Lead Production Operator (Food Manufacturing)

📍 Jurong West 💰 Salary: Neg. 🕒 Working Hours • Monday – Friday: 8:30am – 5:30pm • Saturday: 8:30am – 5:30pm Join Our Growing Food Manufacturing Team! Are you a hands-on food manufacturing professional who enjoys operating production equipment, planning daily production schedules and leading a small team? We're looking for a Lead Production Technician to support daily manufacturing operations, ensure food quality, maintain food safety standards and supervise a team of 2 Production Operators . If you enjoy working on the production floor and taking ownership of daily operations, we'd love to hear from you. Key Responsibilities 📅 Production Planning & Scheduling • Plan and coordinate daily production schedules to meet customer orders and production targets. • Ensure production activities are completed efficiently and according to schedule. ⚙️ Production Operations • Operate production equipment to manufacture food products. • Perform daily food production processes according to established procedures. • Operate, monitor and clean production line equipment. • Troubleshoot minor production and machine issues to minimise downtime. ✅ Quality & Food Safety • Ensure strict compliance with SOPs, food safety, hygiene and workplace safety requirements. • Perform quality inspections, product testing and labelling of finished goods. • Collect and analyse production data to ensure product quality and consistency. • Complete Critical Control Point (CCP) documentation, including temperature, time and safety checks. 👥 Team Leadership & Continuous Improvement • Lead and supervise 2 Production Operators to ensure smooth daily operations. • Train and coach team members on SOPs, food safety and operational best practices. • Work closely with Production, QA and other departments to achieve production targets. • Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives to improve productivity, quality and operational efficiency. • Ensure compliance with all company policies, food safety standards and regulatory requirements. Requirements ✔ Experience in Food Manufacturing or Food Production ✔ Experience planning and scheduling daily production activities ✔ Hands-on experience operating production machinery ✔ Knowledge of food manufacturing processes ✔ Knowledge of GMP, HACCP, FSSC 22000 and/or ISO Food Safety Standards ✔ Able to troubleshoot minor machine or production issues ✔ Good communication and teamwork skills ✔ Positive attitude with a hands-on approach to work Why Join Us? ✅ Stable and growing food manufacturing company ✅ Opportunity to lead your own production team ✅ Hands-on role with ownership of daily operations ✅ Supportive working environment ✅ Career growth and development opportunities If you're looking for a rewarding career in food manufacturing and enjoy leading by example on the production floor, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today!