We are seeking an experienced and results-driven ‘Production Manager’ with a minimum of 8+ years within the perfume industry. Must be familiar with the production processes for EDP/EDT Perfumes, CPO attars, Roll-ons, Deodorants, Cosmetics, Bakhoor, and Oud muattars.
Plan, organize, and supervise daily perfume production activities.
Ensure production targets are achieved within the planned timelines and resources.
Plan, organize, and supervise quality control activities for incoming raw materials, packaging materials, bulk products, and finished products.
Coordinate with R&D, Warehouse, Procurement, and Sales/Planning teams to ensure smooth production flow.
Monitor and control raw material and packaging inventory, coordinating with the procurement to prevent any shortages or excess stocks.
Ensure correct implementation of batch sheets, formulas, production orders, and SOPs.
Monitor raw material and packaging material consumption and minimize wastage.
Ensure complete batch traceability and documentation from raw material receipt through production, QC inspection, filling, packing, and finished product release.
Identify production bottlenecks and implement corrective measures to improve productivity.
Ensure machines, equipment, and production areas are properly maintained and hygienic.
Lead train and develop the production, QC, Maintenance & Warehouse teams.
Ensure compliance with quality, safety, GMP, hygiene, and company procedures across Production and QC activities.
To provide production inputs for product Costing
Monitor manpower requirements, attendance, productivity, and discipline.
Prepare and submit daily/weekly/monthly production reports.
Support implementation and effective use of ERP for production-related activities.
Ability to identify production and quality issues and implement practical, corrective and preventive measures.
Continuously improve manufacturing process, exploring automation, layout changes or SOP update to boost efficiency.
Engineering, Maintenance & Automation: Manage the Engineering/Maintenance team and oversee machinery maintenance, troubleshooting, automation, and process improvements and reduce downtime.
Desired Candidate Profile
Minimum 8+ years of relevant experience in perfumes manufacturing is mandatory with strong experience in Quality Control, Warehouse & Engineering functions will be preferred.
Experience with ERP systems, preferably Odoo will be an advantage.