Job Description

The job entails leading an integrated steel plant with 600 people and plant functions including HR, Safety, Compliance, and Quality. Eventually the role will also lead the newly acquired plants with total capacity of 5L TPA
The role reports to the ED and is responsible for:
Leadership and People Management

• Leading multi-disciplinary teams to foster a culture of safety and continuous improvement
• Handling performance monitoring, discipline and development
• Building strong industrial relations along with the HR teams - compliance to labour laws, and state specific labour guidelines

Operational Expertise

• Leading Production planning, inventory management & control, and meeting throughput targets
• Sustaining and improving steelmaking processes (melting, casting, rolling)
• Ensuring adherence to maintenance schedules, machine uptime optimisation and controlling cost of maintenance
• Ensuring quality targets are met and the processes remain compliant to ISO standards

Financial and Cost Management

• Managing budgets, cost and working capital
• Monitoring and Improving KPIs like scrap yield, profitability, productivity ratios, and overall plant financial performance

Problem-Solving and Decision Making

• Understanding data to analyse and troubleshoot technical issues
• Reducing operational disruptions by resolving quality issues
• Implementing process improvements for efficiency and cost reduction

Compliance and Safety Focus

• Ensuring compliance with Pollution norms, Factory Acts, Labor Laws and ESG standards including state-specific industrial guidelines
• Conducting audits and implementing correcting actions
• Ensuring and promoting a zero-incident workplace

Only Mech/Metallurgy engineers with 15-20 yrs exp. in TMT Steel ManufacturingPreferred experience in managing plants with Scrap as Raw Material
An ideal candidate will have

• Minimum 15-20 years in the steel manufacturing industry, with a focus on scrap-based operations
• Hands-on experience with induction furnaces, continuous casting machines, and rolling mills for TMT steel production
• Proven track record in managing metal recycling, scrap procurement, and processing (including vendor networks, quality control of raw materials, and optimizing yield in ferrous scrap-based melting processes)
• Experience of overseeing large-scale plant operations, including utilities, maintenance, and achieving high-volume production targets
• Proficiency in communication with different stakeholders including investors, promoters and vendors

Our Client is a 30+ year old business and is now a leading manufacturer of TMT Steel in India with an integrated plant based near Chennai. They are ISO certified and have high quality standards through certification processes.

• Opportunity to Head 3 plants slated for exponential growth
• Opportunity to work directly with the promoters and leading large teams

Skills Required