Who is a food industry production manager and what do they do? The task of a food industry production manager is to manage production or operations according to plans by issuing orders and instructions.
What are the activities of the food industry production manager? Arranging plans for production or operations according to given orders and contracts, sales timetables, capacity of workplaces, plants, technological units and equipment, according to working capacities, subcontract deadlines and other factors – ensuring optimum use of production, operation and working capacities – continuous monitoring and control of the fulfilment of plans and changing the plans to take account of developments in sales, technology, technical conditions, supplies, working conditions, etc. – ensuring continuity and evenness of production or operation – coordinating plans for production and operation with other departments of the company, e.g. supply, distribution, transport, and technical issues involved in the preparation of production, standardisation of use of automated control and work systems for scheduling operational plans, for issuing orders concerning production and operation, for capacity planning, for keeping records of material consumption, working hours, engineering hours, capacities, production and performance, sales, state of completion of projects, etc. – processing documentation in the form of reports and records.
Where is it done and under what conditions? In offices or directly in food industry plants. Contact with chemical substances, grease, high temperatures, smells, and sometimes shift work must be taken into account.
What tools/equipment do they use? Computers and normal office equipment.
What do you need to succeed? You need university education, higher education or completed secondary education in the field of the food industry, organisational abilities, technical understanding, an authoritative manner and the ability to deal with people.