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Henkel holds leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses: Our portfolio includes well-known hair care products, laundry detergents, fabric softeners as well as adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings.
Plant Manager
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About this Position
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Plant Manager to lead our manufacturing operations at our Kurkumbh plant. This role is responsible for managing end-to-end plant operations, driving operational excellence, ensuring compliance with safety, quality and regulatory requirements, and delivering business performance objectives.
The incumbent will play a critical leadership role in developing manufacturing capabilities, fostering a high-performance culture, and implementing continuous improvement initiatives to achieve world-class operational standards.
What you´ll do
- Lead all plant operations, including, production, maintenance, engineering, quality
- Develop and execute long-term manufacturing strategies aligned with business growth objectives.
- Deliver plant performance KPIs related to safety, quality, cost, delivery and productivity.
- Drive operational excellence through Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma and continuous improvement methodologies.
Ensure compliance with all legal, regulatory and Henkel corporate standards related to Safety, Health, Environment. - Lead workforce planning, capability development and succession planning for plant employees.
- Serve as the primary company representative for local authorities, statutory bodies and employee unions/councils.
- Manage plant budgets, investment planning, CAPEX projects and fixed asset management.
- Drive implementation of Henkel Production System (HPS) initiatives and improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
- Foster a culture of accountability, engagement, innovation and high performance across the plant.
Ensure compliance with all legal, regulatory and Henkel corporate standards related to Safety, Health, Environment.
What makes you a good fit
- B.Tech Chemical/Mechanical Engineering, preferably from a Tier 1 and Tier 2 college. MBA will be an added advantage
- Minimum 10years of industry experience
- Experience of leading production in a large site (1000+ manpower) or leading production in a small/mid size plant (30-60 employees) in Batch process manufacturing
- Certification of Lean Six Sigma (Greenbelt) is expected.
- Industry experience in Pharma (API), Specialty Chemicals is highly preferred. FMCG can also be considered from industry where hygiene is important.
- Strong communication and presentation skills along with ability to engage the shop floor.
- High energy, pro-active individual with strong stakeholder management abilities.
Some perks of joining Henkel
- Diverse national and international growth opportunities
- Global wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
- Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks
- Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
- Best-in-class Group Medical Insurance policy covering employee, spouse and up to 2 children
- Competitive accident and term life policies for up to 3 times annual gross salary
- Progressive OPD policy of INR 30,000 for employee, spouse and up to 2 children
At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! We look for a diverse team of individuals who possess different backgrounds, experiences, personalities and mindsets.
JOB ID: 26100645
Job Locations: India, Maharashtra, Kurkumbh
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Yes – simply fill out your profile in our online application system. Once your online profile is complete, you can apply for multiple positions.
The job offer is written in English – should I write my application in English as well?
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Do I get feedback during the application process about the state of my application?
Each position that we have open with Henkel is unique, and finding the right candidate is important for both the hired candidate as well as for Henkel. We want to make sure that both the candidate and the company are a good fit for each other. We will provide feedback to the candidates throughout the entire process.
Can employees move between business areas and/or to a different country?
Yes, in fact it is an expectation within Henkel that our talent is flexible and mobile. This helps to support the company on a broad, global level.
Our “Triple Two” philosophy promotes this expectation, by allowing you to work in at least two different roles, in two different business areas and two different countries. The reason behind this philosophy is that we believe working in different roles, business units and functions is good for your personal development and improves your understanding of Henkel as a global company.
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