FOOD PRODUCTION GM

The Production Manager oversees all operations of the food production plant, ensuring work processes are simplified, costs are reduced, and production processes run efficiently. He/She sets key performance indicators (KPI), and develops new food production standards and standard operating procedures (SOPs). He/She monitors quality assurance, investigates production or quality issues and recommends solutions. He/She must undergo training in internal food safety audits and serves on the organisation's food safety internal audit committee. He/She works in a food production environment and may be required to work in shifts. He/She is exposed to physically demanding work conditions such as long standing hours and hot or cold temperatures. • Arrange plant visits and physical inspections by external auditors. • Develop standard operating procedures (SOPs) and prepare reports and work instructions. • Draft capacity plans to evaluate sustainability of new or modified manufacturing processes. • Establish food production strategies for sustainability. • Establish production documentations and maintenance. • Identify and implement yield opportunities and forecast yield targets. • Implement new or modified production processes for regulatory approval, commissioning and operation. • Implement test programmes to resolve hardware and major set-up issues in mass production. • Improve operation planning through the use of big data and advanced analytics modelling. • Investigate low yield and quality assurance. • Investigate production or quality issues and recommend solutions. • Lead key production processes in compliance with budget, schedules, quality control, and cross-departmental coordination. • Lead working level communities to explore opportunities for improvement projects. • Manage manpower, equipment, raw materials and ingredient resources to meet production objectives. • Review regular production performance reports. • Set food production key performance indicators (KPIs). • Support product quality and food safety processes to ensure that finished products meet specifications and regulatory standards.