Factory Head
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Key responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day factory operations and coordinate production, packaging, quality, maintenance, warehouse, and support functions.
- Develop annual, monthly, and daily production plans and meet output, delivery, product specification, and capacity targets.
- Monitor production efficiency, OEE, downtime, yield, material consumption, and wastage; implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Oversee factory machinery, utilities, preventive maintenance, breakdown management, and capital equipment improvements.
- Ensure product quality, hygiene, traceability, and compliance with applicable GMP, HACCP, ISO 22000, and UAE regulatory requirements.
- Oversee raw materials, packaging materials, finished goods inventory, warehouse operations, and dispatch readiness with Supply Chain.
- Coordinate with Procurement, Logistics, Sales, Finance, HR, and other departments to maintain uninterrupted manufacturing operations.
- Prepare and control operating budgets, manpower costs, energy consumption, production costs, and capital expenditure proposals.
- Lead workforce planning, shift allocation, performance management, training, discipline, and development of factory managers and supervisors.
- Enforce occupational health, safety, environmental, and fire safety requirements; oversee inspections, audits, and incident investigations.
- Identify opportunities for automation, lean manufacturing, process standardization, cost reduction, and factory expansion.
- Present factory performance dashboards, operational KPIs, risks, and improvement plans to senior management.
Qualifications and experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Chemical or Food Engineering, Food Technology, or a related discipline; MBA is an advantage.
- Minimum 15 years of manufacturing experience, with significant experience in FMCG, food, or beverage production.
- At least 5 years in a senior factory, plant, or manufacturing operations leadership role.
- Proven experience managing the complete factory function, multiple departments, large teams, and operational budgets.
- Working knowledge of food safety, quality management, ERP systems, and manufacturing performance metrics; UAE/GCC experience preferred.
Key skills and competencies
- Factory-wide leadership and cross-functional coordination.
- Production planning, capacity utilization, and operational excellence.
- Cost control, budgeting, and KPI reporting.
- Food safety, quality systems, HSE, and statutory compliance.
- Machinery reliability, preventive maintenance, and continuous improvement.
- Strong analytical, decision-making, communication, and people-management skills.
Pay
- AED 10–100 per hour.
Work location
- In person.
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