Plant Head
Plant Head
Refined job description
ROLE
– Lead overall manufacturing operations of solar module plant
– Ensure achievement of daily, monthly, and annual production targets
– Monitor line utilization and production efficiency
– Drive capacity utilization improvements
– Ensure smooth coordination across production shifts
– Minimize downtime and bottlenecks
– Implement Lean Manufacturing practices
– Drive Kaizen and continuous improvement initiatives
– Reduce rejection, rework, and wastage
– Improve plant productivity and throughput
– Ensure adherence to module manufacturing quality standards
– Monitor EL test, flash test, hi-pot test, and QC checkpoints
– Reduce customer complaints and field failures
– Ensure compliance with BIS, IEC, and ISO standards
– Coordinate with QA/QC teams for audits
– Ensure preventive and predictive maintenance implementation
– Reduce machine breakdowns and downtime
– Coordinate with engineering team for machine upgrades
– Improve equipment reliability
– Ensure spare parts availability
– Coordinate with procurement and warehouse teams
– Ensure availability of solar cells, glass, EVA, backsheet, junction boxes, frames
– Control inventory carrying cost
– Reduce material losses
– Ensure plant safety standards are followed
– Implement EHS policies and SOPs
– Conduct safety audits and trainings
– Ensure statutory compliance
– Maintain clean and disciplined shop floor
– Lead production managers, engineers, supervisors, and operators
– Build high-performance manufacturing culture
– Conduct manpower planning
– Drive employee productivity and discipline
– Train teams on SOPs and quality standards
– Optimize manufacturing cost per watt
– Monitor power consumption and utility efficiency
– Reduce scrap and rejection cost
– Improve labor productivity
– Control operational expenses
– Prepare daily and monthly MIS reports
– Present production and efficiency dashboards
– Review KPI performance with leadership
– Drive corrective and preventive actions
REQUIREMENTS
– Experience in solar module manufacturing, electronics manufacturing, semiconductor manufacturing, battery manufacturing, high-volume automated manufacturing plants
– Preferred experience in mono PERC, TOPCon, half-cut module manufacturing, automated stringer lines
– B.Tech / BE in Electrical, Mechanical, Electronics, Production Engineering
– Preferred: MBA Operations, Lean Six Sigma Certification
– 5+ years in leadership role
– Experience handling large manufacturing teams
– Technical Skills: solar module manufacturing process, production planning, lean manufacturing, TPM, OEE management, automation systems, quality systems, cost optimization
– Leadership Skills: team leadership, problem-solving, decision-making, crisis management, process discipline, cross-functional coordination
BENEFITS
– Freedom to follow your passion
– Opportunity to work with India’s fastest growing SMB Company
– Regular training of professional skills such as leadership, problem solving, and product offerings
– Multifold chances increase to build the career in Solar Energy Sector
– Exponential growth in salary and other remuneration
– Great learning curve and hand on experience with leadership team about solar in future
Full job description
About Us
Loom Solar, founded in 2018 by visionary brothers Amol and Amod Anand, has rapidly emerged as one of
India's Fastest Growing D2C brands
. This Faridabad, Haryana based solar company specializes in the manufacturing of cutting-edge solar panels, inverters, and lithium batteries, catering to both residential and commercial needs.
Our journey began with a mission to revolutionize access to advanced solar technology across India, ensuring even the most remote areas benefit from sustainable energy solutions through our robust e-commerce platform. At Loom Solar, we are committed to driving the green energy transition and empowering every corner of India with reliable and innovative solar power solutions.
Job Description
The Plant Head is responsible for end-to-end operations of the solar panel
manufacturing facility including production, quality, maintenance, supply chain
coordination, cost optimization, manpower productivity, EHS compliance, and
manufacturing excellence.
