Production Head

About the Role

The Production Head at Amar Food Products will oversee all production activities at the Porbandar seafood manufacturing facility. This leadership role demands ensuring safe, efficient, and cost-effective production of Ready-to-Fry (RTF) and Raw Frozen (RTC) seafood items while upholding strict food safety and regulatory compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and manage daily to monthly production plans aligned with sales forecasts and customer demands.
• Collaborate closely with Sales for practical production scheduling and timely delivery assurance.
• Maximize manpower, machinery, utilities, and plant capacity usage while monitoring workflows to promptly address bottlenecks.
• Lead end-to-end operations for RTF and RTC seafood product lines, maintaining smooth transitions from raw materials to finished goods.
• Organize effective shift schedules and staff allocation to sustain high productivity and adherence to operational standards.
• Motivate and direct production supervisors and operators fostering accountability and continuous improvement culture.
• Conduct daily production reviews, resolve shop-floor challenges decisively, and train teams on SOPs, GMP, and food safety standards.
• Coordinate cross-functionally with Sales, QA, Maintenance, Procurement, Stores, Dispatch, and Cold Chain divisions for seamless plant functionality and material availability.
• Ensure strict observance of HACCP, GMP, GHP, FSSAI, BRCGS, and other regulatory and customer compliance requirements, preparing the plant for audits.
• Maintain comprehensive production documentation, hygiene, sanitation and housekeeping practices.
• Drive initiatives to enhance productivity, labor efficiency, yield, OEE, and reduce waste, downtime, and costs through root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Oversee preventive maintenance adherence, coordinate equipment repairs, and recommend automation improvements.
• Prepare detailed weekly and monthly production reports and monitor critical KPIs such as production targets, order fulfillment, capacity use, yield, wastage, costs, safety, and employee performance.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Food Technology, Fisheries Science, Food or Industrial Engineering or a related discipline.
• 10–15 years of experience in seafood or frozen food manufacturing with at least 4–5 years in a senior production leadership role such as Production Head or Plant Manager.
• Practical expertise in managing both Ready-to-Fry and Raw Frozen seafood production processes.

Required Skills & Knowledge

• Strong capabilities in production planning and shop-floor leadership across multiple shifts.
• Thorough knowledge of seafood processing, freezing operations, HACCP, GMP, FSSAI, BRCGS, export standards, and Lean manufacturing principles.
• Experience with continuous improvement methods including 5S, Kaizen, CAPA, RCA, and yield/cost optimization.
• Proficiency in production documentation, ERP/MRP systems, and audit preparations.
• Excellent problem-solving, decision-making, analytical, communication, and people management skills.
• Ability to work well under pressure to meet production commitments consistently.

Language Proficiency

• Fluency in Hindi and working knowledge of English are mandatory.
• Familiarity with Gujarati is advantageous.

Key Performance Indicators

• Achievement of production targets and on-time deliveries.
• Effective capacity utilization and OEE improvements.
• Yield enhancements, waste reduction, and labor productivity gains.
• Reduction in production costs and customer complaints.
• Compliance scores from audits and equipment downtime metrics.
• Employee retention rates, absenteeism, and workplace safety metrics.
• Implementation success of ongoing improvement projects.