Candidates from general FMCG, food, packaging, tobacco trading, or other manufacturing industries without substantial cigarette manufacturing experience will not be considered.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee complete cigarette manufacturing operations.

• Plan and control daily, weekly and monthly production activities.

• Ensure achievement of production targets, efficiency and productivity.

• Manage cigarette manufacturing lines, machinery and production processes.

• Monitor machine performance, downtime, production losses and OEE.

• Coordinate with Maintenance, Quality, Warehouse, Engineering and Procurement departments.

• Ensure compliance with quality standards, SOPs, GMP and applicable regulatory requirements.

• Control raw material consumption, production wastage and manufacturing costs.

• Implement continuous improvement initiatives to improve productivity and reduce losses.

• Lead, train and manage production personnel and supervisors.

• Prepare and monitor production reports, KPIs and performance indicators.

• Ensure proper implementation of health, safety and environmental requirements.

• Troubleshoot production-related issues and coordinate corrective actions.

• Maintain smooth and uninterrupted factory operations.

Preferred Technical Experience

Candidates with hands-on experience with cigarette manufacturing equipment and production lines, including machines such as HLP, SASIB, Mark 9, AMF and related cigarette-making and packing equipment, will be preferred.

Desired Candidate Profile

Applications will be considered ONLY from candidates with extensive and proven experience specifically in the cigarette manufacturing industry.