The role ensures:
Safe
plant operations
Production
target achievement
Quality
compliance
Cost
reduction
OEE
improvement
On-time
dispatch
Process
standardization
Continuous
improvement
Key Responsibilities
1. Plant Operations Management
Lead
overall manufacturing operations of solar module plant
Ensure
achievement of daily, monthly, and annual production targets
Monitor
line utilization and production efficiency
Drive
capacity utilization improvements
Ensure
smooth coordination across production shifts
Minimize
downtime and bottlenecks
2. Production Planning & Control
Coordinate
with PPC team for production scheduling
Ensure
adherence to production plans
Balance
manpower, machine, and material availability
Monitor
WIP and finished goods inventory
Improve
production cycle time
3. Manufacturing Excellence
Implement
Lean Manufacturing practices
Drive
Kaizen and continuous improvement initiatives
Improve
Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
Reduce
rejection, rework, and wastage
Improve
plant productivity and throughput
4. Quality Management
Ensure
adherence to module manufacturing quality standards
Monitor
EL test, flash test, hi-pot test, and QC checkpoints
Reduce
customer complaints and field failures
Ensure
compliance with BIS, IEC, and ISO standards
Coordinate
with QA/QC teams for audits
5. Maintenance & Engineering
Ensure
preventive and predictive maintenance implementation
Reduce
machine breakdowns and downtime
Coordinate
with engineering team for machine upgrades
Improve
equipment reliability
Ensure
spare parts availability
6. Supply Chain & Inventory Coordination
Coordinate
with procurement and warehouse teams
Ensure
availability of:
Solar
cells
Glass
EVA
Backsheet
Junction
boxes
Frames
Control
inventory carrying cost
Reduce
material losses
7. EHS & Compliance
Ensure
plant safety standards are followed
Implement
EHS policies and SOPs
Conduct
safety audits and trainings
Ensure
statutory compliance
Maintain
clean and disciplined shop floor
8. Team Management
Lead
production managers, engineers, supervisors, and operators
Build
high-performance manufacturing culture
Conduct
manpower planning
Drive
employee productivity and discipline
Train
teams on SOPs and quality standards
9. Cost Control
Optimize
manufacturing cost per watt
Monitor
power consumption and utility efficiency
Reduce
scrap and rejection cost
Improve
labor productivity
Control
operational expenses
10. Management Reporting
Prepare
daily and monthly MIS reports
Present
production and efficiency dashboards
Review
KPI performance with leadership
Drive
corrective and preventive actions
Key KPIs
KPI
Target
Production Achievement
95%+
OEE
80%+
Line Efficiency
85%+
Module Rejection Rate
<1%
Breakdown Time
<3%
On-Time Dispatch
98%+
Cost per Watt
Continuous reduction
Safety Incidents
Zero major incidents
Customer Complaints
Minimal
Preferred Industry Experience
Candidate should have experience in:
Solar
module manufacturing
Electronics
manufacturing
Semiconductor
manufacturing
Battery
manufacturing
High-volume
automated manufacturing plants
Preferred experience in:
Mono
PERC
TOPCon
Half-cut
module manufacturing
Automated
stringer lines
Qualification
Education
B.Tech
/ BE in:
Electrical
Mechanical
Electronics
Production
Engineering
Preferred:
MBA
Operations
Lean
Six Sigma Certification
Experience
Plant Capacity
Experience Required
100 MW–300 MW
10–15 years
500 MW–1 GW
15–20 years
2 GW+
18–25 years
Minimum:
5+
years in leadership role
Experience
handling large manufacturing teams
Reporting Team Structure
Plant Head
│
├── Production Manager
├── Quality Head
├── Maintenance Head
├── PPC Manager
├── Warehouse Manager
├── EHS Manager
├── Utility & Engineering Head
├── HR & Admin
└── Dispatch & Logistics Team
Skills Required
Technical Skills
Solar
module manufacturing process
Production
planning
Lean
manufacturing
TPM
OEE
management
Automation
systems
Quality
systems
Cost
optimization
Leadership Skills
Team
leadership
Problem-solving
Decision-making
Crisis
management
Process
discipline
Cross-functional
coordination
The ideal
Plant Head should:
Be highly
execution-oriented
Have strong shop-floor
control
Understand automated
manufacturing
Drive productivity
aggressively
Build manufacturing
discipline
Focus on quality and
cost simultaneously
Handle high-growth
manufacturing scale-up
Requirements
Technical Skills
Solar
module manufacturing process
Production
planning
Lean
manufacturing
TPM
OEE
management
Automation
systems
Quality
systems
Cost
optimization
Benefits
1.
Freedom
: We allow you freedom to “follow your passion”
2.
Opportunity
to work with India’s fastest growing SMB Company
3.
Regular
Training of Professional Skills such as Leadership, Problem Solving and Product
offerings.
4.
Multifold
chances increase to build the career in Solar Energy Sector
5.
Exponential
Growth in Salary and other remuneration
6.
Great
learning curve and hand on experience with leadership team about solar in
future
I'm interested
