Plant Manager at Hillcrest Agro-allied Industries Limited

Rice production

• Be responsible for the smooth running of rice mill production and associated activities; and the quality assurance of production process of head rice.
• Establish workflow policies and procedures that enhance efficiency in rice milling and meeting deadlines without compromising safety, quality or integrity.
• Organize workflow to meet specifications and deadlines.
• Monitor production to resolve issues.
• Propose maintenance work, purchasing of equipment etc.
• Ensure head rice product meets quality standards.

Planning

• Participate in the process of rice production planning to minimise production issues and costs while ensuring rice output meet quality standards and the demanded quantities.
• Realise and achieve rice production goals.
• Determine the amount of necessary resources (workforce, paddy rice and other raw materials, etc.).
• Understand production requirements and realise them.

People

• Assure that new employees are trained on how to safely use machinery and follow procedures.
• Supervise and evaluate performance of production personnel.
• Oversee and coach employees.
• Track and set goals for performance and growth, morale and ethical standards.
• Propose schedules for production employees to ensure optimum staffing levels.

Quality assurance

• Guarantee that all production processes are carried out in line with standard operating procedures to produce rice that meets specified quality and quantity at all time.
• Devise procedures to monitor and inspect processes and report quality assurance issues during production.
•  Oversee all operations that affect quality of stored paddy, in-the-mill rice and rice product.
• Assure the reliability and consistency of the mill processes by checking stored paddy, in-the-mill rice and rice product.
• Continually appraise customers’ requirements and make sure they are satisfied.
• Assure that all non-conformances in quality are acted upon and corrected immediately.

Safety and Hygiene

• Ensure that all production processes are carried out in clean and hygienic machines and settings.
• Implement food safety measures that guarantee zero contamination of finished rice.
• Set procedures that assure production employees follow company health and safety policies
• Enforce health and safety precautions.