Job Title: Plant Manager
Location: Kaman, Vasai, Maharashtra
Industry: Animal Feed Supplements Manufacturing
About the Role
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Plant Manager to lead daily operations at our animal feed supplement manufacturing facility. This role owns full P&L-level accountability for production output, product quality, regulatory compliance, safety, and team performance. You will be the on-site leader responsible for turning raw ingredients (vitamins, minerals, amino acids, premixes, and other nutritional additives) into safe, consistent, on-spec finished products, on time and within budget.
This is a hands-on leadership role suited to someone who thrives in a fast-paced production environment, understands both the technical and human sides of manufacturing, and takes ownership of outcomes from the loading dock to the lab.
Key Responsibilities
- Daily Operations Management: Oversee end-to-end daily production activities on the factory floor, ensuring targets are met efficiently and safely.
- Powder Processing Oversight: Manage the handling, blending, and conveying of dry powders, ensuring optimal machinery operation and minimal wastage.
- Chemical Handling & Compliance: Supervise the safe storage, handling, and processing of specialized chemicals, vitamins, minerals, and additives used in nutritional supplements.
- Quality & Standard Adherence: Ensure strict adherence to FAMI-QS standards and maintain the integrity of cleanroom environments, including pressure gradients and hygiene protocols.
- Leadership & Workforce Management: Direct, motivate, and manage shift supervisors and factory workers. Foster a culture of safety, accountability, and high performance.
- Technical Documentation: Maintain accurate and rigorous production logs, batch manufacturing records (BMRs), and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) required for audits and compliance.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Experience: Minimum 4 years of proven leadership experience working directly in a physical factory environment.
- Specialized Knowledge: Direct experience in powder processing and mixing is strictly required.
- Education: A degree in Chemistry, Pharmacy, Biochemistry, Operations Management, or a related field is highly preferred. (An engineering degree is not required).
- Technical Skills: Strong proficiency in using ERP software and managing complex technical documentation.
- Industry Familiarity: Prior experience handling chemicals, nutritional additives, or working in a GMP/FAMI-QS compliant environment is a significant advantage.
- Work Ethic: Must be willing to work a rigorous on-site schedule of 6 days a week, 10 hours per day.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: ₹30,000.00 - ₹55,000.00 per month
Benefits:
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Vasai, Maharashtra: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Application Question(s):
- This role requires being on the factory floor in Kaman, Vasai for 10 hours a day, 6 days a week. It is a highly demanding physical environment. Is this a schedule you are fully prepared to commit to for the long term?
- Have you headed a Food or Pharmaceutical manufacturing plant before?
Work Location: In person
