Role & responsibilities

1. Factory Planning & Layout Design

- Develop detailed factory layouts covering raw material receipt, cleaning, sorting, weighing, packing, labeling, and dispatch zones.
- Design material and personnel flow patterns to ensure segregation of raw, semi-finished, and finished products to avoid cross-contamination.
- Plan machine placement to optimize space, ergonomics, and maintenance accessibility while maintaining hygiene zoning.
- Integrate provisions for waste collection, utilities, and pest control in layout design.
- Collaborate with CoE and Quality teams to validate layouts from a GMP and food safety perspective.

2. Machine & Capacity Planning

- Define machine requirements based on SKU mix, throughput, and future volume projections.
- Evaluate and finalize machine specifications with vendor inputs ensuring compliance with food contact material standards and ease of cleaning.
- Review machine drawings, utility requirements, and installation layouts.
- Develop preventive maintenance guidelines and OEE targets during commissioning.

3. Project Execution & Commissioning

- Lead end-to-end project execution civil, utilities, machinery installation, and commissioning.
- Manage contractors and vendors for on-time and safe delivery of infrastructure and machinery.
- Validate performance trials, safety audits, and hygiene certifications before handover.
- Conduct Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) and Site Acceptance Tests (SAT) for all major equipment.

4. Food Safety & Regulatory Compliance

- Ensure layouts, materials, and processes adhere to FSSAI, HACCP, ISO 22000, GMP, and local statutory norms.
- Implement hygienic zoning (low-risk, high-risk areas), washable surfaces, and sanitary design features.
- Coordinate with QA/Food Safety teams for pre-startup audits and compliance documentation.

5. Cost, Quality & Vendor Management

- Prepare project budgets and monitor progress against approved cost and schedule baselines.




- Source and negotiate with equipment vendors, contractors, and consultants.
- Track project change requests, cost control, and risk management.

6. Governance & Reporting

- Maintain project charters, Gantt charts, and milestone dashboards.
- Present progress, risk assessments, and commissioning readiness to senior management.
- Document lessons learned, and develop a standard Factory Design & Commissioning Playbook for future rollouts.
Technical SkillsProject planning (MS Project / Primavera), layout design (AutoCAD), machine planning & selection, utilities (compressed air, HVAC, ETP/STP), food-safe factory design (GMP, HACCP, FSSAI), vendor and cost management.

- 100% adherence to food safety and hygienic design standards.
- 100% on-time and within-budget project delivery.
- Zero non-compliance during pre-startup food safety audits.
- Achievement of designed capacity within 90 days of commissioning.
- Standardization of machine layout and flow design templates across all future units.

Preferred candidate profile

Technical Skills

Project planning (MS Project / Primavera), layout design (AutoCAD), machine planning & selection, utilities (compressed air, HVAC, ETP/STP), food-safe factory design (GMP, HACCP, FSSAI), vendor and cost management.

Behavioral Competencies

Structured planner, analytical and detail-oriented, solid coordination skills, safety & compliance mindset, negotiation and stakeholder management.

Tools & Systems

AutoCAD, MS Project/Primavera, Power BI/Excel for dashboards, ERP for project & asset tracking.

KPI

- 100% adherence to food safety and hygienic design standards.
- 100% on-time and within-budget project delivery.
- Zero non-compliance during pre-startup food safety audits.
- Achievement of designed capacity within 90 days of commissioning.
- Standardization of machine layout and flow design templates across all future units.

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📌 Project Manager (Factory- "Production Center") (Navi Mumbai)
🏢 Dmart
📍 Navi Mumbai