Plant Head

JOB DESCRIPTION

Designation: Plant Head
Plant : Anantjeet Nutriments.
Experience : 10-15 years in Food Industry
Qualification: - Degree in Relevant
Reporting and relationships:
Reporting to: Promoters
Internal relationships: All cross functional departments.
External relationships: Machinery Parts vendors.

Key Performance Areas:
What is the main objective/purpose of the role?
• Lead the factory and team to meet the Supply Chain commitment in terms of cost,
Quality, productivity and delivery by:
 - Ensuring all product, quality customer service, and plant cost targets are met.
 - Ensuring all assets (fleet and plant) are maintained to meet supply chain demands.
 - Ensuring all regulatory/local government policies are met.
• To deliver Annual Operating Plan (Material Availability, Quality, Cost, Productivity, Safety
& Sustainability and Morale) and Profit Improvement Plan for the Plant.
• Lead the Plant Team and implement best practice tools (M&W / TPM / ISO) and drive
operational excellence processes by coaching and guiding the Plant team, such that the
desired process improvements are continually achieved and sustained.
• Ensure adequate wiring and connect with the local stake holders and compliance to the
regulatory / local government and applicable statutory requirements.

ACCOUNTABILITIES – List in priority order the main accountabilities/deliverables of the
role, including key measures.
Business Agenda
• Environment Management / Statutory Compliance
• Ensure good relations with and project a positive image in the environment through the
CSR – PWP Platform. (For future)
• Ensure that all Regulatory and Statutory requirements are complied with. In case of any
actual / potential noncompliance, escalate the matter to and be guided by the Legal Team.
Product Availability :
• Ensure Service Levels to the Market – ensure that manufacturing / warehousing and the
primary logistics activities are carried out in a safe environment and as per Haldirams
quality / hygiene standards to optimally meet Sales / Supply chain requirements (I2 SCP-PP
compliance).

• Ensure material availability – items are purchased from HR’S approved vendors at
approved prices;
Both Local and HR’S approved procurement should comply with the P2P process.
• Integrated Quality & Food Safety
• Ensure compliance to the standards on Quality and Food Safety in Manufacturing function
/ processes
• Drive quality through demonstrated values & behaviour and institutionalised management
system review processes. Ensure that the Plant performance remains OOR in Food Safety
• Safety & Sustainability
• Champion the deployment of Haldirams Safety and Sustainability standards through
demonstrated values & behaviour and institutionalised management system review
processes.

Asset Care
• Champion an overall asset effectiveness program – A. ensure proper maintenance of plant
utilities, plant equipment, civil and other plant assets.   B. Corrective Maintenance /
Upgrade to higher levels of productivity & reliability;
• Project Management of all Site Based / Projects.
• Cost Effectiveness 
• Drive the cost review process to ensure tight control on cost and deliver on plan
performance for Manufacturing C2C / Case (VMOH + FMOH); DMC (% Yields, Usage
Variance); Utility KPIs
• Benchmark with best in class and drive the cost productivity / value optimization agenda
and the annual Profit Improvement Plan for the Plant.
• Optimize Line Productivity - for the Plant Manufacturing Lines
• Total Plant Productivity - Ensure manning to template to optimize Total Plant Productivity
• Direct Material Cost Usage Variance - Cost optimization on raw materials, packaging
by reducing wastages
• VMOH Usage Variance – Cost optimization on Utilities / Overtime / Variable Labour
• Core Business Processes
• Ensure compliance to the Plant Standard Operating Procedures and Business Controls
Environment for the Plant Processes.
• Ensure data integrity and reporting timeliness.
• Identify recurring problems at the plant for improvement – specifically lead continual
improvement projects at the shop floor by leading the focused improvement pillar of the
TPM journey.

People Agenda
• Work Environment - Create an inclusive and cherishing work environment through:
• Diversity Hiring - Identify opportunity through process and work mapping & implement
actions
• Occupational Health Survey – Identify opportunities to improve OHS Score and implement
actions
• Work Life Balance – Champion work life balance through demonstrated values & behaviour
• Health & Wellness – Sponsor the Health & Wellness agenda at the Plant
• Employee Relations - Maintain harmonious and productive Employee Relations with
Associates on the shop floor

Talent Development
• Carry out people resource planning and secure manning approval in AOP process
• Hire / Fire Frontline Performers to Association of person(AOP) sanctioned numbers
• Drive plant level People Planning Process - Identify high performers and provide them a
challenging work environment so as to retain them
• Champion the skill & capability HR’ sliding process to ensure adequate pool of trained and
competent person to man the plant operations and adequate bench strength through multi
skilling.
• Drive Core HR Processes Execution at the Plant
• Engagement & Commitment ( Manager Quality)
• Drive Structured Communications at Plant level.

Qualifications/Requirements
KEY SKILLS/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED – specific education/certification, specific functional
experience, language etc NEEDED for the job.
Experience and Qualification
 Graduate Engineer (Mechanical or Chemical) / Food engineer/ Food Technologist with 15
years of experience in a manufacturing set up.
 Headed a plant independently for minimum 15 years
 Exposure, preferably to products and processes, Packaging equipment’s, Finishing lines
would be an additional advantage
Skills and Behavioural Attributes
 Excellent team management / Leadership skills
 Excellent/Tactful communication, negotiation and influencing skills
 High level of confidence & ability to carry himself
Strong focus on delivery and results with high drive and energy levels