Production Supervisor

This role leads production personnel, ensures proper operation of feed mill equipment, and supports continuous improvement initiatives to achieve production targets.

Your Responsibilities:

1. Feed Mill Operations & Production Control

• Supervise daily feed manufacturing activities including raw material receiving, grinding, batching, mixing, pelleting, cooling, crumbling, and bagging.
• Ensure production output meets daily and weekly plans, formulation accuracy, and delivery schedules.
• Monitor feed mill equipment performance (hammer mills, mixers, pellet mills, conveyors, bagging machines)
• Coordinate production changeovers based on feed types and customer specifications.
• Minimize downtime, wastage, rework, and material losses

1. People Leadership & Shift Management

• Lead and supervise mill operators, loaders, baggers, and maintenance support personnel.
• Allocate manpower by shift and ensure proper task assignment and skill coverage.
• Conduct pre‑shift briefings and shift handovers.
• Train operators on SOPs, equipment operation, feed safety, and housekeeping.
• Enforce discipline, attendance, and company policies.

1. Quality Assurance & Feed Safety

• Ensure strict compliance with feed formulations, batching accuracy, and quality specifications.
• Implement and monitor GMP, HACCP, ISO, and feed safety programs.
• Prevent cross‑contamination between feed types, medications, or additives.
• Address quality deviations through root cause analysis and corrective action.
• Coordinate with Quality Assurance for sampling, testing, and documentation.

1. Safety, Health & Environment (SHE)

• Enforce safety rules, PPE usage, and lockout/tagout procedures.
• Ensure safe handling and storage of raw materials, additives, and finished feeds.
• Conduct safety inspections, safety toolbox, hazard identification, and incident investigations.
• Promote a strong safety culture in dusty, high‑noise feed mill environments.
• Ensure compliance with occupational health, fire safety, and environmental policies.

1. Inventory & Material Control

• Coordinate with Warehouse and Purchasing for raw material availability.
• Monitor usage of grains, additives, and packaging materials.
• Reduce spillage, dust loss, and product contamination.
• Ensure proper identification, segregation, and FIFO of materials.

1. Equipment & Maintenance Coordination

• Coordinate with Maintenance for preventive and corrective maintenance.
• Report abnormal equipment conditions and support troubleshooting efforts.
• Ensure machines are operated within designed parameters.
• Support cleanliness, lubrication, and basic autonomous maintenance activities.

1. Continuous Improvement & Cost Control

• Identify opportunities to improve productivity, yield, pellet quality, and energy efficiency.
• Participate in Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Kaizen, and yield improvement initiatives.
• Reduce operational costs through better process control and waste minimization.
• Track and report key feed mill KPIs (output, yield, downtime, reject rates).

1. Reporting & Documentation

• Prepare daily production, downtime, and shift reports.
• Ensure accurate batch records, formulation logs, and production documentation.
• Communicate production issues, risks, and improvement actions to management.
• Support internal and external audits as required.

Your Profile

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Agriculture, Animal Science, Engineering, Feed Technology, or related field

• 3–5 years’ experience in feed mill or animal feed manufacturing operations
• Prior supervisory or shift‑lead experience preferred
• Knowledge of pelleting, grinding, mixing, and feed safety systems is an advantage