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  • Accountable for managing the overall results of the factory from a manufacturing perspective, while strictly adhering to food safety and quality requirements and providing superior customer satisfaction as a lowest-cost producer.
  • Ensure the factory operates using good manufacturing practices, in an environment that complies with health and safety and human resources standards.
  • Accountable for production costs, labor utilization, yield, results of operations cost improvement initiative, and managing daily operations of the factory.
  • Ensure adherence to the company’s food safety requirements, quality assurance, customer specifications, food safety, and good manufacturing practices, including audit targets on a day-to-day basis.
  • Develop and implement policies, procedures, processes, and KPIs to improve production processes and reduce costs.
  • Set and monitor production metrics and make adjustments as needed to improve efficiency and reduce waste.
  • Continuously improve the reduction of operating costs.
  • Maintain and build a productive and positive employee relations environment through effective implementation of positive employee relations initiatives.
  • Develop, recommend, and implement capital improvement for the factory, including the preparation and execution of a capital factory budget.
  • Responsible for preparing and executing the factory overhead budget, and direct product cost targets.
  • Meet or exceed customer service level targets through the synchronization of processes/activities with all functional area processes, from demand planning to delivery to the customer.
  • Manage the performance of the hourly and salaried team through effective implementation of HQ human resources processes and policies and all Leadership Edge initiatives.
  • Set and meet all Health and Safety targets.
  • Support Marketing and Product Development on new product initiatives.
  • Direct all duties in compliance with related legal/statutory regulations, professional duties, responsibilities, and obligations and insert as applicable e.g., Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Best Practice Guidelines, certification (FSSC, HACCP, 22000).
  • Utility and capacity management of all machinery and production lines.
  • Oversee all aspects of the manufacturing process, including production planning, scheduling, and quality control to ensure that production runs smoothly, efficiently, and safely.
  • Manage a team of workers, including hiring, training, and performance management in line with the company's HR policies.
  • Ensure that all safety protocols are followed and that the factory is in compliance with all relevant regulations
  • Work closely with other departments, such as engineering and logistics, to ensure that products are manufactured to the highest quality standards
  • Manage inventory levels and ensure that raw materials and finished products are stored and handled properly
  • Collaborate with sales, marketing, and R&D teams to ensure that production meets customer demand
  • Location: Maragheh, East Azerbaijan (accommodation is included).