Entity:

Customers & Products

Job Family Group:

Operations Group

Job Description:

Are you ready to join a team that’s driving the future of lubricants & beyond and setting new industry standards? Discover how our diverse and passionate people at Castrol are shaping the industry – and how you can be part of this journey.

We’re seeking versatile experts who share our passion for innovation and excellence. Bring your outstanding perspective, collaborative spirit, and challenge our thinking as we continue to lead the way in the lubricants market & build businesses beyond lubricants. This is your chance to learn, grow, and thrive in a dynamic and inclusive organization.

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Castrol is a global leader in lubricants and part of the bp Group, one of the world’s largest energy companies. In India, Castrol is a publicly listed company, leading in the Automotive, Industrial, and Marine lubricant sectors. With iconic brands, relentless innovation, strong customer relationships, and a team of highly motivated employees, we have maintained our market leadership in India for over a century. Our robust manufacturing and distribution network in India helps us reach consumers through more than 135,000 outlets.

At Castrol, success knows no bounds. We offer a fast-paced learning environment where you can develop your career, whether in specialized functions or on a general management track. Castrol India has a proud legacy of championing top talent for leadership roles, both locally and globally.

We are currently looking for Manager Production (Blending) based at Patalganga with details mentioned below.

Let me tell you about the role!

The Production Manager’s position is a leadership position in the plant and reports to Sr. Manager– Operations - Patalganga plant. The incumbent provides leadership to the diverse manufacturing team and plays a key role as second in command in Operations.

The role leads Blending Operations and Production Planning of the site, organizing and controlling the blending related activities within the plant to meet customer expectations of service and quality at cost effective rates, and all these have to be achieved while meeting our HSSE expectations. Though the role is responsible for entire Blending related activities in the plant, the incumbent is also responsible for HSSE and managing people engaged in the plant operations directly and through the production team.

The role is also responsible for the Production Scheduling and Planning for the site. The role is responsible for delivering volumes as per production schedule by monitoring and handling all day-to-day activities safely. Ensure and supervise Blending activities as per SOP, to meet every quality standard of premium automotive products being blended and filled at Plant, to avoid any customer complaint.

This is a key job within manufacturing and given the strategic position of Patalganga plant, it provides an exciting opportunity for personal development and career progression within the Supply chain function for the right candidate.

What you will deliver

Lead the Production (Blending) team to deliver production volumes on schedule so that customer service targets are met.

• Scheduling and Planning of the production plan received for the plant from Central Planning Team

• Maintain high level of coordination with the different internal and external stake holders so to ensure Daily Production Schedule Adherence is met.

• Convert monthly production plan into weekly/daily plan, schedule the same and translate the same into optimized efficient supply process to meet the service objectives.

• Own the process of production ensuring compliance to all systems and HSSE requirement.

• Drive the team to continuously improve upon its HSSE performance and achieve high standards expected from shop floor. Facilitate imbibing the HSSE culture in the plant. Act as Area Authority for the Control of Work procedures

• Ensure annual manufacturing budgets are met in all areas which are related to production

• Drive Lean manufacturing and cost reduction through efficiency and productivity improvement to deliver better conversion costs year on year.

• Monitor and implement planning schedules in a manner that dispatch accuracy targets of the plant are met.

• Lead the Quality initiatives, including ISO certification and TQM, to deliver best in class performance from the site team.

• Maintain a high level of motivation at the site and drive the development of shop floor personnel and managing shop floor discipline.

• Ensure compliance of all applicable statutory obligations in the impact area.

• Act as BP Job Representative for the contracts. Liaise and communicate with the Contractor’s Job Representative over fulfillment of responsibilities detailed within the contract, verify that hazards are identified, and controls are implemented, and conduct inspections & audits of the contract work.

• Act as response team member for crisis / continuity management, with accountabilities consistent with relevant response plans and as assigned by the response team leader.

