Manufacturing Manager (Food Production)

Jollibee Group; Danao; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinnacle Quality Foods Incorporated, a Jollibee Foods Corporation subsidiary, seeks a Manufacturing Manager in Cebu (Danao) to lead day‑to‑day plant operations ensuring targets for volume, quality, safety, cost, and delivery are met. You will drive efficiency, food safety compliance, equipment optimization, and team development across the facility.

Key responsibilities include executing production schedules, monitoring yields and consumption, enforcing GMP/HACCP, maintaining traceability, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Management, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum five years' direct plant operations management in a food/FMCG/pharma setting.
• At least five years of managerial experience in a manufacturing plant.
• Knowledge in production and supply chain, QA, equipment maintenance, and finance.
• Strong leadership and people-management capabilities.
• Residing in Danao, Cebu or nearby areas.

Responsibilities

• Executes production schedules and ensures smooth operations within the cluster.
• Monitors quality, material usage, yields, and man-hour efficiency to meet targets.
• Ensures full product and material traceability across production activities.
• Enforces IMS, GMP, HACCP, sanitation, hygiene and safety standards.
• Maintains accurate production documentation and reports.
• Leads process improvement, equipment upkeep, and new product introductions.
• Drives cost-reduction and product-quality improvements across production areas.
• Oversees performance management, training, and coaching of direct reports.
• Ensures compliance with company policies and safety requirements.
• Coordinates with cross-functional teams to support efficiency and overall commissary performance.

Skills

Production management

Food safety

Equipment optimization

Team development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Management or Industrial Engineering

Job description

We are looking for a highly driven Manufacturing Manager who will lead the day‑to‑day plant operations. This role ensures that production processes consistently meet targets for volume, quality, safety, cost, and delivery, while upholding world‑class manufacturing standards.

You will play a key leadership role in production efficiency, food safety compliance, equipment optimization, team development, and continuous improvement initiatives across the facility.

• Executes production schedules and ensures smooth operations within the assigned production cluster.
• Monitors product quality, material usage, yields, and man‑hour efficiency to meet production and financial targets.
• Ensures full product and material traceability across all production activities.
• Enforces IMS, GMP, HACCP, sanitation, hygiene, and safety standards.
• Ensures complete, accurate, and compliant production documentation and reports.
• Leads process improvement initiatives, including equipment upkeep, installations, and new product introduction projects.
• Drives cost‑reduction and product‑quality improvement efforts across the production area.
• Oversees performance management, training, and competency development of direct reports.
• Ensures strict compliance with company policies, food safety, quality schemes, and workplace safety requirements.
• Coordinates with cross‑functional teams to support operational efficiency and overall commissary performance.

Job Qualifications:

• A graduate of Bachelor’s degree in Management, Industrial Engineering, or related fields
• Preferably with exposure to Food Science, Technology, or Operations Management
• Must have at least five (5) years of direct plant operations management in a food, FMCG, or pharmaceutical plant.
• Must have at least five (5) years of managerial experience in a manufacturing plant.
• Possess knowledge in various areas such as production and supply chain management, quality assurance, equipment maintenance, production control, finance, and the handling of materials and supplies.
• Possess strong leadership and people‑management capability with high integrity, adaptability, and resilience.
• Must be residing or have relatives in Danao, Cebu or nearby municipalities.

*Pinnacle Quality Foods Incorporated, the hiring entity, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jollibee Foods Corporation.