Senior Manager

Job Title:

• Lead and oversee daily production operations for food and beverage processing lines.
• Develop detailed SOPs, capacity plans, schedules, and KPIs to meet client deadlines and quality benchmarks.
• Coordinate closely with engineering, procurement, and installation teams to ensure timely readiness of machinery and equipment.

Quality & Compliance

• Ensure production adheres to GMP, FSSAI, ISO, and internal quality standards.
• Lead root-cause investigations and Continuous Improvement (Kaizen) initiatives for production bottlenecks.
• Supervise sampling, product traceability, and batch release protocols.

Team Leadership & Training

• Manage a team of production supervisors/engineers and operators across multiple sites.
• Mentor and develop skills in lean manufacturing, downtime reduction, and changeover optimization.
• Conduct regular performance reviews and skills-gap assessments.

Cost & Inventory Control

• Monitor production costs (labor, utilities, spares) and drive cost-reduction strategies.
• Plan for spares and consumables tied to production and preventive maintenance cycles.

Project Commissioning Support

• Support installation and commissioning activities for new lines, coordinating startup and debugging.
• Ensure smooth handovers to operations teams post-commission for FAT/SAT and trial runs.

Reporting & Stakeholder Communication

• Prepare weekly/monthly production reports covering output, yield, OEE, downtime, and quality metrics.
• Liaise with clients, project managers, and vendors to resolve production issues and address escalations.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• 812 years in manufacturing leadershipfood & beverage factory, dairy line, or turnkey processing projects.
• Proven track record of managing mediumtolarge scale production operations including equipment-intensive lines.

Skills:

• Strong understanding of process equipment: pumps, valves, heat exchangers, CIP/SIP, PLC/SCADA control systems.
• Proficient in lean manufacturing, rootcause analysis tools, continuous improvement methods (Kaizen, TPM).
• Excellent leadership, communication, and multitasking skills.
• Ability to independently manage remote-site operations and serve as primary client liaison.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary

  aligned with industry benchmarks + travel allowances

• Career advancement

  into Head of Operations or Project Delivery roles

• Exposure

  to cuttingedge automation and foodprocessing technologies

• Supportive and collaborative

  work environment

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