FOOD PRODUCTION GM

Wen Jia Bao Management; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Wen Jia Bao Management is seeking a Production Manager to oversee all operations of the food production plant, ensuring processes are efficient and costs are controlled.

The role involves setting KPIs, developing SOPs, monitoring quality assurance, and coordinating with cross-department teams. Willingness to work in shifts and handle physically demanding conditions is required to maintain steady production and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Experience managing food production operations.
• Ability to develop SOPs and KPIs.
• Familiarity with quality standards and food safety audits.
• Willingness to work in shifts.

Responsibilities

• Oversee plant operations to ensure efficient production.
• Set KPI and develop SOPs.
• Monitor quality assurance and resolve issues.
• Coordinate with cross-department teams to meet budgets and schedules.
• Lead improvement projects and capacity planning.
• Manage manpower, equipment, and raw materials.
• Prepare reports and maintain production documentation.
• Support product quality and food safety processes.
• Arrange audits and respond to external auditors.

Skills

Production management

Process optimization

Quality assurance

SOP development

Leadership

Job description

The Production Manager oversees all operations of the food production plant, ensuring work processes are simplified, costs are reduced, and production processes run efficiently. He/She sets key performance indicators (KPI), and develops new food production standards and standard operating procedures (SOPs).

He/She monitors quality assurance, investigates production or quality issues and recommends solutions. He/She must undergo training in internal food safety audits and serves on the organisation's food safety internal audit committee.

He/She works in a food production environment and may be required to work in shifts. He/She is exposed to physically demanding work conditions such as long standing hours and hot or cold temperatures.

• Arrange plant visits and physical inspections by external auditors.
• Develop standard operating procedures (SOPs) and prepare reports and work instructions.
• Draft capacity plans to evaluate sustainability of new or modified manufacturing processes.
• Establish food production strategies for sustainability.
• Establish production documentations and maintenance.
• Identify and implement yield opportunities and forecast yield targets.
• Implement new or modified production processes for regulatory approval, commissioning and operation.
• Implement test programmes to resolve hardware and major set-up issues in mass production.
• Improve operation planning through the use of big data and advanced analytics modelling.
• Investigate low yield and quality assurance.
• Investigate production or quality issues and recommend solutions.
• Lead key production processes in compliance with budget, schedules, quality control, and cross-departmental coordination.
• Lead working level communities to explore opportunities for improvement projects.
• Manage manpower, equipment, raw materials and ingredient resources to meet production objectives.
• Review regular production performance reports.
• Set food production key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Support product quality and food safety processes to ensure that finished products meet specifications and regulatory standards.