Production Manager

Join Our Team at FARMAFOOD – Kuwait

Production Manager – Food Manufacturing

We are looking for an experienced and results-oriented Production Manager to lead and oversee our complete production operations in the food manufacturing industry. The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on production experience, excellent leadership skills, and the ability to ensure production targets, quality, efficiency, and food safety standards are consistently achieved.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, plan, and control daily production operations to achieve production targets, quality standards, and timely delivery.
• Manage, motivate, and develop the production team, including Operators, Production Assistants, and Technicians.
• Ensure compliance with GMP, ISO, Food Safety, SOPs, and company quality standards.
• Coordinate with Quality, R\&D, Sales, Warehouse, Procurement, and other departments to ensure smooth and efficient production operations.
• Monitor production performance, KPIs, productivity, waste, downtime, and resource utilization, and implement continuous improvement actions.
• Ensure availability of raw materials, recipes, manpower, equipment, and other resources required for production.
• Identify and resolve production and operational problems effectively, including coordination of machine troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, and production-line issues.
• Monitor finished products and production records to ensure accurate quantities, quality compliance, and proper transfer to the warehouse.
• Support new product development, production trials, process improvements, and production scale-up in coordination with R\&D and Quality.
• Control production costs and waste while improving efficiency and utilization of manpower, materials, and equipment.
• Conduct team meetings, assign responsibilities, provide coaching and training, and maintain a safe, clean, and organized production environment..

Preferred Qualifications \& Experience

1. Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Production Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Food Engineering, Food Science, or a related field.

2. Minimum 5 years of total experience, including at least 2 years in a Production Manager or similar production management role.

3. Minimum 3 years of experience in Food Manufacturing, FMCG, or Food \& Beverage industry.

4. Strong practical knowledge of production operations, food safety, GMP, ISO, SOPs, and quality standards.

5. Proven experience in team leadership, production planning, KPI management, problem-solving, and continuous improvement.

6. Practical understanding of production machinery, troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, waste reduction, and cost control.

7. Excellent English communication skills; Arabic is an added advantage.

8. Strong proficiency in MS Office and ERP/software applications.

9. Strong leadership, decision-making, analytical, and time-management skills, with the ability to work effectively under pressure.

What We Offer

• Working Hours: 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
• Salary: 700 – 1200 KWD (depending on experience and qualifications)
• Accommodation
• Transportation
• Annual Travel Ticket

How to Apply

Email: [email protected] \& [email protected]

Phone: 60320275

Website: www.farmafood.com

Pay: KD600.000 - KD1,200.000 per month

Work Location: In person