Food Production Supervisor

About the role

The Food Production Supervisor is responsible for overseeing, coordinating and optimizing daily food production operations within a processing facility. This role ensures that production targets, quality standards and food safety regulations are consistently met while driving operational efficiency.

Key responsibilities

• Plan daily and shift‑based production activities according to order requirements and targets.
• Allocate manpower across steaming, cutting, drying, peeling, grading and packing processes.
• Monitor workflow to minimise downtime, bottlenecks and production delays.
• Track production output against targets and implement corrective actions as needed.
• Maintain processing parameters such as steam pressure, drying temperature and moisture levels.
• Coordinate with QA/QC teams to ensure product grading and quality standards meet specifications.
• Implement GMP, GHP and HACCP practices across all production areas.
• Enforce hygiene standards, PPE usage and food safety procedures for all staff.
• Supervise workers, line leaders and helpers, maintaining discipline and productivity.
• Train staff on proper handling, grading, hygiene and production procedures.
• Monitor yield performance, processing losses and waste, and drive waste‑reduction initiatives.
• Report machine breakdowns to maintenance and ensure safe equipment usage.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Operations Management, Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in industrial or food production environments.
• Strong leadership and team supervision abilities.
• Knowledge of quality control, inventory management and food safety procedures.
• Familiarity with GMP, HACCP and manufacturing compliance standards.
• Excellent organisational, problem‑solving and decision‑making skills.
• Good communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Understanding of lean manufacturing principles is an advantage.
• Experience in food processing or organic production environments is highly advantageous.

Required skills

• Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
• Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP)
• Lean manufacturing principles
• Food safety compliance
• Production planning
• Inventory management
• Quality control procedures
• Process parameter monitoring (steam pressure, drying temperature, moisture levels)