Responsibilities: • Manage end-to-end production of acidic and basic castables and steel casting fluxes. • Control critical parameters: PSD, binder/additive dosage, moisture, mixing sequence, homogeneity, flowability. • Ensure compliance with product quality parameters (flow, setting time, CCS, HMOR, slag resistance, flux melting behavior). • Drive production planning, yield improvement, rejection reduction, and cost optimization. • Ensure compliance with EHS, IMS (ISO 9001/14001/45001) and statutory requirements. • Lead and develop production teams; manage shifts and manpower planning. • Implement Lean, TPM, Kaizen, and 5S initiatives. • Coordinate with Quality, R&D, Maintenance, SCM, Planning, and Dispatch. • Support new product trials, audits, and customer technical visits. Experience, Skills & Competencies: • Refractory castable formulations & processing • Intensive mixers, batching plants, packing systems • Understanding of steel casting flux performance • Working knowledge of SAP (PP/MM) • B.E./B.Tech in Ceramic Engineering Experience • 10-18 years of experience in refractory manufacturing • Minimum 8 years in acidic and Basic Production