Factory Manager - Foods/FMCG Industry

Factory Manager- Foods/ FMCG industry

Factory Manager - Foods Manufacturing

We are currently looking to close a Factory Manager position with the topmost FMCG Conglomerate in India. The position is based in Jammu.

Company Profile :

- Our client is the topmost FMCG Groups of India and is an integrated and diversified group. With a market capitalisation of over US $ 50 billion and a turnover of US $ 10.0 billion, it is Rated among the World's Leading Companies by international publications.

- It has a very diversified product portfolio including Foods, Snacks, personal care, haircare, household care segments and a portfolio of strong brands and leading market shares in all product categories. It employs the best talent in India and is one of the best FMCG employers to work for.

Job Purpose: To lead and manage the factory operations within manufacturing capacity constraints and statutory requirements with the objective of ensuring delivery of production volume, highest standards of product quality, cost efficiency and safety.

Principal Accountabilities:

1. Formulate strategies and drive execution towards achievement of unit objectives.

2. Review the volume projections for the factory and devise the budgetary requirements. Ensure adherence towards the execution of the operational plans within the stipulated budgets and timelines.

3. Lead the institutionalization of new lines / augmentation of existing lines at the unit for capacity optimization.

4. Guide the team for commercial scale production of new products / manufacturing changes related to new SKUs.

5. Review the execution of production plans on a regular basis and guide the team in resolving process bottlenecks.

6. Ensure conformity to the laid down quality guidelines and ensure that key issues in quality are resolved in a timely way.

7. Review the unit's performance against key indices like productivity, capacity utilization, quality, and prioritize the action areas to improve the metrics.

8. Ensure the unit's conformity towards all statutory norms and EHS guidelines and periodically review the adherence to the laid-down standards.

9. Ensure a smooth and harmonious relationship with all internal and external stakeholders - employees, statutory authorities, local government bodies, etc.

Knowledge:

1. Basic understanding of manufacturing processes, productivity and quality parameters, costs, throughput etc

2. Knowledge of regulatory compliance for a manufacturing plant with respect to labor, machinery, safety, infrastructure Review the overhead requirements and related cost budget (fixed and variable) prepared by respective departments at the factory

3. Knowledge of commercial processes like budgeting, costing, ROI computation, IRR computation, hurdle rates etc;

4. Knowledge of process improvement tools like TQM, TPM, Six sigma, Kaizen.

Experience: 12-18 years in Production/ Manufacturing management/Factory Management in the Foods/ FMCG industry

Educational Qualifications : BE/ BTech from a reputed Engineering college

Salary : Rs.35.0 to 36.0 LPA

Location : Jammu