Production Manager, BRW

Responsibilities:

• Manage end-to-end production of acidic and basic castables and steel casting fluxes.
• Control critical parameters: PSD, binder/additive dosage, moisture, mixing sequence, homogeneity, flowability.
• Ensure compliance with product quality parameters (flow, setting time, CCS, HMOR, slag resistance, flux melting behavior).
• Drive production planning, yield improvement, rejection reduction, and cost optimization.
• Ensure compliance with EHS, IMS (ISO 9001/14001/45001) and statutory requirements.
• Lead and develop production teams; manage shifts and manpower planning.
• Implement Lean, TPM, Kaizen, and 5S initiatives.
• Coordinate with Quality, R&D, Maintenance, SCM, Planning, and Dispatch.
• Support new product trials, audits, and customer technical visits.

Experience, Skills & Competencies:

• Refractory castable formulations & processing
• Intensive mixers, batching plants, packing systems
• Understanding of steel casting flux performance
• Working knowledge of SAP (PP/MM)
• B.E./B.Tech in Ceramic Engineering Experience
• 10-18 years of experience in refractory manufacturing
• Minimum 8 years in acidic and Basic Production