Chief Operating Officer / GM Operations

Job Description

As an operations genius, you will take full operational command of Jai Ganesh Ispat & Ferro Alloys Pvt. Ltd.s Sri City plant and lead its evolution from a 2,500 MT/month processing unit to a 20,000 MT/month high-efficiency, quality-driven, service-oriented steel service hub. You will work closely with the BD Head, Group Management, and JSW teams to align production with business goals. This boss-level seat requires someone who blends shop-floor mastery, strategic foresight, team leadership, vendor management, and ruthless execution.- Manage and optimize all aspects of slitting, decoiling, levelling, profiling, shearing, nesting, and packaging.- Monitor and improve daily production, OEE, uptime, capacity utilization, and quality yields.- Ensure output matches business targets in both sales and job work.- Drive Lean practices, TPM, 5S, and other continuous improvement methodologies.- Implement stringent quality control across every process, from raw material to dispatch.- Develop a scaling roadmap to achieve 20,000 MT/month throughput in 12-18 months.- Create & implement short, medium, and long-term production plans aligned with the sales pipeline.- Identify bottlenecks, redundancies, and idle capacities and fix them with speed.- Plan and prioritize production dynamically based on customer urgency, capacity, and cost.- Build, train, and manage a high-performance plant team including supervisors, technicians, QA/QC, and operators.- Instill discipline, safety, quality, and ownership culture on the shop floor.- Resolve conflicts, increase coordination across shifts, and maintain team morale and performance.- Be a mentor and enforcer, not just a manager.- Collaborate with machinery suppliers, service vendors, and logistics partners to ensure seamless operations.- Ensure machine maintenance schedules are followed with zero compromise on uptime.- Manage relationships with steel suppliers regarding raw material specs and supply planning.- Select and commission new machines/equipment as required during the scaling phase.- Own product quality end-to-end, ensuring real-time updates and responsiveness to job work and contract clients.- Coordinate closely with the Business Development Head and SCM Team to synchronize demand & timely delivery.- Manage inventory levels, stock accuracy, rejection handling, and end-customer delivery timelines.- Continuously monitor and optimize energy consumption, scrap rate, and material wastage.- Drive down cost per tonne across each operation line while preserving quality.- Ensure regulatory and statutory compliances, factory licensing, EHS protocols, and ISO procedures are maintained. As an operations genius, you will take full operational command of Jai Ganesh Ispat & Ferro Alloys Pvt. Ltd.s Sri City plant and lead its evolution from a 2,500 MT/month processing unit to a 20,000 MT/month high-efficiency, quality-driven, service-oriented steel service hub. You will work closely with the BD Head, Group Management, and JSW teams to align production with business goals. This boss-level seat requires someone who blends shop-floor mastery, strategic foresight, team leadership, vendor management, and ruthless execution.- Manage and optimize all aspects of slitting, decoiling, levelling, profiling, shearing, nesting, and packaging.- Monitor and improve daily production, OEE, uptime, capacity utilization, and quality yields.- Ensure output matches business targets in both sales and job work.- Drive Lean practices, TPM, 5S, and other continuous improvement methodologies.- Implement stringent quality control across every process, from raw material to dispatch.- Develop a scaling roadmap to achieve 20,000 MT/month throughput in 12-18 months.- Create & implement short, medium, and long-term production plans aligned with the sales pipeline.- Identify bottlenecks, redundancies, and idle capacities and fix them with speed.- Plan and prioritize production dynamically based on customer urgency, capacity, and cost.- Build, train, and manage a high-performance plant team including supervisors, technicians, QA/QC, and operators.- Instill discipline, safety, quality, and ownership culture on the shop floor.- Resolve conflicts, increase coordination across shifts, and maintain team morale and performance.- Be a mentor and enforcer, not just a manager.- Collaborate with machinery suppliers, service vendors, and logistics partners to ensure seamless operations.- Ensure machine maintenance schedules are followed with zero compromise on uptime.- Manage relationships with steel suppliers regarding raw material specs and supply planning.- Select and commission new machines/equipment as required during the scaling phase.- Own product quality end-to-end, ensuring real-time updates and responsiveness to job work and contract clients.- Coordinate closely with the Business Development Head and SCM Team to synchronize demand & timely delivery.- Manage inventory level

Keyskills :
Operations ManagementQuality ControlStrategic PlanningTeam ManagementVendor ManagementCost ControlComplianceProduction OptimizationLean PracticesTechnical Expertise