Senior Manufacturing Manager (Food Processing)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee end-to-end manufacturing and operational activities within the food manufacturing industry, ensuring alignment with business objectives, production targets, quality standards, and operational strategies.

• Develop and implement effective manufacturing strategies, operational programs, and continuous improvement initiatives to improve productivity, efficiency, product quality, capacity, and overall business performance.

• Lead a large-scale organization of approximately 250–500 employees, with leadership responsibility starting from Manager level and above, across Production, Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, and R&D functions.

• Provide strategic direction and leadership to subordinate managers, ensuring effective people management, performance management, capability development, and cross-functional collaboration.

• Take strong ownership of Food Safety, Food Quality, and regulatory compliance, ensuring manufacturing operations consistently meet applicable GMP, HACCP, FSSC/ISO, and food safety standards.

• Drive initiatives to improve product shelf life, product quality, manufacturing processes, production capacity, and operational efficiency while maintaining high food safety and quality standards.

• Oversee production operations and resolve highly complex or critical operational issues through data-driven analysis, sound judgment, and cross-functional collaboration.

• Manage and optimize operational costs, CAPEX, and OPEX, including budget planning, resource allocation, cost control, and investment priorities.

• Work closely with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, and R&D teams to ensure smooth end-to-end operations and effective product/process development.

• Establish and monitor operational KPIs, identify improvement opportunities, and implement initiatives to increase productivity, efficiency, and organizational effectiveness.

• Manage relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, customers, vendors, and business partners to support operational continuity and business objectives.

• Lead recruitment, training, succession planning, and talent development initiatives to build a high-performing manufacturing organization.

• Ensure all manufacturing activities comply with applicable food safety, quality, health & safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.

Target Profile

• 10+ years of experience in Food Manufacturing, with strong exposure to manufacturing/production operations at a managerial or senior managerial level.

• Strong background in food manufacturing processes, food safety, quality management, and plant operations.

• Proven experience managing a large organization of approximately 250–500 employees.

• Experienced in leading Manager-level teams and above, with the ability to manage multiple functions and subordinate managers.

• Strong exposure to Production, Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, and/or R&D within a food manufacturing environment.

• Solid understanding of GMP, HACCP, FSSC/ISO, food safety, quality systems, and regulatory requirements.

• Proven experience in CAPEX/OPEX management, budgeting, cost optimization, and process improvement.

• Strong leadership, strategic thinking, problem-solving, and stakeholder management capabilities.

• Experience driving product quality improvement, shelf-life improvement, capacity optimization, and manufacturing efficiency is highly preferred.