Operations Director

Senior Operations ManagerWe are seeking a skilled Senior Operations Manager to lead our manufacturing plant's operations.This role is responsible for driving operational excellence, maintaining strict quality standards, optimizing production efficiencies, ensuring regulatory compliance, and creating a safe high-performance culture. The GM will act as the strategic and operational leader for the plant.Plant Operations Management:Lead all plant operations including production maintenance engineering quality supply chain and EHS.Ensure uninterrupted manufacturing with optimized machine efficiency twin-screw extruders compounding lines mixers etc.Oversee production planning aligned with customer demand and global business priorities.Maintain strict adherence to daily weekly and monthly production KPIs.Quality Assurance Compliance:Ensure compliance with ISO standards ASTM and industry-specific quality norms relevant to polymer additives/masterbatch.Maintain product consistency and quality levels required for domestic and export markets.Drive reduction of production defects customer complaints and batch rejections.Safety Health Environment (EHS):Enforce compliance with Gujarat State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) norms and national environmental laws.Implement global EHS standards including hazard control waste management fire safety and incident investigation.Promote a safety-first culture across plant operations.People Leadership Development:Lead mentor and develop cross-functional teams 100–300 employees depending on plant scale.Drive a performance-driven culture with clear goals continuous training and professional development.Ensure effective manpower planning recruitment and retention.Engineering Maintenance:Oversee preventive and predictive maintenance programs for all plant equipment.Manage plant upgrades new line installations capacity expansions and technology improvements.Ensure optimal uptime of extruders feeders chillers packaging systems and utility equipment.Supply Chain Inventory Management:Oversee procurement vendor management inbound raw materials polymers pigments additives and outbound logistics.Ensure cost-effective sourcing and timely availability of raw materials.Optimize inventory levels to reduce working capital without impacting production schedules.Cost Budget Management:Drive cost optimization initiatives across energy manpower wastage and logistics.Prepare and monitor annual plant budgets.Ensure achievement of plant profitability targets.Compliance Government Liaison:Ensure compliance with labour regulations factory act environmental permissions and state regulations.Liaise with local authorities statutory bodies and industrial development authorities in Gujarat.Strategic Planning Continuous Improvement:Lead continuous improvement programs Lean Kaizen Six Sigma.Support new product development (NPD) and trials.Drive automation digitalization and process modernization initiatives.Qualifications Experience:Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering Polymer Engineering Mechanical Engineering; Master's degree preferred.15–25 years of experience in polymer manufacturing chemical processing or masterbatch production.Minimum 7+ years in senior operations leadership Plant Head GM Senior Operations Manager.Strong knowledge of extrusion processes compounding operations pigment dispersion and quality control.Experience managing operations in Gujarat industrial zones e.g. Dahej Sanand Bharuch Vapi Vadodara is an advantage.Key Skills Competencies:Strong leadership and team development skillsExcellent communication and stakeholder managementDeep understanding of polymer chemistry and processingStrong problem-solving and decision-making capabilitiesHigh level of integrity and accountabilityAbility to thrive in dynamic growth-oriented environments],