Calderys

Provides customized refractory solutions and services

Senior Manager/Deputy General Manager Production

Manufacturing & Production OperationsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeKatni, Madhya Pradesh, IndiaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A B. Tech degree in Ceramic Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering.
At least 10–15 years of experience, preferably in a refractory production unit.
Experience in a refractory industry production unit; preference is given to experience manufacturing refractory products.
Sound knowledge of SAP and Microsoft Office.
Preferred certification in Six Sigma Green or Black Belt, IMS, and energy auditing.
Experience in operation and process control of calcination, drying, crushing and grinding operations, and material-handling equipment is desirable.

Responsibilities

Ensure that team workers use mandatory and relevant work-related personal protective equipment before starting activities.
Ensure daily safety toolbox meetings at the beginning of shifts across all lines and equipment.
Implement and sustain work permits, company cardinal rules, and Take 5 in the assigned sections and area.
Participate in reporting, investigation, rectification, and compliance with corrective and preventive measures for incidents, accidents, and SOFI items.
Participate in company safety programs and drives, including S7, SCIT, EHS Peer Review Audit, and 5S, and drive implementation and ongoing compliance in assigned work areas and teams.
Conduct monthly 5S and S7 audits.
Coach team members on safe behaviors and initiate disciplinary action for safety-rule violations in accordance with company policy.
Ensure timely production of Monolithics and Ready Shape products, including Lance and PCPF shapes, according to dispatch and S&OP plans.
Plan production and provide raw-material and consumable requirements to the PPC team.
Maintain mass balance of raw materials and finished goods.
Ensure smooth equipment operation and process control.
Coordinate with stores for consumable materials, including packing materials, chemicals, tools, and safety items.
Conduct job-specific training, including SOP and HIRA training.
Meet statutory and regulatory requirements, including factory inspections, stock-taking audits, and ISO audits.
Meet IMS process standards and maintain documentation.
Participate in continuous-improvement programs and OPEX initiatives.
Participate in day-to-day activities of the crushing and grinding circuit.
Meet production-related KPIs.
Interact with internal and external stakeholders.
Prepare and verify production-related contractor bills.
Conduct vendor and customer visits as required.
Contribute to relevant CapEx projects and meet project deliverables.
Contribute to developmental jobs.
Operate the SAP Production Planning module, including creating production orders; creating and maintaining product bills of materials and routings; running and maintaining standard costs for work-in-process and finished-goods products; monitoring finished-goods and raw-material stocks for the Monolithics line; and controlling and analyzing raw-material, labor, power, depreciation, and packing costs.
Report daily production data across production lines and analyze variances; maintain monthly production-line and weighment reports, headcount reports, monthly contractor billing reconciliations, Power App data, and monthly and quarterly plant performance-review reports.
Follow quality-control instructions to prevent nonconformities and customer claims; visually check product packing details and analyze batching reports; coordinate online and offline product testing with the Quality team; and randomly check green and fired blocks and moulds for RDS items.
Execute new CapEx or OpEx projects as required, conduct production trials and prepare reports, and implement shop-floor dashboards.
Implement OpEx action plans, sustain 5S, lead Kaizen initiatives and reporting, conduct quality-circle activities for specific projects, and mentor and execute Six Sigma projects.
Maintain IMS and ISO 50001 compliance documentation and complete EHS and 5S audit compliance activities.
Conduct monthly internal and external audits, HIRA and other risk assessments, and ensure compliance with EHS guidelines and protocols.

Desired Qualifications

Preference is given to candidates with experience in refractory-product manufacturing.
Experience operating and controlling calcination, drying, crushing and grinding processes, and material-handling equipment.
Six Sigma Green or Black Belt, IMS, and energy-auditing certifications.

Responsibilities:

EHS:

Must ensure that all his team workers use all mandatory (Safety Helmet, Safety Goggle, Safety Shoes
& High Visibility Jacket) and relevant work related PPE's before starting any activity
Ensure daily Safety Toolbox Meeting at the beginning of shift in all lines/equipments
Must ensure effective implementation & sustenance of all work permits, Company's cardinal rules &
Take 5 in their respective sections & area .
Must ensure the active participation in reporting, investigation, rectification / compliance of both
corrective & preventive measures of all incidents, accidents & SOFI items.
Must actively participate in all Company's Safety program / drives (S7, SCIT, EHS Peer Review
Audit, 5S etc.) and drive its effective implementation and sustenance in their respective work areas
& team .
Must conduct monthly 5S & S7 audit.
Must coach all his team members on Safe Behaviours & initiate disciplinary action on any safety rule
violation as per company policy.

