Production Head – Frozen Chicken IndustryRoles & Responsibilities

Job Title: Production Head – Frozen Chicken Processing

Department: Production

Industry: Frozen Food / Poultry Processing

Location: Plant / Factory

1. Production Planning & Target Achievement

- Prepare daily, weekly and monthly production plans based on sales and dispatch requirements.
- Ensure production targets are achieved as per quantity, quality and delivery schedules.
- Plan manpower, machinery, raw materials and production capacity.
- Monitor production output against planned targets and take corrective action.
- Minimize production delays, downtime and bottlenecks.

1. Frozen Chicken Processing Operations

- Manage the complete production process from raw chicken receiving to finished frozen product dispatch.
- Monitor processes such as:
- Raw material receiving
- Slaughtering / dressing, where applicable
- Cutting and deboning
- Portioning
- Marination / seasoning
- Value-added products
- Packing
- Blast freezing / IQF freezing
- Cold storage
- Dispatch
- Ensure process parameters are followed at every stage.

1. Quality & Food Safety

- Ensure production complies with HACCP, GMP, GHP, FSSAI and company food-safety standards.
- Coordinate with QA/QC for product quality and process compliance.
- Monitor product temperature, especially during processing, freezing and storage.
- Control contamination, foreign-body risks and cross-contamination.
- Ensure proper hygiene and sanitation practices on the production floor.
- Investigate quality complaints and implement corrective/preventive actions.

1. Manpower Management

- Plan manpower requirements based on production volume.




- Allocate workers and supervisors across production lines.
- Monitor attendance, productivity and performance.
- Train employees on SOPs, hygiene, safety and food-handling practices.
- Manage contract labour and manpower productivity.
- Take disciplinary/corrective action in coordination with HR.

1. Productivity & Cost Control

- Monitor yield, recovery percentage and production efficiency.
- Reduce meat loss, trimming loss, rejection and wastage.
- Control overtime and manpower costs.
- Improve line productivity and machine utilization.
- Track production cost per kg.
- Identify opportunities for process improvement and cost reduction.

1. Machinery & Maintenance Coordination

- Coordinate with Maintenance for preventive and breakdown maintenance.
- Ensure critical production equipment is available and operational.
- Monitor downtime and production losses.
- Coordinate maintenance of:
- Cutting machines
- Conveyor systems
- Packing machines
- Vacuum packing machines
- IQF/blast freezers
- Refrigeration systems
- Metal detectors
- Weighing systems
- Ensure production machines are operated safely.

1. Inventory & Material Management

- Coordinate with Stores and Purchase for availability of:
- Raw chicken
- Packaging materials
- Ingredients
- Labels
- Cleaning chemicals
- Consumables




- Avoid production stoppages due to material shortages.
- Monitor material consumption against standards.
- Control excess inventory and wastage.

1. Cold Chain Management

- Ensure required temperature is maintained throughout processing and storage.
- Monitor freezer and cold-room temperatures.
- Ensure minimum product exposure time outside controlled-temperature areas.
- Coordinate with Cold Storage and Dispatch teams.
- Maintain proper FIFO/FEFO practices.

1. Documentation & MIS

Prepare/review daily production reports covering:
- Production quantity
- Product-wise production
- Raw material consumption
- Yield %
- Rejection %
- Wastage
- Manpower
- Machine downtime
- Freezing quantity
- Packing quantity
- Dispatch quantity
- Production cost/kg
- Target vs. actual production

1. Safety & Statutory Compliance

- Ensure protected working practices throughout the production area.
- Ensure employees use PPE such as gloves, aprons, masks, safety shoes and hairnets.
- Conduct regular safety inspections.
- Report and investigate accidents/incidents.
- Ensure compliance with applicable factory, labour, food-safety and environmental requirements.

1. Team Leadership

- Lead Production Managers, Production Supervisors, Line Leaders and operators.
- Conduct daily production meetings.
- Set KPIs and performance targets for production staff.
- Review employee performance and productivity.
- Develop supervisors and line leaders for future responsibilities.

Pay: Up to ₹1,000,000.00 per year

Benefits

- Flexible schedule
- Provident Fund

Work Location: In person

📌 Production Head - Frozen Industries (Hosur)
🏢 ADP Processed Foods
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