Title:  Associate Manager Production FHT

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