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Job Description : GM MANUFACTURING PANAMA The General Manager - Manufacturing will lead end-to-end manufacturing operations across multiple plants. The role will be responsible for achieving production targets while ensuring product quality, food safety, cost efficiency, productivity and regulatory compliance. Key Responsibilities: - Lead manufacturing operations across multiple plants. - Develop production plans aligned with demand forecasts and inventory requirements. - Ensure achievement of production, quality, cost, yield and delivery targets. - Improve plant capacity utilisation, labour productivity and equipment efficiency. - Reduce wastage, rework, production losses and manufacturing costs. - Standardise manufacturing processes and SOPs across all plants. - Ensure compliance with FSSAI, GMP, food-safety and quality standards. - Ensure preventive maintenance and minimise equipment breakdowns and downtime. - Lead capacity expansion, automation and new production-line commissioning. - Build and manage plant heads, production managers, supervisors, operators and contract workers. - Coordinate with Supply Chain, Procurement, Quality, R&D, Engineering, Finance and HR. - Track manufacturing KPIs and present performance updates to senior management. Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in Food Technology, Dairy Technology, Engineering or a related field. - Minimum 15 years of manufacturing experience, including at least five years in a senior leadership role. - Strong experience in packaged food, sweets, bakery, dairy, snacks or the FMCG food industry. - Experience managing multiple plants and large permanent and contractual workforces. - Strong knowledge of production planning, food safety, quality systems and plant maintenance. - Excellent leadership, analytical and problem-solving skills. Preferred Skills: - Experience in traditional sweets, namkeen, bakery or ethnic packaged foods. - Exposure to new plant setup, capacity expansion and manufacturing automation. - Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, 5S, TPM and OEE. - Familiarity with FSSAI, HACCP, ISO 22000 and GMP requirements.

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