Plant Head - Dehydration at Milly Fruit Processors Limited; Picana

Job Purpose: 

• Commitment to quality, efficient performance of production activities, continuous improvement and achieve production standards and quality assurance objectives and standards.

Job responsibilities:

• Overall management of the plant, Construction, installation as per European standards, preventive and regular maintenance 
• Budget preparation, implementation, review. cost monitoring and reduction
• Production planning, processing, monitoring to get dehydrated products for the European Market. Planning, organizing, directing and running optimum day-to-day operations
• Allocate resources effectively and fully utilize assets to produce optimal results
• Liaise with other team members to formulate objectives, understand requirements, and organize workflow to meet specifications and deadlines.
• Supply chain management, sourcing of required fruits as per the standard, production, process monitoring, and packaging. 
• Document, Implement and monitor quality control procedures based on recognized standards such as KEBS, FSSC 22000, BRC, Global GAP etc Ensure output meets quality standards.
• Development and implementation of the HR polices, Fixing and implementing KPI, Performance appraisal and recommendation.
• Analysis of monthly product requirements visa-vis the plant capacity and material availability in coordination with production, procurement, engineering & QA/QC team;
• Co-ordination of all New Product Development on site, to improve the taste, preservation techniques and packaging solutions and follow up of results and product launches.
• Report to senior management regularly.
• Any other duties as assigned 

Skills and Knowledge necessary to perform the tasks

Education: 

• Degree/Post graduate in Food Technology (BSc MSc, B. Tech, M. Tech, M.Sc. food science)
• Minimum 10 years of experience in fruits and vegetable dehydration is must 
• Experience of producing quality dehydrated products to the European market is Must 
• Excellent understanding of FSSC 22000, BRC.Global GAP etc

Requirements and skills

• Proven experience as plant manager (fruits and vegetable dehydration)
• Deep knowledge of production of dehydration products for the European market 
• Understanding of quality standards and health & safety regulations (BRC, FSCC 22000)
• Knowledge of performance evaluation and budgeting concepts
• Experience in reporting on key production metrics
• Proficient in MS Office, ERP, Data analysis
• Outstanding communication ability
• Excellent organizational and leaderships skills
• Strong decision-making skills and a results-driven approach