Production Officer

Role & responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end production activities including RO/ EDI water generation, blending, filtration, and filling.
• Monitor and maintain critical parameters such as conductivity, urea concentration, pH, temperature, and ensure final product quality meets specifications.
• Plan daily/weekly/ monthly production schedules based on demand and inventory.
• Coordinate with the quality control team for raw material testing and finished product approval.
• Supervise operators, technicians, helpers, and ensure effective manpower utilization. Conduct training for staff on production processes, equipment handling, and safety.
• Ensure proper shift management, work allocation, and discipline within the plant.
• Monitor the performance of RO plant, EDI, storage tanks, filters, dispensers, filling machinery, and utilities (air compressor, pumps).
• All preventive and breakdown maintenance responsibilities must be managed independently
• Maintain logs of equipment performance, downtime, and corrective actions.
• Ensure timely availability of raw materials.
• Maintain sufficient levels inventory, packaging stock, spare parts.
• Verify GRN, consumption reports, and maintain daily production and stock reports.
• Ensure proper usage of PPE by all workers.
• Maintain safe working practices, spill management, chemical storage norms.
• Implement 5S, housekeeping, and maintain a hygienic & safe production environment.
• Maintain production MIS, batch records, QC reports, consumption logs, and daily performance reports.
• Submit weekly production, quality, and wastage reports to Plant Head/Management.
• Track KPIs like yield, rejection %, cost per liter, downtime, etc.

Preferred candidate profile

Mandatory Experience

• 3 to 4 years of experience in chemical manufacturing, water treatment, FMCG liquid plants, or similar process industries.
• Hands-on experience with RO/DM/EDI water systems, blending, filtration, and packaging operations.
• Experience in leading a small-to-medium production team.

Key Skills Required

• Strong understanding of chemical processes and water purification systems.
• Production planning, manpower handling, and shift supervision.
• Troubleshooting of RO/DM plants, pumps, and filling machinery.
• Strong documentation skills and computer proficiency (ERP, MS Office).
• Leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.