DGM- Manufacturing Operations

Sigachi | Pharma · India

About the Role :

We are looking for a seasoned manufacturing operations professional to join our Corporate Office as DGM – Manufacturing Operations. This is a high-visibility role that sits at the intersection of plant execution and corporate oversight — the incumbent will be the critical link between our factory floors and leadership, translating on-ground production, engineering, utility, and ETP performance into actionable insights, governance, and strategic direction for the Manufacturing Head.

This role is ideal for someone who has grown through hands-on plant leadership and is now ready to operate at a multi-site, strategic level — driving consistency, compliance, and operational excellence across the manufacturing network without being tied to a single location.

Key Responsibilities:

Cross-Functional Plant Oversight:

● Act as the corporate anchor for Production, Utility, Engineering, and ETP (Effluent Treatment Plant) functions across all manufacturing units.

● Partner closely with factory-level stakeholders (Plant Heads, Production Managers, Engineering & Utility Leads, EHS teams) to gather performance data, track KPIs, and understand ground realities.

Reporting & MIS:

● Consolidate and analyze production output, utility consumption, engineering downtime, and ETP compliance data from multiple plants into structured reports for the Manufacturing Head.

● Build and maintain dashboards/MIS systems that give leadership real-time visibility into plant performance, bottlenecks, and risks.

● Flag deviations, trends, and improvement opportunities proactively — not just report numbers but interpret them.

Operational Governance:

● Drive standardization of processes, SOPs, and best practices across factories in production, utility management, engineering maintenance, and effluent treatment.

● Support root-cause analysis and corrective action tracking for recurring production, utility, or

ETP-related issues.

● Monitor regulatory and environmental compliance (especially ETP/effluent norms) across sites and escalate risks promptly.

Strategic Support to Manufacturing Head:

● Prepare data-backed presentations, reviews, and business cases to support capacity planning, capex decisions, and operational strategy.

● Coordinate cross-site projects — capacity expansion, engineering upgrades, utility optimization, ETP modernization — from a corporate vantage point.

● Represent the Manufacturing Head in plant reviews, audits, and stakeholder meetings as required.

Stakeholder Management:

● Build strong working relationships with plant leadership teams to ensure timely, accurate, and complete information flow.

● Bridge the gap between corporate expectations and plant execution realities, ensuring alignment on priorities.

Experience:

● 15-20 years of progressive experience in manufacturing/plant operations with API & Excipient plant experience would be preferred.

● Demonstrated exposure across Production, Utility, Engineering, and ETP functions either through direct ownership or close cross-functional collaboration.

● Prior experience working with or reporting into corporate/HO functions is a strong plus.

Education:

● B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical, Chemical, or master’s in science specifically in Organic or Chemical production from a reputed university. (Master's/MBA preferred but not mandatory).

Skills & Competencies:

● Strong analytical ability comfortable working with plant data, KPIs, and building reports/dashboards that drive decisions.

● Excellent stakeholder management skills; able to work with and influence plant teams without direct line authority.

● Sound understanding of manufacturing compliance, EHS, and effluent treatment norms.

● Strong communication and presentation skills able to distill complex plant issues into clear, leadership-ready narratives.

● High ownership mindset with the ability to operate independently in a corporate, multi-site oversight role.

Why This Role:

This position offers the rare opportunity to influence manufacturing outcomes at a network level shaping how Production, Utility, Engineering, and ETP functions perform across the organization, while working directly with senior leadership. It's a natural next step for a plant leader ready to trade a single-site P&L view for enterprise-wide impact.

About Sigachi:

Sigachi Industries Limited is a Listed Healthcare Company working in domains of Pharmaceutical, Food & Nutrition industry. Sigachi was incorporated in the year 1989 and is one of the largest manufacturers of Cellulose & Cellulose based products worldwide. Recently Sigachi has acquired an API manufacturing plant as part of its diversification strategy. Sigachi’s five Multilocational facilities in Telangana, Gujarat & Karnataka are EXCiPACT GMP, SGMP, HACCP, EDQM CEP, FSSAI and ISO 9001:2015 certified. Sigachi has established itself as a quality conscious and dependable supplier in India and across Asia, Australia, American Continent, Europe, and Middle East, delivering newer differentiated Products which addresses the unmet needs of the Market.

Sigachi is a value driven company and fosters employee creativity, expertise, skillsets & wellbeing to achieve motto of “Experience Excellence”. The vision is to create a happy, healthy, and joyful world.

Sigachi is poised for exponential growth in the coming years, both organic & inorganic through expansions, diversification, acquisition, mergers.

Our Commitment to DEI : Sigachi is committed to cultivating, fostering, and preserving a culture of

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Our DEI based hiring & people management practices thrive and hire people from diverse backgrounds with wide ideas and varied experience who can collectively contribute to overall business growth.