Our organization is seeking a seasoned Dairy Production and Process Manager to lead our production operations and drive process engineering initiatives across our dairy powder plant. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring high productivity, consistent quality, cost optimization, and continuous improvement of milk powder processing systems including evaporation, drying, and powder handling.
The successful applicant will have experience in managing end-to-end production of dairy powder (WMP, SMP, FFMP, etc.), supervising daily operations of evaporators, spray dryers, and powder packing lines, and analyzing and optimizing dairy powder production processes for efficiency and sustainability.
* Key Responsibilities:
* Production Management: Plan and supervise end-to-end production of dairy powder (WMP, SMP, FFMP, etc.).
* Manage and monitor daily operations of evaporators, spray dryers, and powder packing lines.
* Process Engineering & Optimization: Analyze and optimize dairy powder production processes for efficiency and sustainability.
* Lead process trials for new products and modifications in line with R&D inputs.
* Quality, Safety & Compliance: Ensure processes meet all relevant food safety and regulatory standards (FSSAI, HACCP, ISO, etc.).
* Collaborate with QA/QC and ensure timely corrective actions based on quality deviations.
* People & Project Management: Lead and train production and process teams for skill development and cross-functional capability.
* Manage capex projects related to process equipment installation or upgrade.
* Cost & Resource Optimization: Track and control consumption of raw milk, energy, steam, and utilities in line with budgets.
* Review process parameters to minimize rework, downtime, and product loss.
The ideal candidate will possess a 3rd level qualification in Dairy Technology, Process Engineering, Mechanical/Chemical Engineering, or Food Technology, and substantial experience from within the food processing industry (preferably dairy) to include managerial/leadership experience with a process engineering focus.
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