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Rama Phosphates - Plant Head

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Rama Phosphates Limited

India, Rajasthan, Udaipur Full-Time Posted 3 months ago

Job Description

General Job Information

Job title : Plant Head

Company / Unit : Rama Phosphates Limited

Department : Operations

Location : Udaipur

Objective Of Job

The Plant Head will be responsible for the overall leadership, management, and operational performance of the Single Super Phosphate (SSP) Fertilizer Plant.
The role ensures safe, efficient, compliant, and cost-effective production while meeting quality standards, statutory requirements, and organizational objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Production & Operations Management:
Plan, direct, and control day-to-day operations of the SSP fertilizer plant.
Ensure uninterrupted production as per approved capacity, production plans, and schedules.
Monitor plant parameters to ensure stable, safe, and efficient operations.
Optimize plant performance, raw material utilization, and energy consumption.
Review production data, analyse deviations, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
Coordinate with technical teams for process optimization and debottlenecking.
Process Improvement & Efficiency:
Implement process improvements to enhance productivity, yield, and cost efficiency.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives related to productivity and sustainability.
Implement best practices, new technologies, and updated SOPs.
Support modernization, expansion, and capacity enhancement projects.
Quality Management:
Ensure production of SSP as per internal quality specifications and regulatory norms.
Coordinate with quality control teams for testing, inspections, and documentation.
Address customer complaints and quality deviations through root cause analysis and corrective actions.
Ensure strict adherence to product quality standards.
Safety, Health & Environment (SHE):
Ensure strict compliance with safety standards, SOPs, and statutory regulations.
Promote a strong safety culture and conduct regular safety audits and reviews.
Ensure compliance with environmental norms (emissions, effluents, waste disposal, and hazardous chemicals).
Lead emergency preparedness, risk assessments, and incident investigations.
Maintenance & Asset Management
Oversee preventive, predictive, and breakdown maintenance of plant equipment and utilities.
Ensure high plant availability and reliability through effective maintenance planning.
Approve maintenance schedules, shutdown plans, and major repair activities.
Ensure proper upkeep of plant assets, utilities, and infrastructure.
Regulatory & Statutory Compliance:
Ensure compliance with all applicable laws related to fertilizers, chemicals, factories, environment, and safety.
Liaise with government authorities, inspectors, and regulatory bodies.
Ensure timely submission of statutory reports, returns, and documentation.
Support audits, inspections, and management reviews.
Financial & Cost Control:
Prepare and manage annual operating budgets for the unit.
Monitor operating costs and implement cost-reduction initiatives without compromising safety or quality.
Control consumption of raw materials, utilities, spares, and consumables.
Recommend capital expenditure and process improvements to management.
People Management & Leadership:
Lead, motivate, and develop plant personnel across production, maintenance, safety, and support functions.
Ensure manpower planning, training, skill development, and performance evaluation.
Foster teamwork, discipline, and accountability across departments.
Coordination & Reporting:
Coordinate with procurement, logistics, quality, marketing, and corporate teams.
Provide regular reports to senior management on production, safety, costs, and KPIs.
Authority:
Authority to take operational decisions related to production, maintenance, safety, and manpower within approved limits.
Recommend capital expenditure, process changes, and manpower requirements to management.

Educational Qualification

Degree in Chemical / Mechanical / Production Engineering/M.Sc./ B.Sc. or experience of +15 years in Fertilizer plant operations as a Plant Manager/Factory Manager/Unit Head with leadership exposure

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