Packing Incharge

Key Responsibilities

1. Packing Operations

• Supervise day-to-day packing operations for edible oil in various pack sizes such as pouches, bottles, jars, tins, and bulk packs.
• Ensure smooth operation of filling, sealing, labeling, coding, capping, and carton-packing machines.
• Achieve daily/monthly packing targets as per production plans.
• Minimize packing material wastage, oil spillage, leakage, and product losses.

2. Manpower Management

• Allocate manpower according to packing line requirements.
• Supervise operators, helpers, contract workers, and packing staff.
• Monitor attendance, discipline, productivity, and work performance.
• Provide on-job training to packing operators and workers.

3. Quality Control

• Ensure correct product, batch number, MRP, manufacturing/expiry date, net quantity, and labeling on every pack.
• Coordinate with the Quality/QA team for quality checks and approvals.
• Ensure compliance with company specifications and applicable food/packaging regulations.
• Immediately report any quality deviation, leakage, under/over filling, or packaging defect.

4. Production Planning & Coordination

• Coordinate with Production, Quality, Maintenance, Stores, and Dispatch departments.
• Ensure availability of bottles/pouches, caps, labels, cartons, tapes, and other packing materials.
• Plan changeovers between different products and pack sizes to reduce downtime.
• Maintain proper production and packing records.

5. Machine & Maintenance

• Monitor packing machinery performance and identify abnormalities.
• Coordinate with Maintenance for preventive and breakdown maintenance.
• Reduce machine downtime and ensure proper machine settings.
• Ensure cleaning and basic maintenance of packing equipment.

6. Inventory & Material Control

• Monitor consumption of packing materials against standard norms.
• Control wastage and maintain proper stock of packaging materials at the packing line.
• Report shortages, excess consumption, and damaged materials to the concerned department.

7. Safety & Hygiene

• Ensure strict compliance with plant safety rules and PPE requirements.
• Maintain high standards of housekeeping and hygiene in the packing area.
• Ensure proper handling and storage of edible oil and packaging materials.
• Follow applicable GMP, HACCP, food safety, and company hygiene procedures.

8. Documentation & Reporting

• Maintain daily packing production reports.
• Record production quantity, rejection, wastage, downtime, manpower, and material consumption.
• Prepare shift-wise reports and communicate issues to management.
• Maintain batch-wise traceability and packing records.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Achievement of daily/monthly packing targets
• Packing line efficiency
• Reduction in oil and packaging material wastage
• Machine downtime
• Packing rejection and leakage percentage
• Labour productivity
• Product quality and customer complaints
• Compliance with GMP, HACCP, safety, and hygiene standards
• Accurate production and inventory records

Qualification

• Diploma / B.E. / B.Tech. in Mechanical, Production, Food Technology, or related field.
• Candidates with relevant experience in edible oil, FMCG, food processing, or liquid filling/packing industries will be preferred.

Experience

510 years of experience in packing operations, preferably in an edible oil or FMCG manufacturing plant.

Required Skills

• Good knowledge of edible oil packing processes and filling machines
• Manpower handling and shift management
• Production planning and coordination
• Quality and food-safety awareness
• Basic computer and MIS/reporting skills
• Problem-solving and troubleshooting ability
• Strong discipline, communication, and leadership skills