Production Manager / Food & Confectionery

• Posting Date: 02/10/2021
• Ref: 9312
• Position: Production Manager / Food & Confectionery
• Location: UAE
• City:
• Sector: Food Production
• Years of Experience 12+ Years
• Qualification: BSc Engineering Degree
• Salary: Undisclosed
• Description:
  • Main Duties and Responsibilities:
    • Deep know-how in production procedures.
    • Ability to direct personnel towards maximum performance.
    • Decision-making and problem-solving.
    • Ensure an efficient and productive manufacturing process that meets customer requirements.
    • Monitor production to resolve issues.
    • Supervise and evaluate performance of production personnel (quality inspectors, workers etc.)
    • Determine amount of necessary resources (workforce, raw materials etc.).
    • Approve maintenance work, purchasing of equipment etc.
    • Ensure output meets quality standards.
    • Enforce health and safety precautions.
    • Report to upper management.
    • Developing and upgrading the lines, as well as its supporting equipment’s and accessories.
    • Developing new recipes.
    • Maintenance of the lines including both mechanical and electrical.
    • Overseeing production performance and achieving daily targets.
    • Training production team including the production supervisor.
    • Coordinate production workflow for one or multiple products.
    • Plan and prioritize operations to ensure maximum performance and minimum delay.
    • Determine manpower, equipment and raw materials needed to cover production demand.
    • Monitor jobs to ensure they will finish on time and within budget.
    • Address issues when they arise aiming for minimum disruption.
    • Obtain output information (number of finished products, percentage of defectives etc.).
    • Prepare and submit status and performance reports.
    • Interact with shop floor management on a daily basis to resolve issues regarding manufacturing efficiencies or to provide additional information as requested from Manufacturing, Customer Service and Accounting.
    • Follow-up as required with all teams to expedite flow of materials and documents to meet production schedule and customer expectation.
    • Complete status reports and data analysis to review and evaluate production progress, work in process, and raw material inventory and finished goods demand.
  • Knowledge and Experience:
    • Proven experience as production director.
    • Food safety.
    • Understanding of quality standards and health & safety regulations.
    • Knowledge of performance evaluation and budgeting concepts.
    • Experience in reporting on key production metrics.
    • Proficient in MS Office and ERP software.
    • BSc in Engineering /Food technology /Business administration or relevant field is preferred.
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