Location: Lahore

Role Purpose

Lead and manage production operations across manufacturing plants to achieve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and service objectives. The role is accountable for shop-floor execution, manpower performance, production stability, and management of major operational risks , while driving sustained improvements in productivity, capacity, and plant performance .

Key Responsibilities

Production Execution & Operational Risk Management

Own end-to-end production performance across plants, ensuring achievement of volume, mix, and service level targets.
Lead disciplined execution of daily production plans , shift management, and adherence to SOPs.
Proactively manage major operational risks , including:

Production disruptions and line instability
Quality incidents and deviations
Safety incidents and near misses
Equipment and bottling line–level issues

Lead structured escalation, containment, and recovery during critical production incidents.
Ensure full compliance with food safety, quality, EHS, and statutory requirements .

Plant & Team Performance Improvement

Lead plant and team performance improvement initiatives , including:

Productivity improvement
Capacity ramp-up and debottlenecking
Waste, yield, and rework reduction

Drive adherence to standard cycle times, changeover norms, and operating efficiencies.
Lead daily, weekly, and monthly production reviews with fact-based decision-making.

People & Performance Management

Own production manpower planning , shift structures, skill deployment, and productivity discipline.
Lead performance evaluations , goal setting, coaching, and capability development for production teams.
Partner with HR & ER on hiring, onboarding, engagement, succession planning, and industrial relations.
Ensure critical role backups and strong frontline leadership bench strength.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Work closely with Maintenance to ensure equipment availability and fast resolution of line issues.
Partner with Manufacturing Excellence on TPM execution, standardization, and continuous improvement rollout.
Coordinate with Supply Chain to align production plans with S&OP and inventory norms.
Interface with Quality to ensure right-first-time execution and audit readiness.

Candidate Profile

Engineering degree (Production / Mechanical / Electrical preferred)
15–20+ years of experience in FMCG / Beverage production operations
Proven experience managing major operational risks and plant-level incidents
Strong track record in productivity improvement and capacity enhancement
Experience in high-speed, high-volume manufacturing environments
Strong people leadership, execution rigor, and cross-functional coordination skills

Head Production Operations