Lotus Dairy Products Private Limited
Website:
lotusdairy.com
Job details:
Head – Greenfield Manufacturing Project | Dairy & Beverages
Location: Jaipur/Kota, Rajasthan
Experience: 15–25 years
Industry: Dairy / FMCG / Food & Beverages
Function: Projects / Manufacturing
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Opportunity
We are embarking on an ambitious Greenfield manufacturing project to create a modern, integrated dairy and beverage manufacturing facility. The facility will manufacture a wide portfolio of dairy and non-dairy beverages as well as conventional dairy products, with capabilities including:
- Aseptic bottle filling
- Can filling
- Carbonated beverage bottling
- Dairy & non-dairy RTD beverages
- Dahi, chaach & lassi
- Pouch milk
- Paneer
- Ghee
- Advanced processing, packaging and utility infrastructure
We are looking for an experienced Head – Greenfield Manufacturing Project to take complete ownership of this project from concept and engineering through construction, equipment installation, commissioning, product trials and commercial production.
This is a high-visibility leadership role with direct interaction with the Senior Management, and the opportunity to shape the plant's technology, layout, equipment, operating philosophy and long-term manufacturing capabilities.
The Role
You will act as the owner's representative and overall project leader, coordinating internal teams, consultants, technology partners, equipment suppliers, EPC/civil contractors and other stakeholders.
Your responsibilities will include:
Project Leadership
- Develop and execute the overall project strategy, master plan, timeline and critical path.
- Own project delivery across time, CAPEX, quality, safety and performance.
- Establish project governance, reporting and risk-management systems.
- Identify bottlenecks early and drive timely resolution.
Plant Design & Engineering
- Lead plant conceptualization, process flow, layout and engineering.
- Ensure efficient product flow, hygienic zoning, food safety and future expansion capability.
- Coordinate process, civil, structural, electrical, mechanical, utility and automation engineering.
Technology & Equipment
Lead the technical evaluation and selection of major technologies and equipment, including:
- Dairy processing and UHT/aseptic systems
- Aseptic bottle filling
- Can filling
- Carbonated beverage lines
- Beverage preparation and blending
- Fermented dairy processing
- Packaging systems
- CIP
- Refrigeration
- Boilers / steam
- Water treatment
- ETP/STP
- Automation / SCADA / PLC
Procurement & Vendor Management
- Identify and evaluate technology and equipment suppliers.
- Lead technical and commercial negotiations.
- Manage vendor engineering, FAT, delivery and installation.
- Ensure suppliers deliver against agreed specifications, timelines and performance guarantees.
Construction & Installation
- Coordinate civil, structural, mechanical, electrical and utility works.
- Ensure buildings and infrastructure are designed around the process rather than the other way around.
- Drive installation, integration and project execution at site.
Commissioning & Start-up
Own the transition from construction to commercial manufacturing:
Installation → Mechanical Completion → Commissioning → Product Trials → Performance Validation → Commercial Production
Ensure successful ramp-up, achievement of capacity and performance parameters, closure of snags and complete handover to operations.
Operations Readiness
Work with management to build the manufacturing organization and ensure readiness across:
- Production
- Engineering & Maintenance
- QA/QC & Food Safety
- Utilities
- Warehouse
- EHS
- Supply Chain
Ensure SOPs, training, documentation, spares, maintenance systems and operating processes are in place before commercial production.
What We Are Looking For
We are looking for a hands-on manufacturing/project leader, not simply a conventional project manager.
- 15–25 years of relevant experience.
- Proven experience delivering at least one major Greenfield manufacturing project from concept through commercial production.
- Strong experience in dairy, beverages, food processing or FMCG manufacturing.
- Experience managing large CAPEX projects and multiple technology/equipment vendors.
- Strong understanding of plant engineering, utilities, hygienic design and food safety.
- Demonstrated commissioning and plant start-up experience.
Following experiences will be highly desirable:
- UHT / aseptic processing
- Aseptic PET/bottle filling
- Can filling
- Carbonated beverages
- RTD dairy/non-dairy beverages
- CIP systems
- Automated manufacturing systems
- Large-scale dairy processing
- Integrated multi-product manufacturing facilities
- Experience managing ₹100+ crore CAPEX projects
The right candidate should be equally comfortable discussing a plant layout with an architect, a process specification with an equipment supplier, CAPEX with the promoter, and commissioning issues with the engineering team on the shop floor.
What Success Looks Like
The successful candidate will deliver:
A safe, food-compliant, technologically robust and commercially viable manufacturing facility — on time, within the approved CAPEX, and capable of achieving its intended production and quality parameters.
This is an opportunity to build a major manufacturing platform from the ground up and have a lasting impact on the company's next phase of growth.
- If you have personally led the execution and commissioning of a Greenfield dairy, beverage, food or FMCG manufacturing facility, we would be keen to hear from you.
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