Deputy Operations Manager

Description

Position Summary: Lead plant operations, ensuring productive efficiency, food safety, and achievement of production and profitability targets. Key Highlights: 1. Leadership of plant operations in the snack industry. 2. Optimization of frying, seasoning, and packaging processes. 3. Management of multidisciplinary teams in production and quality. **POSITION OBJECTIVE** Lead plant operations to ensure productive efficiency, food safety, achievement of production targets, and profitability. Supervise frying, seasoning, packaging, maintenance, and logistics processes. **MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES** * **Production:** Supervise daily production plan execution, monitoring frying parameters (temperature, oil absorption), seasoning, and packaging. Implement continuous improvement (Lean, 5S) to optimize OEE. * **Food Safety and Quality:** Ensure adherence to GMP, HACCP, allergen control, and metal detector management. Guarantee final product organoleptic quality. * **Maintenance:** Manage preventive maintenance of critical equipment (fryers, packaging machines, slicers) to minimize unplanned downtime. * **Logistics:** Coordinate seasonal raw material procurement (potatoes, bananas) and supervise shipments to meet OTIF requirements. * **Leadership:** Lead production, maintenance, and quality teams (supervisors, operators). Train staff on safety and food safety. * **Costs:** Control operational budget, raw material yield, oil consumption, and waste. **REQUIREMENTS** * **Education:** Industrial, Food, or Mechanical Engineering degree. * **Experience:** Minimum 4 years in supervisory or deputy management roles within the **snack, fried foods, or processed food industry**. * **Knowledge:** HACCP, GMP, frying processes, nitrogen-flushed packaging, ERP systems (SAP, Odoo), OEE, OTIF, and yield metrics. * **Skills:** Team leadership, decision-making under pressure, results orientation. Employment Type: Full-time Work Location: On-site employment