Factory Manager

We are Licious and we are a Bengaluru based meat and seafood company founded in 2015 by Abhay Hanjura and Vivek Gupta, our founders, foodies and friends. We pride ourselves on being India’s most successful D2C food-tech brand operating in 20 cities across the country delighting over 32 lac customers with our de-licious fresh meat and seafood!

Think you have what it takes to be the magic ingredient in the recipe that is Licious? Read on…

What makes the role meaty?

Factory Operations Manageme

• ntLead end-to-end factory operations to ensure achievement of production targets, productivity, and service level
• s.Drive efficient utilization of manpower, machinery, and resource
• s.Monitor production schedules and ensure timely delivery of output as per business requirement
• s.Optimize operational workflows to improve throughput and reduce wast

e.Quality & Food Safe

• tyEnsure adherence to food safety, quality, and regulatory standard
• s.Partner with Quality teams to drive GMP, HACCP, FSSAI, and other compliance requirement
• s.Lead corrective and preventive actions for operational and quality-related issue
• s.Maintain audit readiness across the facili

tyProductivity & Continuous Improveme

• ntDrive Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, Six Sigma, and process improvement initiative
• s.Identify and implement cost optimization opportunitie
• s.Improve OEE, yield, productivity, and operational efficiency metric
• s.Establish performance dashboards and review mechanis

msPeople Leadersh

• ipLead and develop factory leadership teams, supervisors, and frontline workforc
• e.Drive employee engagement, capability building, and succession plannin
• g.Foster a high-performance and safety-first cultur
• e.Manage workforce planning and manpower productivit

y.Safety & Complian

• ceEnsure strict adherence to EHS standards and statutory requirement
• s.Drive workplace safety initiatives and conduct regular risk assessment
• s.Ensure compliance with labor laws, factory regulations, and company policie

s.Stakeholder Manageme

• ntCollaborate with Supply Chain, Procurement, Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, and HR team
• s.Ensure seamless coordination between manufacturing and business function
• s.Present operational performance reviews and improvement plans to leadershi

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We hope that you hav

• e..
  Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Food Technology, Production, Industrial Engineering, or related discipline. MBA / Postgraduate qualification is prefer
• red.10–15 years of experience in Manufacturing, Factory Operations, Food Processing, FMCG, Perishable Goods, or Allied Industr
• ies.Minimum 3–5 years of experience leading large-scale factory operati
• ons.Proven experience managing cross-functional teams and driving operational excellence initiati