The Plant Manager is responsible for the daily management, coordination and continuous improvement of the factory, ensuring that operations are safe, compliant, efficient, cost-effective and aligned with Handary’s quality, food safety and performance standards.
Manage daily factory operations, including production, packaging, warehouse flow, maintenance coordination, safety, hygiene and personnel management.
Execute approved production plans and ensure production orders are completed on time, in full and according to required specifications.
Monitor production output, yield, waste, downtime, labor efficiency, cost control and overall operational performance.
Ensure proper use of raw materials, packaging materials, equipment, utilities and labor resources.
Ensure compliance with ISO 22000, HACCP, hygiene rules, food safety requirements and internal quality procedures.
Maintain accurate production records, batch records, cleaning records and traceability documentation.
Work closely with the Quality team to prevent deviations, non-conformities, customer complaints and audit failures.
Support internal audits, customer audits, certification audits and regulatory inspections.
Maintain safe working conditions and ensure compliance with health, safety and environmental requirements.
Enforce the correct use of personal protective equipment, safety procedures and hygiene practices.
Lead, supervise and develop the factory team, including production, packaging, warehouse and maintenance-related personnel.
Define daily priorities, work schedules, task allocation and performance expectations.
Build discipline, accountability, teamwork and operational ownership within the factory.
Ensure production equipment, utilities and factory infrastructure are maintained in safe, clean and operational condition.
Coordinate preventive and corrective maintenance to reduce downtime and improve reliability.
Support equipment installation, commissioning, qualification and production scale-up.
Improve factory efficiency through planning, standardization, process discipline, waste reduction and resource optimization.
Coordinate with Quality, R&D, Supply Chain, Logistics, Sales, Purchasing, Finance and Management to ensure effective production execution.
Communicate operational risks, delays, material shortages, equipment issues and quality concerns in a timely manner.
Stop, report or escalate any unsafe, non-compliant or high-risk activity.
Recommend and implement improvements in productivity, quality, safety, cost control and factory organization.
