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Plant Head - Food FMCG/Processing (Central India)

Indore Permanent View Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Plant Head to lead all manufacturing operations at a food production facility in Madhya Pradesh. Ensuring excellence across safety, quality, productivity, cost and people management.
  • Opportunity to lead an important manufacturing site for a Food Processing Leader
  • High-impact role driving manufacturing in a complex food-production environment

About Our Client

Our client is a globally recognised organisation within the Food and Food Ingredients Sector serving leading customers across multiple markets. The business is focused on operational excellence, food safety, innovation and sustainable growth, and is looking to strengthen leadership at one of its key manufacturing facilities.

Job Description

Health, Safety & Compliance

  • Lead and embed a strong health, safety and food safety culture across the plant.
  • Ensure compliance with GMP, HACCP, FSSAI and all applicable regulatory requirements.



Plant Leadership & People Management

  • Lead, coach and develop the factory leadership team to deliver business objectives.
  • Build a high-performance culture through effective goal setting, performance management and capability development.



Manufacturing & Operational Excellence

  • Drive operational efficiency, productivity, quality and service performance across the plant.
  • Implement and sustain continuous improvement programmes leveraging Lean, Six Sigma, TPM, Kaizen or similar methodologies.



Planning, Projects & Performance Management

  • Develop and execute production, maintenance and operational plans aligned with business requirements.
  • Manage plant KPIs, cost drivers and continuous improvement initiatives to deliver operational targets.



Financial & Strategic Management

  • Own plant budgets, cost control initiatives and resource optimisation.
  • Prepare and evaluate CAPEX proposals supported by robust business cases.



The Successful Applicant

  • Bachelor's/Master's degree in Food Technology, Engineering or a related discipline.
  • 15-20 years of manufacturing experience, including significant exposure to food manufacturing environments.
  • Proven track record in a Plant Head, Factory Manager or equivalent manufacturing leadership role.
  • Strong experience overseeing production, engineering, maintenance, quality, warehousing, cost management and people leadership.
  • Solid understanding of food manufacturing operations, GMP, HACCP, food safety standards and regulatory compliance requirements.
  • Experience implementing continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma, TPM or Kaizen.
  • Strong knowledge of production planning, engineering reliability, preventive maintenance and plant cost management.
  • Experience working with ERP systems and operational reporting tools.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead large, cross-functional teams and drive employee engagement, succession planning and performance improvement.
  • Excellent stakeholder management, communication and change leadership capabilities.
  • Preferred industry exposure within food ingredients, food FMCG manufacturing, premixes, seasonings or related food processing sectors.

What's on Offer

  • Plant Leadership
  • Opportunity to work with a Global Leader
Quote job ref
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Job summary

Function
Engineering & Manufacturing
Sub Sector
Manufacturing operations
What is your area of specialisation?
FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods)
Location
Indore
Job Type
Permanent
Job Reference
JN-102026-7136374

Diversity & Inclusion at Michael Page

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