Av Hari Krishna
Factory Head | Sustainable Packaging Leader | Driving Business Excellence, P&L Growth & Team Transformation at ITC Fibre Innovations Ltd.
- Role
- Factory Manager at ITC Limited
- Location
- Sehore, MP, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Av Hari Krishna
Factory Head – ITC Fibre Innovations Ltd, Sehore (Madhya Pradesh)I lead end-to-end operations for India’s first large-scale molded fiber plant, driving P&L growth, sustainability, and people development. With 220+ colleagues under my leadership, I ensure our factory delivers world-class packaging solutions while building a culture of safety, learning, and continuous improvement. Sustainability: Redefining packaging by replacing plastics with eco-friendly molded fiber alternatives (coffee lids, trays, tableware, clamshells, electronics packaging). Business Growth: Full ownership of topline & bottom line; optimizing efficiency, reducing waste, and scaling complex customized solutions. People & Culture: Building high-performing teams through coaching, leadership programs, and cross-functional collaboration. Excellence in Operations: Leading initiatives in Lean, TPM, and digital transformation to achieve cost competitiveness and quality consistency.My mission is to make sustainable packaging scalable, affordable, and impactful, positioning India at the forefront of the global circular economy.
Experience
Factory Manager
May 2024 — Present · Sehore, IN
Leading India’s first large-scale molded fiber manufacturing plant, catering to food service, consumer goods, and electronics packaging. • Full responsibility for end-to-end operations, P&L, and factory performance. • Managing and mentoring a workforce of 220+ team members across Production, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, HR, and Finance. • Spearheading sustainability-driven manufacturing, replacing plastics with molded fiber products (coffee lids, trays, clamshells, tableware, electronics packaging). • Driving business excellence initiatives: Lean, TPM, automation, digital operations, and energy efficiency. • Delivering continuous topline & bottom line improvements while ensuring safety, compliance, and innovation. • Building a culture of collaboration and growth through leadership development, team building, and employee engagement programs.
Education
Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies- Pune
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Operations Management and Supervision
2011 — 2013
National Institute of Technology Warangal
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Chemical Engineering
2001 — 2005
Skills
- Iso 9001
- Troubleshooting
- Six Sigma
- Audit Management
- Plant Operations
- People Management
- Solutions Focused
- Ehs
- Internal Audit
- Quality Control
- Pulp
- Tpm
- Cost Control
Find verified contacts for anyone on LinkedIn
Unifers gives sales teams verified emails and direct dials, enriched profiles, and outreach that lands in the inbox.
Free plan included · No credit card required
This profile is compiled from publicly available professional sources. Unifers is not affiliated with or endorsed by LinkedIn. Request removal of this profile.