Santosh Chauhan

Dynamic, results-driven, and highly analytical Plant Head with over 25 years of progressive leadership across the footwear and textile manufacturing industries. Proven track record of advancing from shop-floor Production Executive to full-scale Plant Head. Expertise in managing large-scale manufacturing operations with peak production capacities reaching 35,000 to 50,000 pairs per day.

Adept at establishing workflow standards, optimizing multi-product assembly configurations, and leading workforce operations to maximize yields for prominent domestic and international export brands.

PLANT HEAD - Airson Shoes Pvt. Ltd.

(2025-11)

• Command end-to-end manufacturing sectors for a high-capacity PU footwear production plant, ensuring operational targets align with international standard timelines.
• Champion business scale initiatives targeting foreign export sectors, consistently maintaining rigorous quality benchmarks required for overseas trade compliance.
• Supervise resource allocation, floor discipline, and materials pipelines across all major sectors to secure reliable production outputs.
• Overhauled workflow layouts to accommodate heavy scale production requirements, driving daily capacity floors towards 35k-50k output metrics.

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (COO) - Aircon Shoes Pvt. Ltd.

(2024-01 - 2025-10)

• Directed complete manufacturing plant segments focusing on Sports shoes, PU footwear, and PVC footwear configurations.
• Managed multi-tiered logistics and factory-floor systems to meet fast-paced domestic distributor timelines seamlessly.

GENERAL MANAGER - Combit Footwear Pvt. Ltd.

(2015-11 - 2023-12)

• Ran all-inclusive daily factory operations spanning cross-functional footwear domains, including specialized school shoes and advanced knitting upper fabric sectors.
• Seamlessly structuralized complex workflows to support dual-market pipelines, ensuring efficient output splits between local supply networks and international orders.
• Handled full facility staff recruitment, labor conflict resolutions, and workplace safety parameters to maintain zero-downtime operational floors.

PRODUCTION MANAGER - Columbus Shoes Pvt. Ltd.

(2012-09 - 2015-10)

• Oversaw dedicated production systems specializing in premium PU footwear variants engineered exclusively for international export.
• Supervised high-capacity assembly tracks, clearing engineering or staffing bottlenecks on the move to avoid volume losses.

ASSISTANT PRODUCTION MANAGER - Lancer Footwear Pvt. Ltd.

(2008-02 - 2012-08)

• Directed the primary manufacturing footprint for domestic PU footwear production.
• Reduced product scrap rates and assembly line rejects by executing targeted, rigorous in-line quality validation checks.

PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE - Campus Shoes

(1999-05 - 2008-01)

• Governed everyday sports shoe fabrication tracks, ensuring daily assembly line volume quotas were safely achieved.
• Managed foundational floor monitoring, material movement, and initial-stage operator safety onboarding protocols.

Bachelor of Arts - B.A. - Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University (RMPSSU) (2025)

12th Pass - UP Board, Allahabad (1999)

10th Pass - UP Board, Allahabad (1997)