JOB RELATED:

Ensuring the timely production of Monolithics & Ready shape (Lance & PCPF shapes) Products as
per dispatch / S&OP plan.
Production Planning and provide Raw Material & other consumables requirements to the PPC
Team.
Mass balance of raw materials and finished goods.
Ensuring smooth operation and process control of the equipment.
Coordination with stores for other consumable material ( i.e.Packing, chemical, tools, safety item etc.)
Conduction Job-specific trainings including SOP, HIRA etc.
Meeting statutory and regulatory norms like factory inspection, stock taking audit, ISO audits etc.
Meeting IMS standards in process and maintaining documentation.
Actively participate in continuous improvement programs and Opex initiatives.
Involvement in Day to Day activities of Crushing & Grinding circuit.
Meeting all KPIs related to production.
Interaction with internal & external stakeholders.
Preparation and verifying all contractor bills related to production.
Conducting vendor and customer visits as and when required.
Contributing in relevant Capex projects meeting all deliverables.
Contributing in Developmental jobs.

Detailed Job Description:

1. SAP –PP module operation.

Making production order of all products.
Creating and maintaining BOM & Routing of products in SAP.
Running and maintaining standard cost of all WIP & FG products.
Stock monitoring of Monolithics Line Finished Goods and raw materials.
Cost control (raw material, labour, power, depreciation, packing cost etc) and cost analysis of products.

2. Reports:

Daily production data reporting of all production lines and variance analysis.
Maintaining monthly reports pertaining to all production lines, weighment report etc
Headcount reporting
Monthly billing reconciliation of contractors.
Maintaining all data of Power app.
Preparing monthly and quarterly plant performance review reports.

3. Quality Related:

Follow QC instruction to ensure zero non conformity and customer claims.
Visual checking of Product packing detail and analysis of batching report.
Coordination with Quality team for smooth online / offline testing of Product.
Random checking of green and fired blocks along with moulds of RDS items.

4. Projects:

New capex or Opex project execution as and when required.
Execution of production trial and making report.
Implementation of dashboard in shop floor.

5. Developmental jobs & OPEX

Implementation of OPEX action plans
Sustenance of 5S
KAIZEN initiatives and reporting.
Quality circle activity for specific projects.
Mentoring and executing siz sigma projects.

6. Statutory compliance jobs

Compliance/ Documentation of IMS and ISO 50001 system
EHS/ 5S audit compliance

7. EHS activities and compliance of audit findings

Monthly audits (Internal & External), conducting HIRA and other risk assessments.
Ensuring all EHS guidelines and protocols are followed.

Profile/Competencies:

Education - B. Tech- Ceramic Engineering/ Chemical Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering
Background - Preferably worked before in Refractory Production unit
Level of experience – 10-15 years minimum

Preferred certification:

Six sigma green or black Belt, IMS and energy auditing.

Work experience:

Earlier work experience in the Refractory Industry in production unit.
Preference will be given to the candidates having experiences in manufacturing of Refractory products.
Experience in operation & process controls of Calcination, drying, crushing and grinding operation and
material handling equipment are desirable. Sound knowledge of SAP and Microsoft office is required.

About the Company

Calderys

Provides customized refractory solutions and services

Calderys provides refractory solutions for industries such as iron and steel, foundries, aluminum, cement, and other thermal applications. Its offerings include monolithic and brick-based refractories, plus engineering, installation, and maintenance services. The products and services are customized to meet each client’s operational needs, with close collaboration to understand challenges and develop tailored solutions that improve performance, reduce costs, and enhance safety. Unlike competitors who offer generic products, Calderys emphasizes end-to-end, long-term service through engineering, installation, and regular maintenance contracts, creating ongoing relationships with customers. The company’s goal is to help clients optimize refractory performance, extend equipment life, lower operating costs, and maintain safe, reliable operations.

Company size: 501-1,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Vantaa, Finland
Founded: 1929

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