Food Manufacturing & Production - Operations Manager
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- Malta Island
- €40,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Production Oversight: Lead the production process, approve schedules, and ensure all output is cost-effective, high-quality, and delivered on time.
- Warehouse & Inventory Management: Oversee store operations, ensuring strict adherence to FIFO/FEFO systems, accurate lot tracking, and the maintenance of a 3-day safety stock level.
- Logistics & Dispatch: Coordinate the movement and allocation of vehicles, ensuring all customer orders are loaded and dispatched precisely according to schedule.
- KPI & Performance Management: Monitor and report on daily production KPIs, wastage levels, and worker performance. You will be responsible for coaching, scheduling, and identifying training needs.
- Quality & Safety: Ensure a robust Food Safety Culture is maintained. You will work closely with the QA team to uphold the highest standards of hygiene, health, and safety across all departments.
- Process Improvement: Identify bottlenecks in the logistics or storage systems and implement strategic improvements to ensure continuity of supply.
- Education: University degree in a Food-related major or equivalent technical work experience.
- Experience: A minimum of 8–10 years of proven experience in a similar operational leadership role within food manufacturing or FMCG.
- Technical Knowledge: Sound knowledge of Food Safety & Quality Management Systems.
- Analytical Skills: Strong ability to gather data, work with figures, and produce accurate production and waste reports.
- Leadership: A successful track record of achieving budgeted results through team motivation and structured performance management.
- Attributes: Exceptional time management, the ability to multi-task under pressure, and solid decision-making judgment.
- Opportunity to lead a critical function within a well-established and growing food production group.
- A role with high visibility, reporting directly to the C-suite.
- A fast-paced environment where your improvements to logistics and production will have a direct impact on the company’s success.