Job Summary

• The Production Manager leads a dedicated team of operators and technicians to maximize flour heat-treatment throughput and plant efficiency while enforcing strict food safety and hygiene protocols. This role drives operational excellence by maintaining GMP compliance, ensuring audit-ready documentation, and directing preventive plant maintenance to minimize downtime. By personally mentoring staff and utilizing root-cause analysis to eliminate processing failures, the manager secures a highly skilled workforce and a continuous, defect-free production cycle.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Operate FHT production line and lead production KPIs. Ensure optimum and cost-effective operations of the plant or packing section.
• Mobilize HSE agenda in daily operations, regularly participate in safety walks, and take relevant safety actions. Ensure safety, HSE compliance, and implement internal controls for documented processes.
• Assist in scope-based and need-based packaging development through relevant trials and specs development in each category of the Agri Food business group.
• Adhere to production plans and schedules, focus on packaging constraints, and support line manager in managing operations scheduling.
• Execute efficiency management through OEE (Overall Equipment Efficiency), TPM (Total Productivity Management), and champion section 5S activities.
• Partner with BU HR for manning-related matters, monitor headcounts and relevant issues, lead operator's training, and ensure accurate training w.r.t JDs (Job Descriptions).
• Ensure best utilization of available assets with target OEE, operate at minimum HC levels, and support manufacturing manager on new projects and implementations.
• Implement and practice basics of TPM, including Kaizens, and ensure controls on all changes management.
• Record production and batch data in Oracle, ensure timely cycle counts, accuracy, material usage variances, CC (Cycle Count) coverage, and wastage control.
• Understand, reflect, and practice IFFCO’s vision and values.

KPIs

• Material/equipment efficiency.
• Budgeted production volumes vs actual.
• In process cost of rejection/wastages
• FG inventory levels
• Compliance all Audits

Work experience requirement

• 6-10 years of experience in managing FMCG production

Qualification

• B.E. / B. Tech. Food Technology (Diary or Mechanical)
• Hands-on experience on Packaging machines and high-speed lines is an added advantage
• Certified TPM practitioner and have fair idea of end of line automations

Competencies
Production Planning
Safety Procedures and Norms
Quality Management
Cost Management
Industry Regulations and Norms
Communicating effectively
Self and Team Management
Planning & Decision Making
Customer Centricity
Ownership & Result Orientation