Production Supervisor / Assistant Manager (Fresh Vegetable Processing)

About the Role

VK Vege & Fruit is a specialized vegetable processing and supply company.

We are looking for an experienced Production Supervisor / Assistant Manager with hands-on experience in vegetable processing, fresh-cut vegetables, central kitchen preparation, or food processing operations.

This is a hands-on production role responsible for managing daily vegetable processing operations, including peeling, cutting, slicing, dicing, shredding, washing, sanitizing, dehydration and packaging.

The successful candidate will play an important role in improving yield, controlling wastage, maintaining product quality and shelf life, managing manpower, and ensuring daily production targets are completed on time.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the daily operation of vegetable processing and fresh-cut production lines.
• Manage processes including peeling, cutting, slicing, dicing, shredding, washing, sanitizing, dehydration and packaging.
• Ensure products are processed according to required cutting specifications, size, quality and customer requirements.
• Monitor Yield Rate and identify ways to maximize usable output from raw vegetables.
• Strictly control raw material wastage and processing loss to reduce production cost.
• Investigate abnormal wastage or low-yield items and implement corrective actions.
• Monitor vegetable quality throughout processing and minimize browning, oxidation, dehydration and premature spoilage.
• Maintain proper cold-chain control, processing temperature and storage practices to protect product freshness and shelf life.
• Supervise the operation, cleaning and basic daily maintenance of vegetable processing machinery, including cutting machines, peeling machines and washing equipment.
• Plan and allocate manpower according to daily production volume and order requirements.
• Lead, supervise and train production workers and foreign workers.
• Ensure daily production is completed on time and according to required quantity and quality standards.
• Monitor productivity and improve production workflow and efficiency.
• Maintain production records including output, yield, wastage and other relevant production data.
• Ensure strict compliance with Food Safety, Hygiene, GMP and HACCP requirements.
• Maintain good housekeeping and cleanliness throughout the production area.
• Coordinate with relevant departments to resolve production, raw material and operational issues.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to increase efficiency, improve yield and reduce wastage.

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Requirements

• Relevant vegetable or fresh-cut food processing experience: Required.
• Candidates with experience in vegetable processing factories, fresh-cut vegetable operations, central kitchens (prep/cutting department), or food processing plants are strongly preferred.
• Good practical knowledge of vegetable cutting specifications, processing methods, yield calculation and wastage control.
• Knowledge of fresh-cut vegetable preservation, cold-chain handling and shelf-life control.
• Experience managing production workers and/or foreign workers.
• Familiar with vegetable processing machinery such as cutting, peeling and washing equipment.
• Knowledge of GMP, HACCP, food hygiene and food safety practices.
• Strong hands-on problem-solving and production floor management skills.
• Able to work according to production schedules and fresh vegetable arrival times.
• Able to work in a fast-paced fresh food processing environment.
• Supervisor or management experience in a relevant food-processing environment will be an advantage.