Line Head - Ancillary, Water Treatment Plant & Effluent Treatment Plant

Key Responsibilities

•      Production Planning and Control: Develop production plans, budgets and timelines according to product specifications and plant capacity, plan workflow and schedules, monitor production status and adjust for delays, hold spares and raw material inventory at desired stock levels to avoid disruption, ensure equipment availability in operating condition, and monitor and analyse downtime with root cause to reduce impact on cost, quality and delivery

•      Maintenance and Equipment Availability: Plan, organise and execute maintenance of the CS2, EDTA, WSA, sulphuric acid and CAP plants to ensure maximum equipment availability, plan and budget maintenance activity, identify and maintain the spares required for timely execution, ensure implementation of QMS, EMS, OHSMS and Operational Excellence guidelines, and coordinate timely execution and commissioning of new development initiatives

•      Safety and Environment: Develop and periodically review SOPs, JSA, HAZOP and SMP, lead Process Safety Management implementation by sharing and facilitating best practices across plants, train employees and contractors to assure compliance with process safety standards, support Process Hazard Analysis and off-site consequence modelling for major risk projects, participate in process safety event investigations and track corrective actions, coordinate safety alerts, and support implementation of the Emergency Response Plan

•      Water and Effluent Management: Run operations of the effluent treatment plant to meet GPCB and central government requirements, monitor all wastewater parameters covering pH, TDS, turbidity, BOD and COD along with effluent disposal, run ETP RO and ETP MSFE RO at design capacity to maximise water recovery, and plan procurement to operate WTP 1 and 2 for uninterrupted water supply to the main plants

•      Project and Capex Management: Own capex projects that improve quality, cost, productivity and uptime, ensure implementation within timelines and budgets, conduct vendor assessment along with onsite and offsite quality inspection of incoming materials, review spares drawings and piping layouts, complete process improvement projects within specified periods against cost reduction goals, and provide management with project status updates and reporting

•      Planning and Budgeting: Propose the department plan and budget covering consumption ratios, maintenance cost and resource management to management for approval, adhere to the approved plan and budget, and update progress made

•      Change Management: Keep pace with technology to improve quality as desired by the customer, lead a continuous improvement culture and enable project-based problem-solving teams, ensure ABG Operational Excellence guidelines are implemented and reviewed using the RADAR framework, drive knowledge transfer across inter and intra unit members, identify joint improvement projects with departments, vendors and suppliers through CFTs, and take the lead on transition management to ensure continuity of operations

•      Customer Centricity: Create awareness of customer centricity across team members to build a customer orientation mindset, manage customer complaints in consultation with CTS, schedule customer visits to understand and act on feedback, establish and periodically review internal service agreements with internal customers, share MIS reports as desired, and ensure quantity and quality parameters of products and services supplied

•      People Management: Identify training needs and build competencies across team members, appraise and stimulate subordinates to maximise performance towards departmental goals, recruit and select the right candidates with smooth onboarding, spend qualitative time monthly on feedback and development, co-create MDPs for two to three development areas with each member, create avenues of tacit knowledge transfer, and ensure smooth department functioning with adequate manpower as per defined SOPs

•      Regulatory Compliance: Ensure all relevant regulatory compliances applicable to the operations are adhered to, and participate in periodic regulatory compliance audits from external and internal parties to continuously improve systems

Reporting Structure 

Reports to: Function Head Manufacturing

Global Manufacturing Leadership Program 

This role is part of the Global Manufacturing Leadership Program (GMLP). 

The Global Manufacturing Leadership Program (GMLP) is Aditya Birla Group's flagship leadership hiring initiative focused on building the next generation of manufacturing leaders. Designed for high-potential professionals with a proven track record in manufacturing and operations, GMLP offers accelerated career growth through challenging leadership roles across the Group's diverse businesses, including Cement, Metals, Chemicals, Carbon Black, Pulp & Fibre, Mining, and other global manufacturing operations. 

Through GMLP, selected candidates gain exposure to large-scale manufacturing environments, world-class technologies, cross-functional assignments, and mentorship from senior business leaders. The program is aimed at professionals who aspire to move beyond functional excellence and take on broader business and operational leadership responsibilities, while contributing to the long-term growth and transformation of one of the world's leading diversified multinational groups.