Looking For Senior General Manager

Role Purpose

The Senior General Manager will lead and strengthen Site EHS (Environment, Health & Safety),

Integrated Management Systems (IMS), and overall manufacturing quality to support the

transformation of the plant into a World Class Manufacturing (WCM) facility. The role will drive a

strong systems- and process-oriented culture, ensure regulatory and standards compliance, and

partner closely with the VP - Operations to deliver sustainable operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

1. Site EHS Leadership

 Provide strategic and operational leadership for Environment, Health & Safety across the

manufacturing site.

 Ensure full compliance with statutory, regulatory, and corporate EHS requirements.

 Drive proactive safety culture through risk assessments, audits, incident investigations, and

preventive actions.

 Establish and monitor leading and lagging EHS KPIs; implement improvement plans.

 Champion zero-harm mindset and embed safety into all operational processes.

 Drive the organization to ZERO Incident Culture

2. Integrated Management Systems (IMS)

 Own and continuously improve IMS framework (ISO 9001, ISO , ISO and other

applicable standards).

 Ensure audit readiness and successful certification/recertification.

 Standardize processes, documentation, and governance across the site.

 Drive digitalization and simplification of management systems where feasible.

 Build internal capability for robust system ownership across functions.

3. Manufacturing Quality & Process Excellence

 Strengthen quality systems to ensure consistent product conformity and customer satisfaction.

 Lead root cause analysis and systemic corrective actions for quality issues.

 Drive process capability improvement, defect reduction, and cost of poor-quality reduction.

 Implement best practices in quality assurance, quality control, and process validation.

 Promote data-driven decision making across manufacturing operations.

4. World Class Manufacturing (WCM) Transformation

 Partner with VP - Operations to develop and execute the site’s WCM roadmap.

 Lead continuous improvement initiatives (Lean, Six Sigma, TPM, etc.).

 Identify productivity, efficiency, and waste reduction opportunities.

 Build a high-performance, continuous improvement culture across the plant.

 Benchmark against industry best practices and implement gap closure plans.

5. Systems & Process Improvement

 Drive standard work, process discipline, and operational governance.

 Lead cross-functional improvement projects with measurable business impact.

 Improve process robustness, repeatability, and scalability.

 Ensure strong change management and sustainment mechanisms.

 Promote automation and digital initiatives where value-accretive.

6. Stakeholder & Team Leadership

 Act as a key advisor to VP - Operations on site transformation priorities.

 Develop and mentor a high-performing EHS, Quality, and IMS team.

 Collaborate with Production, Maintenance, Supply Chain, HR, and Engineering.

 Engage with external auditors, regulatory bodies, and customers as required.

 Foster a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous learning.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

 EHS incident frequency and severity rates

 IMS audit outcomes and compliance scores

 Cost of poor quality (COPQ)

 Process capability and defect reduction metrics

 WCM maturity progression

 Productivity and efficiency improvements

 Employee safety and quality engagement scores

Qualifications & Experience

 Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical / Industrial / Chemical or related).

 15-20 years of manufacturing experience, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role.

 Strong exposure to EHS, IMS, Quality, and Manufacturing Excellence.

 Proven track record in plant transformation or WCM/Lean deployment.

 Certified Lead Auditor (ISO standards) and/or Six Sigma Black Belt preferred.

Key Competencies

 Strategic and systems thinking

 Strong process orientation

 Change leadership and transformation capability

 Data-driven decision making

 Influencing and stakeholder management

 High ownership and execution focus

 Continuous improvement mindset

Behavioural Expectations

 Champions safety and quality without compromise

 Drives discipline, rigor, and standardization

 Challenges status quo constructively

 Builds strong cross-functional alignment

 Demonstrates high integrity and accountability

• Experience

  15 - 20 Years

• No. of Openings

  1

• Education

  Diploma (Chemical, Mechanical)

• Role

  General Manager

• Industry Type

  Chemicals

• Gender

  Male

• Job Country

  India

• Type of Job

  Full Time

• Work Location Type

  Work from Office