Job Position: Production Operation Manager

Job Summary:

We are looking for a professional Production Operations Manager to oversee the entire production process, from planning and resource allocation to quality control and delivery. Key responsibilities include managing budgets and staff, ensuring safety and quality standards, optimizing workflow for efficiency, and reporting to upper management. The Production Operations Manager is responsible for ensuring the effective and efficient production of goods and services to meet both company and customer needs.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Plan and organize production schedules and assess the resource requirement ahead;
• Establish workflow policies that enhance speed and efficiency without compromising quality, safety or integrity;
• Manage the developing plans for the team and department activities to include a strategy to achieve agreed targets;
• Ensure the proper function of the production plant by scheduling and conducting preventive and normal maintenance programs in a timely manner;
• Continuous analysis of current production processes and procedures, proposals for improvements, implementation and follow-through of the agreed changes;
• Ensure efficient collaboration and co-ordination between related departments including procurement, distribution and management;
• Implement and enforce quality control and tracking programs to meet quality objectives;
• Ensure all employees follow industry standard health and safety guidelines;
• Ensure all health and safety standards/regulations are met to keep an organization accident-free;
• Manage the developing plans for the team and department activities to include a strategy to achieve agreed targets;
• Creating a shared brain across larger teams to empower independent decision-making;
• Conduct training to subordinates about the production plant, safety, healthy, production process and other related issues on a continuous basis;
• Motivate, support and guide the available manpower resources in the production unit; 
• Create schedules for employees to ensure optimum staffing levels;
• Determine and implement improvements to the production process;
• Analyze production and quality control to detect and correct problems in any;
• Set and manage production budgets and attain production goals by implementing cost control mechanisms;
• Prepare and maintain production reports daily, weekly, monthly, and as required;
• Other tasks assigned by the plant manager.

Requirements

Academic qualification

• B.Sc. Degree in Food Science, Applied Biology or other related fields

Additional qualifications and skill

• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Persuasiveness and decision-making skills
• Stress tolerance and results-driven
• Knowledge of health and safety standards and compliance
• Knowledge of business, finance and management principles
• Experience in FMCG is advantageous.

Years of experience: 6+ years of demonstrative production management experience;

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