1. Production Planning & Execution
- Capacity Management: Scheduling daily production runs across spinning, weaving, knitting, dyeing, and printing sections.
- Target Achievement: Monitoring daily output metrics to ensure consumer shipments leave the factory on schedule.
- Resource Allocation: Assigning labor and raw materials efficiently to minimize idling machine time. [1, 2, 3]
2. Quality Control & Cost Efficiency
- Defect Minimization: Ensuring fabrics meet specific standards regarding tensile strength, colorfastness, and GSM (Grams per Square Meter).
- Wastage Reduction: Tracking and minimizing fabric, yarn, and chemical waste during processing cycles.
- Budget Oversight: Managing the plant's operational budget, focusing on lowering per-meter production costs. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
3. Maintenance & Supply Chain Logistics
- Machine Maintenance: Coordinating preventive maintenance schedules for heavy machinery like looms, spinning frames, and stenters.
- Inventory Control: Tracking stock levels of raw cotton, synthetic yarns, dyes, chemicals, and spare parts.
- Vendor Coordination: Working closely with logistics and suppliers to prevent manufacturing delays. [1]
4. Workforce Management & Compliance
- Labor Supervision: Leading shop-floor supervisors, operators, technicians, and administrative staff.
- Safety Protocols: Enforcing strict occupational safety guidelines regarding hazardous textile chemicals, dust, and heavy machinery.
- Environmental Compliance: Overseeing the operations of the Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) to meet statutory environmental pollution standards. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Performance Metrics (KPIs)
- Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE): Measuring machine utilization and speed.
- Right First Time (RFT) Rate: Percentage of fabric dyed or printed correctly on the first attempt without re-work.
- Cost Per Kilogram/Meter: Financial efficiency of the fabric produced.
- Accident-Free Days: Maintaining factory safety standards. [1]
Key Job Requirements
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Textile Technology, Textile Engineering, or Production Engineering.
- Experience: 8 to 15+ years of shop-floor experience, with a proven track record in a leadership role within a spinning, weaving, or processing mill.
- Technical Skills: Deep understanding of textile chemistry, fabric structures, yarn counts, and machinery mechanic
Pay: Up to ₹78,553.50 per month
Benefits:
Work Location: In person