Job Description

Position Title: Factory Manager

Function: Manufacturing

Key Stakeholders:

Internal:

Replenishment and planning
Purchase (to coordinate availability of RM)
Center Quality team
Corporate Eng. and excellence teams
Corp. safety head
Center for technology and excellence
Manufacturing Excellence
HR/ ER
Factory union
External:
Auditors
Consultant
Experience:
Commercial (in case of deviations in budget with the finance manager in the factory)
Statutory bodies (pollution control board, factory inspector, local administration)
Local industry associations
Neighboring factory peers
Vendors/service providers (for Eng. services, labor contractors)

Educational Qualification:
BE/B. Tech preferably in Mechanical, electrical / Food Tech.
15 - 18 years (Factory manager for a mid - large sized unit; (in Manufacturing and Maintenance
function with 2-3 years as the Head of Factory Role Industry Preference: FMCG/Beverages/Food
Processing Industry)

Desired Competencies:

Competencies - Mfg. excellence tools like TQM, Kaizen, Maintenance system on Fixed Assets, IR
Skills, Commercial Orientation.

Key Responsibilities:

Responsible for managing the operations of the entire factory
- Review cost, quality and performance of the plant on an everyday basis
Ensuring adherence to the Production Plan (PVA).
Review production reports and variances; plan corrective actions and ensure implementation to
ensure production costs and variances are minimized.
Verify production plan, Communicate change in plan, if any, to Central Planning. On an ongoing
basis, agree on schedule changes, if required with the Central Planning Team and Regional
Replenishment Team.
Review safety and food safety practices and ensure adherence to SOPs on a daily basis.




Drive improvements on practices (safety, cost controls, maintenance) from a long-term perspective.
Initiate capex expenditure proposals (get approvals and execute).
Check assumptions for various CERs (capex expense request) and accuracy of bills (execute
validation of the bills submitted by vendors).
Statutory compliance and licenses: Applying for and managing renewal of licenses, adherence to
compliances (setting, factory license, FSS, pollution control, etc.).
- Review shop floor operations daily for checking adherence to Quality systems norms
Work out improvement plans for Quality and Hygiene TO ensure requisite quality and safety
standards and certifications are being adhered to.
Support Innovation
Coordinate Plant Scale trials (Eg.1), stabilization of commercial production of new SKU Lines along
with Central Planning, Replenishment and Engineering.
Interact with R&D; and marketing to understand the new product or SKU to be introduced;
Determine specific equipment's, needs of up gradation for the unit and ensure procurement of
machinery accordingly.
Budgets:
To aid with timely and accurate budgeting for the factory, confirm capacities on SKUs, number of
working days/shifts available, and plant capabilities; Confirm direct costs, manpower requirement,
M&R;, other overheads and expansion budgets.
Responsible for managing and monitoring the production and conversion budgets of the unit.
Manage Labor Relations
Participate in IR committee discussions; negotiation with Union; Signing & Implement the
settlement, helping resolve any labor issues to maintain harmonious labor relations within the plant.
Managing Talent: Monitoring & reviewing performance levels; provide developmental plans for
people, recommend increments & promotions.

📌 Factory Manager | FMCG | Ranjangaon (India)
🏢 Yugn HR
📍 India