Head of Operations (Animal Feeds & Grain Crushing)

 Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Animal Nutrition, Animal Science, Feed Technology, Food Science, Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, or a related field.
• Master's degree or MBA is an added advantage.
• Minimum 10 years of manufacturing or process operations experience, including at least 5 years in senior plant or operations leadership.
• Strong hands-on experience in animal feed manufacturing, feed milling, grain processing, premix manufacturing, or comparable high-volume process manufacturing.
• Proven experience managing production, engineering, quality, feed safety, inventory, maintenance, and supply chain operations.
• Strong knowledge of batching, grinding, mixing, pelleting, packaging, raw-material handling, and feed traceability.
• Demonstrated success in cost reduction, yield improvement, equipment reliability, and operational efficiency.
• Experience with SAP or similar ERP systems is strongly preferred.
• Candidates currently or recently serving as Head of Operations, Feed Mill Manager, Plant Manager, Factory Manager, Manufacturing Director, or Operations Director are preferred.
• Strong strategic leadership, financial management, analytical, decision-making, and team development skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead overall plant operations, production planning, capacity utilisation, and execution of manufacturing targets.
• Oversee feed production processes, including raw-material intake, batching, grinding, mixing, pelleting, cooling, bagging, and dispatch.
• Ensure compliance with feed safety, quality standards, approved formulations, product specifications, and regulatory requirements.
• Manage raw-material procurement coordination, inventory, warehousing, traceability, and supply continuity.
• Oversee equipment reliability, preventive maintenance, engineering operations, and plant asset performance.
• Drive cost reduction, yield improvement, waste control, productivity, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with occupational safety, environmental, housekeeping, and operational standards
• Lead and develop multidisciplinary teams while coordinating with Quality, Engineering, Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance, and Commercial teams.
• Monitor operational performance, budgets, production costs, and KPIs, ensuring accurate reporting and SAP/ERP compliance.