Plant Manager

Century Pacific Food, Inc; Philippines; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Century Pacific Food, Inc. in the Philippines seeks a Plant Manager to lead the pet food production facility.

You will oversee end-to-end manufacturing, ensure safety, quality, and cost efficiency, and drive daily operations to meet targets. Based on-site in the Philippines, you will manage extrusion and dry processing, develop supervisors, and collaborate with Engineering, QA, Supply Chain, and Finance to optimize plant performance.

Qualifications

• Graduate of BS Mechanical Engineering; Licensed Mechanical Engineer preferred.
• 10+ years of plant/manufacturing production experience with leadership exposure.
• Experience in Pet Food, Animal Feed, Food Manufacturing, or extrusion.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end plant production operations and achieve production targets.
• Oversee extrusion and dry processing: milling, batching, mixing, extrusion, drying, coating, cooling, and packing.
• Monitor key production KPIs, including OEE, yield, downtime, productivity, and manufacturing costs.
• Drive process improvement, cost and waste reduction, and operational efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with GMP, HACCP, food safety, quality, and safety standards.
• Lead and develop production supervisors, engineers, and plant personnel.
• Partner with Engineering, Maintenance, QA, Supply Chain, Warehouse, and Finance to ensure efficient plant operations.

Skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

Decision-making

Team development

Education

BS Mechanical Engineering

Licensed Mechanical Engineer

Job description

Job Overview

The Plant Manager is responsible for leading the overall production and manufacturing operations of the pet food plant, ensuring safe, efficient, reliable, and cost-effective operations. Responsible for production targets, quality, plant capacity, manpower, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end plant production operations and achieve production targets.
• Oversee extrusion and dry processing: milling, batching, mixing, extrusion, drying, coating, cooling, and packing.
• Monitor key production KPIs, including OEE, yield, downtime, productivity, and manufacturing costs.
• Drive process improvement, cost and waste reduction, and operational efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with GMP, HACCP, food safety, quality, and safety standards.
• Lead and develop production supervisors, engineers, and plant personnel.
• Partner with Engineering, Maintenance, QA, Supply Chain, Warehouse, and Finance to ensure efficient plant operations.

Qualifications

• Graduate of BS Mechanical Engineering; Licensed Mechanical Engineer preferred.
• 10+ years of plant/manufacturing production experience with leadership exposure.
• Experience in Pet Food, Animal Feed, Food Manufacturing, or extrusion.
• Hands-on experience in production, extrusion/dry processing, process improvement, and plant operations.
• Strong leadership, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Preferably based in Bulacan, Pampanga, or nearby areas.
• Willing to work on-site.