Plant Head, or Operations Head. 
  • Experience managing integrated cement plants of 2–5 MTPA or larger. 
  • Strong knowledge of kiln operations, process optimization, maintenance, quality control, and project management. 

Required Competencies

  • Strategic leadership 
  • Operational excellence 
  • Financial acumen 
  • Strong decision-making 
  • People management 
  • Change management 
  • Root cause analysis 
  • Risk management 
  • Negotiation and stakeholder management 
  • Communication and team-building skills 





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