Head - Operations, Pithampur, ACG Capsules

• To be accountable for delivering on plan for production, assets capacity, manufacturing costs while maintaining quality standards


• To be responsible for adherence on the production plan, production output, product quality, and on-time delivery

Strategic and planning

• Deliver on plan for production, assets capacity, manufacturing costs while maintaining quality standards


• Monitor operations as per production plan and trigger corrective actions

Functional

Operations Management

• Oversee all systems and processes around capsule manufacturing, packing and printing


• Track and optimize productivity of the plant. Support the Operations Head and CI&TT head in implementing improvements


• Ensure adherence to standards, metrics and performance targets to ensure effective return on assets


• Ensure cost optimizations to the extent possible (gelatin wastage, power, water, and manpower) in operations


• Ensure adherence to quality standards for all products and processes


• Maintain budget volume of products as per plan and quality norms


• Propose opportunities for increase in productivity in machines


• Oversee inventory control of raw materials and finished good products

Resource Management

• Oversee the resource allocation at the plant for optimum day-to-day operations


• Ensure adherence to delivery on production plan, production output, product quality, and on-time delivery


• Fully utilize assets to produce optimal results


• Monitor machine running costs in the plant and ensure budgets are adhered to

Supply Chain Management

• Ensure adherence of quality standards of key processes of purchase, logistics, planning and stores


• Review and approve negotiated prices and terms with suppliers, vendors, or freight forwarders


• Ensure timely dispatch as per sales order


• Ensure appropriate follow up and escalation in case of delays in material delivery or in dispatch

EHS, Continuous Improvement, Maintenance and Engineering Services

• Ensure continued compliance with environmental and safety laws and regulations


• Review safety initiatives to promote and enhance safe workplace and the well-being of employees


• Identify needs relating to improvements in safety/ergonomics and developing and implementing solutions to these issues


• Review data and analyse the same to identify improvement opportunities


• Ensure routine calibration and maintenance requirements of machines and systems are fulfilled.


• Ensure the plant facility is fit and provide support/solutions when required.

Internal Processes

• Collect and analyse data to find cost saving opportunities


• Sign off on plant planning of resources and machines as required


• Liaison with EHS head to ensure adherence to plant safety procedures


• Liaison with Central SCM to understand the production requirements


• Ensure correct plant resource allocation

People development

• Take overall responsibility for people development initiatives and building up in-house capabilities for the employees in the department


• Drive a performance driven culture in the team by timely monitoring, review of performance parameters and feedback to the team members


• Contribute towards development of talent for the department by providing subordinates with adequate exposure and growth opportunities to enable readiness for higher roles


• Actively participate in HR initiatives to drive overall employee engagement and motivation


• Support capability development programs of ACPL and by identifying and recommending the training areas 

Any other additional responsibility could be assigned to the role holder from time to time as a standalone project or regular work. The same would be suitably represented in the Primary responsibilities and agreed between the incumbent, reporting officer and HR.

Internal Interfaces

External Interfaces

• TT Team (Product operationalisation requirements, product Manuals)


• Global Plant QAQC Head (Quality checks, validation, documentation support)


• EHS (Compliance adherence)


• Supply Chain (Raw material and order status adherence)


• Quality & Regulatory Affairs (Quality checks, validation, documentation support)


• HR (Trainings, capability development)

• ACPL Customers (Understanding of future needs, showing facilities toc customers, managing visits)


• Regulators (Compliance related)