Job Description

Role : The Director of Operations/Plant Manager oversees the food production, processes and automation engineering functions of the organisation and ensures that all food manufacturing objectives are achieved in a timely and cost-effective manner. They are responsible for strategic planning on production capacity and capability concerns, as well as managing costs, resources, manpower, and materials to sustain production capacity and capability. Furthermore, they bear the overall responsibility for ensuring food quality and safety across the plant's entire food production process.

They champion the organisational vision and mission and is accountable for overall organisational excellence. As a team leader, they build a high-performance team that works collaboratively, and has the ability to develop and execute functional strategies, as well as act as a change leader.

Key responsibilities include:

Managing process workflow

• Managing the overall performance, production output levels and quality of the food production function
• Plan production capacity and capability development for business growth
• Manage cost factors relating to current and future production capacity planning

Set up and maintenance of food manufacturing equipment

• Manage capital and facility maintenance projects and resources for equipment installation, service and repair
• Determine equipment capabilities for new or revised factory layouts
• Enhance manufacturing operations and processes to improve productivity and help achieve business initiatives

Maintain hygiene, safety and standards

• Set food production standards, equipment cleanliness standards and standard operating procedures (SOPs)

Contribute to continuous improvement

• Prioritise key process weaknesses for baseline continuous improvement to yield, quality, productivity and cost
• Evaluate new methodologies to improve work processes

Operationalise new and customised product manufacturing

• Evaluate production plans of new food products
• Develop new process capability to meet new food product requirements
• Direct research on application of new and unique manufacturing approaches

All responsibilities should be done in accordance with the ISO22000 food safety management system, FSSC 22000 and GMP.