*Role & responsibilities*

Key Responsibilities

Production Planning & Execution

Plan, schedule, and supervise daily production activities across the phycocyanin extraction line to meet output, quality, and delivery targets.

Coordinate with the cultivation/harvesting team to ensure consistent supply of fresh Spirulina biomass.

Oversee critical process stages:

Homogenization

Aqueous extraction under controlled temperature and pH to preserve pigment-protein integrity.

Purification, Clarification & filtration, centrifugation, & drying (spray drying to prevent denaturation and color loss. Monitor batch yields and losses at each stage; optimize process parameters to maximize extraction efficiency and pigment recovery.

Quality & Compliance

Ensure production processes comply with GMP, HACCP, FSSAI, and relevant food safety/regulatory standards for natural colorants. And also maintain the plant during audits by BRC, and FSSC audits and customer audits. Work closely with the QA/QC team to maintain product specifications critical to phycocyanin: color value (A620/A280 purity ratio),



moisture content, protein content, heavy metals, and microbial limits. Maintain proper documentation: batch manufacturing records (BMRs), SOPs, and audit trails.

Team & Resource Management

Supervise shift supervisors, machine operators, and production staff. Plan manpower allocation, training, and performance evaluation. Enforce workplace safety protocols and ensure adherence to EHS (Workplace, Health & Safety) norms.

Process Improvement

Identify opportunities to improve phycocyanin yield and recovery.

Evaluate and implement new equipment/technology upgrades and product trails in coordination with R&D; and engineering teams,

Reporting & Coordination

Prepare and present daily/weekly/monthly production reports (output, downtime, rejection rate, yield and recovery).

Liaise with R&D; for new product/process trials and scale-up activities.

Coordinate with maintenance teams for preventi

📌 Production Manager (Pudukkottai)
🏢 Synthite
📍 Pudukkottai