Factory Manager

CAPE electric pvt ltd · India

Position : Factory Manager / Plant Manager Location : Cheyyar- SIPCOT / Manufacturing Plant Department : Operations Reporting To : Operations Head Experience : 10–15 Years Qualification : B.E./B.Tech. – Chemical / Mechanical / Production / Metallurgy or equivalent

Job Purpose

Overall responsibility for safe, efficient and profitable operation of the continuous copper electroplating factory, covering production, process control, quality, maintenance, EHS, ETP/ZLD and customer supply.

Major Responsibilities

• Production: Achieve daily/monthly production targets with optimum utilization of manpower, machines and resources.

• Electroplating Process: Control plating line speed, rectifier current/voltage, bath chemistry, temperature, filtration, anodes/contacts and coating thickness.

• Quality: Ensure coating thickness, adhesion, surface finish and other customer specifications are consistently achieved; control rejection and rework.

• Process Improvement: Improve line productivity, yield, OEE and process stability; reduce downtime and chemical/metal losses.

• Maintenance: Ensure preventive maintenance and quick resolution of mechanical, electrical, rectifier, pump and utility breakdowns.

• ETP/ZLD & Environment: Ensure effective operation of ETP/ZLD, water management, chemical wastewater treatment and compliance with applicable environmental requirements.

• Safety: Ensure safe handling/storage of acids, alkalis, cyanide-related and other hazardous chemicals; maintain PPE, emergency preparedness and statutory safety requirements.

• Manpower: Manage shift manpower, operator training, discipline, productivity and skill development.

• PPC & Customer Supply: Coordinate with PPC, Sales, Stores, QC and Dispatch to achieve on-time customer supply.

• Cost Control: Monitor copper/chemical consumption, power, water, manpower, maintenance and overall conversion cost.

• MIS: Review production, quality, downtime, consumption, ETP, safety and delivery performance and report to management.

Key Performance Indicators

• Production target achievement

• On-time customer supply

• Plating quality and coating consistency

• Rejection/rework %

• Line utilization / OEE

• Downtime

• Copper and chemical consumption

• Power and water consumption

• ETP/ZLD performance

• Safety and environmental compliance

• Manufacturing cost

Candidate Profile

The candidate should have strong factory leadership and practical process knowledge, preferably with experience in continuous copper electroplating / surface treatment, chemical process operations, ETP/ZLD and high-current rectifier systems.

Strong people management, troubleshooting, decision-making, customer supply coordination and continuous improvement skills are essential.

Overall Accountability

Safety + Quality + Production + Delivery + Cost + Environmental Compliance