Head Production - Plant

§ Formulate the week-wise and cell/line-wise plan for production aligned with the overall plant production plan to enable 100% delivery as per marketing requirement § Estimate requirement of raw materials, machines/tools, consumables viz-a-viz the week-wise production plan. Prepare a budget for the same and send for approval § Attend review meetings conducted by the Plant Production Head to provide an overview of the section operations, highlight deviations and help plan for corrective action § Convene daily production review meetings with the Cell Incharge, Production Supervisors and Maintenance team to set daily production targets, inhouse rejection (IHR) targets viz-a-viz the overall plant plan and maintenance schedules § Review the actual section production for the previous day. Compare against target to identify deviations. Analyze reasons for the deviation. Plan next steps to enable recovery of losses in the current day, as well as prevent re-occurrence of similar losses § Create a work plan for the production activities for the day basis the production requirement (target + previous losses (if any)) including o Outlining responsibilities of all team members o Production loading by machine o Multi-machining § Understand process bottlenecks on receipt of plan from PPC. Ideate to address the bottlenecks through machine shifting, outsourcing etc. § Maximize plant productivity by o Pre-planning for timely material procurement o Availability of resources – manpower, consumables, machines o Review of staffing roster created by direct reports o Optimizing machine utilization o Review of operator productivity o Ensuring close monitoring and controlling of production bottleneck areas § Supervise work of junior staff and provide guidance/support to them as and when required § Resolve various issues impacting production capacity of plant;