Job Description Plant Manager (Biomass Briquetting Plant)
Location: Near Depalpur Punjab
Employment Type: Fulltime
Salary: Rs. 200000/month
Company: Client
About the Client
Our client is a biomass energy company focused on converting maize straw and manure into highquality biofuel briquettes. Their first biomass densification plant near Depalpur will process 60 tons/day of agricultural residues using a mix of shredding hammering drying and briquetting technologies.
To lead operations they are hiring a Plant Manager who can set up and manage production while optimizing machinebased and laborbased processes.
Job Overview
We are seeking an experienced Plant Manager to oversee the setup operation and optimization of a 34 ton/hr Chinese briquetting plant. The ideal candidate should have experience in multistage material processing industrialscale operations and densification technologies (pelletizing or briquetting).
This is a leadership role requiring expertise in process flow management machinery troubleshooting and workforce supervision.
Key Responsibilities
1. Plant Setup & Production Management
- Oversee installation commissioning and optimization of the briquetting plant.
- Develop and implement efficient workflows for shredding hammering drying and briquetting.
- Ensure raw material handling (maize straw manure) aligns with production capacity (60 tons/day).
2. Machine Operation & Maintenance
- Supervise Chinese briquetting machines shredders dryers conveyors and hammer mills.
- Work with maintenance teams to ensure minimum downtime and quick troubleshooting.
3. Workforce & Process Optimization
- Manage and train machine operators & labor teams to balance manual and automated processes.
- Improve material flow efficiency and minimize production bottlenecks.
- Implement safety and quality control protocols.
4. Inventory & Supply Coordination
- Work with the supply chain team to ensure steady raw material availability.
- Monitor moisture levels drying times and machine settings to maintain quality.
5. Reporting & Compliance
- Maintain production reports downtime logs and performance records.
- Ensure compliance with environmental and industrial regulations.
Qualifications & Experience
Education:
- Minimum: DAE (Diploma in Mechanical/Electrical/Industrial Engineering).
- Preferred: Bachelors in Mechanical Electrical Industrial or Process Engineering.
Experience:
- 7 years in an industrial production setting.
- 3 years in a managerial or supervisory role.
- Experience in pelletizing feed mills biomass processing or related industries.
- Handson knowledge of Chinese machinery operation & troubleshooting.
- Strong background in process optimization workforce management and safety compliance.
Skills:
- Production flow management Understanding how different materials (biomass agriresidues) require different processing steps.
- Technical troubleshooting Ability to diagnose and fix machine issues (shredders dryers conveyors briquetting presses).
- Leadership & team management Supervising machine operators and labor efficiently.
- Process efficiency improvement Reducing wastage and increasing machine uptime.
Compensation & Benefits
Salary: Rs. 200000/month
Career growth Opportunity to scale operations as the company expands.
Training on biomass densification technologies.