Senior Production Manager

Location: Bangalore

Experience: 812 Years

Industry: Sweets / Food Manufacturing

Department: Production

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Senior Production Manager with 812 years of relevant experience in the sweets/food manufacturing industry to lead and manage end-to-end production operations. The candidate will be responsible for achieving production targets while ensuring quality, food safety, cost efficiency, productivity, and timely dispatch.

Key Responsibilities

- Manage end-to-end production operations for sweets and food products.
- Plan daily, weekly, and monthly production as per business requirements and sales forecasts.
- Ensure production targets are achieved within the planned timelines and quality standards.
- Manage production manpower, shift planning, deployment, and productivity.
- Monitor production processes to minimize wastage, rework, and production losses.
- Ensure adherence to quality, hygiene, food safety, and GMP standards.
- Coordinate with Quality, Purchase, Warehouse, Maintenance, and Sales teams for smooth production operations.
- Monitor raw material availability and consumption to ensure uninterrupted production.
- Implement process improvements to improve productivity and reduce production costs.
- Monitor and control production KPIs such as yield, wastage, efficiency, downtime, and output.
- Ensure proper maintenance and utilization of production machinery and equipment in coordination with the maintenance team.
- Maintain production reports, MIS, batch records,



and other required documentation.
- Identify operational issues and take corrective and preventive actions.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across production processes.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, statutory requirements, and food safety standards.
- Lead and develop the production team through training, performance monitoring, and effective supervision.

Candidate Profile

- 812 years of experience in Production/Manufacturing.
- Must have relevant experience in the Sweets / Mithai / Food Manufacturing industry.
- Experience in large-scale sweet production will be highly preferred.
- Strong knowledge of production planning, manpower management, wastage control, and process improvement.
- Good understanding of GMP, food safety, hygiene, and quality standards.
- Solid leadership and team-management skills.
- Good analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Location: Bangalore or candidates willing to relocate to Bangalore.

Key Performance Areas (KPIs)

- Production output and achievement of production targets
- Production efficiency and productivity
- Wastage and yield management
- Manpower productivity
- Product quality and rejection control
- Production cost optimization
- On-time production and dispatch
- Food safety and hygiene compliance
- Process improvement and operational efficiency

Interested candidates with strong experience in the sweets/food manufacturing industry are encouraged to apply.

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