On-Floor Production Manager

Job Description:

On-Floor Production Manager
Dyeing & Printing Specialist — Permanent, Full-Time

ROLE OVERVIEW The Production Manager is the operational backbone of the mill floor. This person owns end-to-end production — from grey fabric receipt to processed fabric dispatch — ensuring output quality, process discipline, machine utilisation, and compliance with GPCB norms. This is a hands-on, floor-present role. Desk management without floor presence will not be accepted.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES • Plan and execute daily, weekly, and monthly dyeing and printing production schedules in line with client order requirements • Oversee all wet processing operations including pre-treatment, reactive / vat / disperse dyeing, printing, and finishing • Perform and supervise shade matching — ensure first-time right (FTR) shade accuracy above 90% • Control and monitor GSM, shrinkage, and fastness parameters at every production stage • Manage chemical and dye consumption — reduce waste, optimise recipe costing per metre • Supervise machine operators, helpers, and shift workers — enforce floor discipline and SOPs • Coordinate with the stores or purchase team for timely availability of dyes, chemicals, and consumables • Maintain production MIS — daily output reports, rejection logs, and machine downtime records • Ensure compliance with GPCB (Gujarat Pollution Control Board) effluent norms — ETP operation oversight • Handle client fabric — track grey fabric in and finished fabric out with zero discrepancy • Identify process bottlenecks and implement corrective actions independently • Train, guide, and performance-manage floor team members


TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE — MANDATORY • Reactive dyeing (cellulosics) • Vat & sulphur dyeing • Disperse dyeing (polyester / blends) • GSM control & fabric testing • ETP operation & GPCB norms • Recipe calculation & dye costing • Reactive dyeing (cellulosics) • Vat & sulphur dyeing • Disperse dyeing (polyester / blends) • GSM control & fabric testing • ETP operation & GPCB norms • Recipe calculation & dye costing


I DEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE • Prior experience in a dyeing and printing mill — job-work processing environment strongly preferred • Stable employment history — no more than 3 job changes in last 8 years • Physically present on floor minimum 80% of working hours — not a cabin manager • Able to manage and motivate a mixed team of skilled operators, helpers, and casual labour • Working knowledge of Gujarati — essential for effective floor communication • Exposure to ATIRA-trained processes or BTRA / TRA certifications is an advantage