Bakery Production Manager

Job description / Role

The Role
Working at our prestigious Bakery operation; the Bakery Production Manager to ensure all Bakery products are manufactured to fulfill internal customer requirements and ensure all necessary resources are available and utilized in a safe and efficient manner to meet the customer expectations. Will be responsible for the production of our key bakery products in terms of quality and quantity to agreed financial and budgetary targets. You will be an experienced bakery production manager with a demonstrable career path of achievements within a large volume bakery environment. Efficiency is pivotal to this role as you will not only be responsible for the timely production of our product range but also responsible for managing the materials and manpower requirements. Reporting directly to the Plant manager and managing a team of multinational workers.

Areas of responsibilities (AOR)

Optimise Bakery product quality to ensure that products meet laid down product specifications.
Maximises service to internal customers to meet the Budget of Bakery production plan.
Co-ordinate all necessary training of staff to ensure that all activities are conducted in a safe and efficient manner.
Optimize product yield and wastage to maximise the contribution of profitability in the dept. line operations.
Ensure that localization target numbers are achieved for the department.

Requirements

Candidates without the following will not be considered

Formal Educational Qualification up to Bachelors Level or Diploma
Experience
5 years experience in a similar position in an FMCG environment
Working knowledge in ISO 9000 quality standards / ISO 22000:2005 Food Safety
Experience in the production of Bakery Products referred

Skills

Computer literate to the level of handling the ability of developing own reporting packages and spread sheets.
Ability to lead and manage multinational work force
Effective communication skills
Leadership
Machine Operation
Analytical
Problem solving and decision making skills
Multi-Cultural environment

About the Company

Almarai is the largest integrated dairy foods company in the world with an unrivaled reputation synonymous with delivering excellence and quality across its entire range of products. Operating across the gulf region, Almarai currently employs over 40,000 employees servicing some 60,000 retail outlets with a turnover that exceeded $3.6 Billion USD in 2015.