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About this role
A Coal Washery Head (or Operation/Cluster Head) manages the overall operations, maintenance, and financial performance of a coal beneficiation plant. They are responsible for processing raw coal efficiently to meet specific size and quality standards while ensuring regulatory compliance, safety, and optimal utilization of resources.
Key Performance Areas & Duties
1. Production & Operations Management
Lead washery, Coal Handling Plant (CHP), and heavy machinery operations to maximize plant efficiency.
Ensure production of high-quality and specified quantities of washed coal (monitoring ash, moisture, and size) per client requirements.
Coordinate with mining and logistics teams to maintain consistent feed rates and supply chains.
2. Maintenance & Resource Management
Implement predictive and preventive maintenance schedules for all plant equipment.
Prepare and monitor Capex and revenue budgets, controlling inventory, spare parts, and consumable costs.
Optimize plant throughput and reduce power/water consumption per ton of processed coal.
3. Quality Control & Safety Compliance
Oversee laboratory testing (proximate/ultimate analysis) to verify washability and reject rates.
Ensure strict adherence to environmental laws, pollution control boards (e.g., CGPCB), and mining safety regulations.
Manage electrical, mechanical, and environmental safety protocols.
Required skills
Beneficiation Processes: Deep knowledge of gravity separation, jigging, heavy media cyclones, flotation cells, and magnetic separators.Plant Maintenance: Expertise in upkeep for crushers, screens, centrifuges, thickeners, slurry pumps, and high-tension (HT) electrical systems.Quality & Lab Control: Understanding of proximate/ultimate coal analysis, ash content reduction, moisture measurement, and calorific value optimization
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9 L–12 Lper year
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Sign in Create candidate account ← Back to all jobsExperience15–20 yrs
Work modeOn-site
LocationRAJGANPUR , ODISHA
QualificationB.TECH/B.E CHEMICAL , B.TECH MECHANICAL , B.TECH BE - MINING
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