Production Manager

G&A Group is a Georgian company that successfully operates in the food production, logistics, and distribution sector. The company's brands include "Rera", "Hinda", "Nobati", which offer high-quality frozen semi-finished products and other products to customers.

We are looking for an experienced and result-oriented manager who has practical experience in managing production only in the food industry and directly manages a production team of at least 40 employees.

Main responsibilities:

** Full management and control of the daily production process at the enterprise; ** Development of the production plan, ensuring its timely and complete implementation; ** Planning of efficient loading of production lines, shifts, and employees; ** Managing a production team of 40+ employees, including coordination of shift supervisors and team leaders; ** Constant monitoring of production volume, productivity, and workforce efficiency; ** Control of raw material consumption, losses, and waste; ** Analysis and optimization of production factors affecting product cost; ** Ensuring strict adherence to recipes and technological processes together with the technological service; ** Close cooperation with the quality and food safety service; ** Ensuring compliance with sanitary, hygienic, and food safety requirements; ** Ensuring labor and technological discipline in production; ** Managing, evaluating, developing, and planning the necessary resources for production personnel; ** Coordination with the technical service to ensure the proper functioning of machines and planned technical maintenance; ** Daily, weekly, and monthly analysis of production indicators and reporting to management; ** Initiating and implementing projects to increase production efficiency and reduce losses.

Key KPI's:

** Production plan fulfillment; ** Production productivity - kg/man-hour; ** Raw material yield; ** Level of losses and waste; ** Product defect rate; ** Labor costs per unit of production; ** Efficient loading of production lines; ** Timely fulfillment of orders; ** Production discipline and team efficiency.

Mandatory qualification requirements:

** At least 3-5 years of experience in a leadership position in a food industry production company;

** Experience in directly managing a production team of at least 40 employees;

** Practical knowledge of technological and operational processes in food production;

** Experience in production planning and KPI management;

** Ability to analyze productivity, losses, and self-cost;

** Experience working with quality and food safety requirements in production;

** Strong managerial and organizational skills;

** Good knowledge of working with Excel and production reporting systems.

Important: Production experience in other industries will not be considered without relevant leadership experience in the food industry.

The following will be considered an advantage:

** Experience in the production of frozen or semi-finished food products;

** Experience in the production of meat products, bakery products, or similar mass food production;

** Practical experience working with HACCP / ISO 22000 / FSSC 22000 systems;

** Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, 5S, OEE, or other production efficiency systems.

We are looking for a manager who:

** Takes full responsibility for production results;

** Can effectively manage a team of 40+ people and ensure discipline;

** Makes decisions based on data and KPIs;

** Ensures problem-solving along with problem identification;

** Is focused on increasing productivity and reducing losses;

** Can manage production volume, quality, self-cost, and human resources as a whole;

** Productively collaborates with technological, quality, technical, warehouse, and other services.

We offer:

** A significant managerial position in a stable and developing food production company;

** Real decision-making authority;

** Opportunities for professional development;

** Competitive remuneration according to the candidate's experience and qualifications;

** The possibility of a bonus system based on results.

Workplace: Tbilisi Employment: Full-time

Interested candidates, please send your resume (CV) to: and indicate in the subject line: Production Manager.

Please note that by submitting your resume and/or other documents containing personal data within the scope of this vacancy, you consent to the company's possession and processing of your personal data for no more than 3 years in accordance with the Georgian Law on Personal Data Protection. 

G&A Group rejects any kind of discrimination, both at the stage of publishing the vacancy announcement and selection, and within the framework of labor relations.