What will make you successful

Educational Qualification / Certification:

BE/ B. Tech (Chemical or Mechanical) with sufficient experience. PG Diploma in Management would be an added advantage.

Knowledge / Experience:

Overall, 9-10 years of experience in manufacturing operations with 4 to 5 years of experience in Production Operations Management, Process Enhancement and Team Management. An effective communicator with excellent stakeholder management skills and strong analytical, leadership, decision-making, problem solving &

organizational abilities. Fluent in JDE & SAP (PP Module) and SCADA.

Technical and Professional:

1. Technical, Professional Manufacturing & Engineering Knowledge. Exposure to process control in lube blending and packaging lines preferred. Proven experience in driving productivity and quality improvement.

2. Expertise in leading team and managing shop floor operations for reducing downtime/ break downs and enhancing operational effectiveness of available man power and equipment. An effective communicator with excellent relationship management skills and strong analytical, leadership, decision-making, problem solving & organizational abilities.

3. Good knowledge of planning and co-ordination and should be able to work well under pressure and with competing priorities

4. Advanced knowledge in Excel and use of Microsoft 365 tools (such as Power BI, Power Apps). Ideally a digital expert or keen to grow and take ownership within this space.

5. Ability to independently handle capex projects.

6. Knowledge of Statutory & Legal Compliance in Factories is essential. Flair for in dealing with external authorities.

Behavioral:

1. Open thinking, networking, personal effectiveness, passion towards team building and development of team members

2. Proactively Lead people, High degree of Customer responsiveness, Sound understanding of business, Good problem solving abilities, Drive performance management.

Language:

Proficiency in English – knowledge of Hindi is essential and Marathi would be added advantage

Other Competencies:

• Performance Bias: Extremely pro-active to manage wide range of activities in complex non-routine context. Must demonstrate good time management, dealing with conflicting priorities and demands effectively.

• Wise Decisions: Systematically breaks down complex problems to solve them. Must have good judgment and be able to make sound decisions under pressure.

• Partnership and Teamwork: Actively support Team activities and facilitates building team effectiveness between production and maintenance teams in the plant. Seeks out sources of knowledge and best practices for team development for building learning culture. Must demonstrate good communication and interpersonal skills.

• Leadership: Ability to lead teams even where there is no line authority. Must have demonstrated good influencing skills. Demonstrate significant personal autonomy and team leader authority in designated areas. Give specific coaching to others to assist their performance.

• Business awareness- Demonstrates understanding of internal and external customer needs and exceeds expectations.

• Creativity & Innovative: Should be open to new ideas and constantly strive to look for and adopt newer ways of doing things in a safe and efficient manner.

You will work with

Internal:

Operations Team, Engineering Team, Quality Team, HR Team, HSSE Team, Site Leadership Team, Mfg Excellence Team, Plant executives and Operators/Technicians, Contract Person, Apprentices.

External:

Central Planning, Purchase, and Procurement Team

Culture

bp believes in creating a culture that allows you to live our purpose, play to win while caring for others - and there is a huge focus on diversity equity and inclusion. We are a very open and respectful organization, where there is a lot of respect given to listening to all perspectives and hence people are encouraged to speak up, contribute at all levels irrespective of level or department.

The marketing team is a bunch of young and passionate individuals from varied backgrounds, and we thrive on being able to learn from each other as well as a lot of external orientation from the best in the industry. we deeply value partnerships especially with our sales colleagues and strongly believe in the power of unleashing one team to be able to break barriers, challenge status quo and create new achievements.

Why join our team?

We support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to crafting an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Travel Requirement

No travel is expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is eligible for relocation within country

Remote Type:

This position is not available for remote working

Skills:

Maintenance Planning, Maintenance Scheduling, Operations readiness planning, Operations turnaround coordinating, Operations Turnaround Preparation, Site operating procedure development, Turnaround common process, Turnaround Planning, Turnaround pre-start-up assurance, Turnaround Scheduling, Turnaround scoping, Work Packaging

Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.