Production Supervisor

Job Overview

The Production Supervisor role at Al Rashed Food Company in Riyadh involves overseeing daily bakery production activities across multiple lines and shifts. The position demands ensuring targets related to volume, quality, yield, and efficiency are consistently met. This includes close supervision of the entire production flow—from raw materials preparation through to packaging and dispatch—to maintain a seamless operation with minimal downtime and waste.

Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor all bakery production lines during assigned shifts to meet daily production goals.
• Guarantee adherence to production plans ensuring output meets volume and quality specifications.
• Oversee production stages such as mixing, fermentation, forming, baking, cooling, slicing, packaging, and dispatch as applicable.
• Drive operational efficiency by minimizing downtime and limiting product wastage.
• Track key metrics like production output, downtime, wastage, and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
• Lead, guide, and motivate production teams including operators and line leaders.
• Assign workforce based on production demands and line capacities.
• Facilitate smooth shift handovers and maintain effective communication across teams.
• Ensure production processes comply with HACCP, GMP, food safety, hygiene, and sanitation standards.
• Monitor critical production parameters such as dough temperature, mixing time, proofing, baking temperature and duration, product weight, and moisture levels.
• Enforce compliance with company Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) policies and Saudi Arabia’s health and safety regulations.

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree or diploma in Food Technology, Food Science, Bakery Technology, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing, or similar disciplines.
• 3 to 5 years of experience in a supervisory role within production operations; experience in large-scale industrial bakeries is favored.
• Strong knowledge of industrial bakery operations and automated production lines.
• Familiarity with HACCP, GMP, food safety, and hygiene protocols.
• Experience with production Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), OEE, lean manufacturing methodologies, and continuous improvement projects.
• Proven leadership capabilities to effectively manage production personnel.