Production Section Head

Location: Sadat City, Egypt — On‑site (Factory)

Company: [Elvan Gıda – Egypt Factory]*
Department: Production
Reports to: Plant/Production Manager
Direct Reports: Line Leaders, Shift Supervisors, Operators, 

Work Model: 3‑shift operation; flexibility required

Role Purpose

Own day‑to‑day performance of the assigned production section (e.g., confectionery/chocolate/biscuit‑cake/coating & packaging) to deliver safe, hygienic, high‑quality output on plan while continuously improving OEE, Quality, Cost, Delivery and Safety.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate daily/weekly plan into executable line schedules; manage sequencing and SMED changeovers considering capacity, labor and material constraints.
• Achieve volume, yield and scrap targets; drive Schedule Adherence and OTIF performance.
• Enforce food‑safety and quality systems (HACCP, GMP, allergen control, CCP records, metal detector/X‑Ray); exercise stop authority for any risk.
• Ensure EHS compliance (LOTO, guarding, PPE, emergency drills); lead incident/near‑miss reporting and root‑cause actions.
• Run daily Gemba; monitor OEE losses (Availability‑Performance‑Quality); lead A3/Kaizen to close gaps.
• Manage shifts, training and competence matrices; uphold onboarding and SOP/WI standards.
• Coordinate with Maintenance on PM shutdowns, breakdown priorities, lubrication/cleaning/calibration; champion TPM and 5S.
• Balance RM–WIP flow; implement pull/Kanban with warehouse and planning.
• Validate parameters for NPIs/trials; secure first‑pass yield at launch and hand‑over to routine production.
• Report daily/weekly performance (OEE, scrap, downtime, labor productivity, waste); drive timely CAPA closure.
• Maintain audit‑readiness for ISO 22000 / FSSC 22000, ISO 45001 and customer/social audits.
• Control costs: track energy/compressed air/cooling/coating consumption; verify recipe weights/grammage; govern rework/hold releases with QA.

Authority

• Stop the line and quarantine product on food‑safety/EHS/major quality risks.
• Co‑approve rework/hold releases with QA; assign shifts and reallocate manpower as needed.
• KPIs
• OEE ≥ 65–75% by line/section with consistent positive trend.
• Schedule Adherence ≥ 95%; OTIF ≥ 98%.
• FPY improvement; lower scrap/expedites; improved inventory hygiene.
• GMP/Hygiene ≥ 90%; swift closure of non‑conformities.
• EHS: declining incident/near‑miss rates; strong LOTO/5S audit scores.
• Customer complaints per million and return rate within targets.