Production First Line Manager

Overview

The role is responsible in leading and supervising production activities in efficient and effective way during day-to-day operation of production and ensure production team delivering consistent and good quality product as per customer requirement.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing production site, safe environment, good 5S environment, labour discipline as per PepsiCo standard.
• Supervise production teams to carry out production as per process requirement and work instruction, keep track of quality status and production progress, handling unexpected situation, quality and on time delivery.
• Control/supervise implementation of GMP, SOP and Halal guarantee system
• Track key performance indicators that assigned in the area.
• Ensure continuous improvement culture is implemented on production floor and delivering continuous improvement idea from production floor to support the key performance indicator
• Review and approve procedures and document related per production activities
• Coordinating with the Engineering, QA / QC, PPIC for smooth processing
• Establish and improve training plan for the team and ensure team capabilities team in place as per expected requirement.
• Validate production status and escalate to production manager if there are any potential issues that impacting the product delivery

Qualifications

• Min. bachelor’s degree in engineering or other related degree
• At least 5 years in Food Manufacturing Industry, snack industry will be preferred with at least 3 years’ experience as supervisor or team leader
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Good communication and collaboration skills.
• Strong sense of ownership and responsibility.
• Strong leadership capability and managing people, proficient in safety and quality culture, especially in food industry
• Production management and process control in FMCG/food manufacturing
• Knowledge and application of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), SOPs, and Halal Assurance System
• Quality management and product compliance monitoring
• Knowledge of 5S, EHS, and labor discipline standards
• Ability to track, analyze, and improve Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Continuous improvement and problem-solving methodologies (Lean, Kaizen, Six Sigma basics)
• Documentation and procedure management in production activities
• Cross-functional coordination (Engineering, QA/QC, PPIC) for smooth operations
• Training, coaching, and capability development of production teams
• Risk identification, escalation, and handling of unexpected production issues