About the role
job
Title: Production Supervisor – Breakfast Cereals
Department: Production
Location: Bengaluru
Experience Required: 3–4 Years (Breakfast Cereals / Extruded Food / FMCG
Industry)
Qualification:/B.Sc in Food Technology, Food Science, or Any Degree
related discipline
Job
Summary:
The
Production Supervisor will oversee the end-to-end production of breakfast
cereals — including extrusion, drying, coating, and packing operations —
ensuring adherence to quality, safety, and productivity standards. The role
demands hands-on technical knowledge of cereal processing and effective team
management to achieve daily production and efficiency targets.
Key
Responsibilities:
- Supervise day-to-day production
activities across extrusion, blending, coating, baking, and packing lines.
- Ensure production as per plan,
maintaining yield, quality, and line efficiency.
- Monitor process parameters such
as moisture, temperature, drying time, and coating uniformity.
- Coordinate with Quality,
Maintenance, and Stores for raw material availability, line readiness, and
compliance.
- Ensure strict adherence to GMP,
GHP, and food safety (HACCP/FSSC) protocols.
- Maintain batch production
records, line clearance reports, and daily shift logs.
- Conduct line checks for
hygiene, allergen control, and CCP (Critical Control Point) compliance.
- Train and supervise operators
and contract workers on process control, equipment handling, and hygiene
standards.
- Identify process deviations or
equipment issues and initiate corrective actions promptly.
- Support process improvement,
waste reduction, and cost optimization initiatives.
Requirements
Key
Skills & Competencies:
- Hands-on experience in extrusion, baking, or roasting lines used in breakfast cereal
manufacturing.
- Good understanding of moisture
control, coating systems, and product texture management.
- Knowledge of food safety
systems (FSSC 22000 / BRCGS) and documentation compliance.
- Leadership and team management
skills.
- Proficiency in MS Office / ERP
for daily production reporting.
- Strong problem-solving and
decision-making abilities.
- Willingness to work in shifts.