Executive Operations – Production

About the role

The Executive Operations – Production role oversees the grinding and calcination processes in a gypsum manufacturing plant, ensuring production targets, quality standards and safety are met.

Key responsibilities

• Execute daily production plans for grinding and calcination, monitor raw gypsum feeding, and coordinate with dispatch and packing to maintain continuous operation.
• Supervise and monitor equipment such as crushers, roller mills, vertical calciner, boilers, conveyors, elevators and dust collection systems, ensuring optimal performance and minimal downtime.
• Control process parameters, optimize mill capacity, calcination rate, fuel consumption and energy usage while maintaining product quality.
• Manage quality control activities, coordinate with the lab for fineness, setting time, moisture and density, and take corrective actions as needed.
• Monitor coal consumption, maintain silo levels, and lead shift teams, ensuring safety compliance and proper handovers.

Required profile

• Diploma or BE in Mechanical Engineering.
• 4‑6 years of experience in gypsum or cement production, preferably in grinding and calcination operations.
• Strong ownership, problem‑solving ability and learning agility.

Required skills

• Production planning and target achievement.
• Operation and monitoring of grinding and calcination equipment.
• Process control, optimization and energy management.
• Quality control and traceability.
• Coal consumption monitoring and fuel‑air ratio optimization.