AddressProduction planning and control
- Prepare plant and line wise weekly, fortnightly and monthly production plans in liaison with marketing and Supply chain team
- Ensure availability of Raw material, Packing material for the planned monthly production activities
- Set production and maintenance targets for the processing teams and monitor production, down times, manpower availability across Plants
- Continuously monitor Food Safety and security systems across the Processing plants including Grinding, Sterilization and Blending Plants.
- Set quality and improvement targets for the Processing plants and ensure HACCP and BRC systems are upgraded in line with emerging requirements
- Monitor new equipment performance and feedback the same to the projects/Capex team
Regularly update plant performance to the senior management
- Liase with service providers regularly for manpower planning, system improvements and adherence to Food safety and statutory norms. Monitor costs and key issues of the service provider .
- Ensure instructions of FBD related to packaging, MRP and market schemes are adhered to
- Liaise with marketing function and oversee production planning and logistics
- Develop packaging requirements for various customers in partnership with Executive - Packaging
- Identify outsourced facilities for processing whenever required
- Liasie with Projects for installation of new equipment and capacity enhancements.
- Ensure CAPA are raised for all quality claims and improvement plans are devised. Ensure SOPs for the Processing function is prepared, reviewed and regularly adhered to
- Ensure ITC Safety and Environmental norms are adhered to across all manufacturing locations
Documentation and compliance
- Implement quality and food safety management systems and work towards relevant certifications such as HACCP & BRC per business requirements across all units
- Ensure due diligence and verification of processes are carried out for outsourced facilties
- Ensure strict adherence to customer specifications and statutory regulations for production. Pr
- Oversee hygiene, IQA, pest control and management audits and take corrective /preventive actions for deviations
- Provide reports to senior management on plant activities for business decisions periodically
- Attend to internal and external auditors during audits of production facilities
Training
- Devise training programmes for the processing function
- Ensure training of service provider's staff to ensure adherence to statutory regulations for production
Vendor management and external networking
- Meet with service provider periodically
- Interact with suppliers for various spares, parts, machinery and equipment
- Coordinate with vendors for repairs and machine maintenance etc.
- Maintain relationships with customers during their visits of production facilities
Planning and coordination of planned Capex and Projects
- Monitor capacity, quality and technical requirements of the Spices Business to plan Capex and project requirements of the Business
- Prepare Capex plan for the business and monitor progress against Plan.
- Oversee the documentation of all quotations, minutes of meeting, cost analysis, life cycle costing for all approved Capex
- Involve in end-to-end Project planning , PERT/CPM preparation and ensure on time completion of identified projects
- Ensure adherence of processes as per DSAI/C2PM, ITC Safety and Environmental standards and Statutory norms
- Liaise with Finance for preparation of Financial analysis (NPV and IRR) for all projects
- Develop vendors for various equipment and continuously seek new developments in Technology and machinery
- Negotiate along with other team members with vendors and service providers in terms of costs, warranty, spares, performance guarantees etc.
- Manpower planning - Plan manpower requirements with erection and commissioning teams
