The Head of Manufacturing provides end-to-end strategic and operational leadership for the production function across sites. The role ensures high production output, optimal cost efficiency, strict quality and regulatory compliance, and seamless integration with commercial and supply chain demands.

Key Responsibilities

1. Manufacturing Strategy & Operations

- Lead overall manufacturing strategy, capacity planning, and execution across multiple production facilities.
- Ensure production capacity aligns seamlessly with commercial sales forecasts and business demand.
- Oversee end-to-end plant operations, including daily production, engineering, maintenance, and warehousing.
- Drive capital expenditure (CapEx) planning for future plant expansions, line additions, and technological upgrades.

2. Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement

- Implement best-in-class manufacturing frameworks, including Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, TPM (Total Productive Maintenance), and 5S/Kaizen .
- Track and continuously improve OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) , plant utilization, throughput, and product yield.
- Spearhead cost-reduction initiatives covering conversion costs, energy consumption, and raw material/packaging waste.
- Champion smart automation, digitization,



and Industry 4.0/IoT-enabled shop-floor tracking.

3. Quality, Safety & Regulatory Compliance

- Maintain rigorous compliance with food safety, HACCP, GMP, statutory regulations, and local environmental/safety laws.
- Partner with Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC) teams to eliminate market complaints, root-cause deviations, and batch rejections.
- Enforce zero-harm workplace safety cultures and strict occupational health standards.

4. Cross-Functional Collaboration & People Leadership

- Partner closely with Supply Chain, Procurement, R&D;, and Commercial/Sales teams to ensure uninterrupted inventory and recent product introductions (NPI).
- Build, mentor, and scale high-performing plant leadership teams.
- Establish KPI-driven performance management, talent pipelines, and succession planning across the shop floor.

Required Qualifications & Experience

- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or Industrial); MBA or Master’s in Operations/Supply Chain preferred.
- Experience: 15 to 16+ years of progressive manufacturing and plant leadership experience within the FMCG, food, beverage, or process-driven manufacturing sectors.

📌 Director of Manufacturing (Salem)
🏢 People Konnect
📍 Salem