About Us
As a leading provider of high-quality food and beverage ingredients, we work with farming communities across the globe to grow, source and produce ingredients that are good for consumers, farmers, and the world around us. We supply household food brands and manufacturers worldwide with cocoa, coffee, dairy, nuts and spices ingredients which are often grown on our own farms and estates and sourced from hundreds of thousands of farmers across 50 countries. Along with our diverse manufacturing and innovation capabilities, this means we can provide ingredients for a range of products, from a plant-based latte mix to an almond based snack bar or a dairy-free ice cream. Making a positive impact on people and planet is a core component of our Purpose, to be the change for good food and a healthy future. With a deep-rooted presence in the countries where our ingredients are grown, we are closer to farmers, enabling better quality, and more reliable, traceable, and transparent supply. And whoever we're with, whatever we're doing, we always make it real.
Overview of the position
The incumbent will be responsible for overseeing our factory operations, ensuring efficient production, quality compliance, cost optimization, and adherence to safety standards. This role requires strong leadership, operational excellence, and the ability to manage multi-site teams effectively.
Key Responsibilities
Operational Management:
- Lead day-to-day operations of 2 plants
- Monitor production schedules and ensure alignment with business targets.
- Set and monitor the performance of the plant against ofi standards and targets in areas such as manufacturing and operating efficiency, administration efficiency, legal compliance, inventory control, finished goods distribution, and human resource management
Health, Safety & Compliance:
- Enforce strict adherence to safety protocols and regulatory requirements.
- Quality Assurance:
- Ensure compliance with food safety standards, certifications, and customer specifications.
- Drive continuous improvement in quality control processes.
Cost & Resource Optimization:
- Manage budgets, control operational costs, and optimize resource utilization.
- Identify opportunities for automation and process improvement.
- Focus on Operational excellence and continuous improvement:
- Lead Opex and Capex deployment in the plant.
Team Leadership & Development:
- Build and lead a high-performing team across both sites.
- Provide training and development to enhance workforce capability.
Reporting & Analytics:
- Prepare and present operational reports to senior management.
- Use data-driven insights to improve plant performance.
- End to End Project Management
Experience And Qualification
- 10 to 12 years of experience in food manufacturing with minimum 5 years as factory manager leading the operations.
- Experience in Ready to Eat manufacturing essential.
- Degree in food / production technology / Operations Management
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies is a plus.
- Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities.
Leadership Characteristics
- Systematic thinking and Process orientation
- Can solve even the tough and complex problems
- Ensuring that we understand the needs and specifications of the buyers.
- Mapping the processes and establishing clear controls for ensuring safe delivery.
- Understand and implement frameworks which identify gaps and develop solutions.
People Management Skills
- Reads people accurately; can diagnose strengths, weaknesses, and potential
- Helps develop people and genuine concern and care for team, active listener
Managing Diverse Relationships
- Relates well to a wide variety of diverse styles, types, and classes; open to differences; effective up, down, sideways, inside and outside
- builds diverse networks; quick to find common ground; treats differences fairly and equitably.
Values and Leadership
- Is skilled at getting individuals, teams, and an entire organization to perform at a higher level and to embrace change
- negotiates skillfully to achieve a fair outcome or promote a common cause
- communicates a compelling vision and is committed to what needs to be done; inspires others
- builds motivated, high-performing teams; understands what motivates different people.
- Demonstrates alignment to ofi's Values (Integrity, People, Collaboration, innovation, and Excellence) and commitment to growing and developing internal talent.
ofi is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to racial or ethnic origin, color, age, religion or belief, sex, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
