Raw Rice & Grain Processing Manager

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Rice & Grain Expertise: Identify and differentiate Basmati and Non-Basmati varieties; understand grain characteristics,

moisture, broken %, admixture, colour, aroma, infestation and other quality parameters.

Receiving & Quality Control: Manage lot-wise receiving, sampling, inspection, acceptance/hold/rejection and supplier/lot

traceability in coordination with Quality.

Processing Operations: Control cleaning, de-stoning, magnetic separation, grading, length/thickness grading, Sortex/colour

sorting, metal detection and final inspection.

Yield & Recovery: Track input vs finished rice, broken rice, Sortex reject, foreign matter and process loss; investigate

deviations and improve recovery.

Packing: Ensure correct product, variety, grade, pack size, packaging material, label, batch coding, weight, sealing/stitching

and secondary packing.

Inventory & Warehouse: Maintain variety-wise and lot-wise stock accuracy, segregation, FIFO/FEFO, pest/moisture

protection and periodic physical reconciliation.

Production Planning: Prepare daily/weekly processing plans based on order priority, inventory, customer specifications and

machine capacity.

Food Safety & Audit Readiness: Maintain GMP, hygiene, foreign-material controls, traceability, segregation and documentation for internal/customer/export audits.

Team & Equipment: Lead operators and packing/warehouse manpower; coordinate preventive and breakdown maintenance to maximize machine uptime.

Desired Candidate Profile

• 8-13 years of experience in manufacturing or related field (preferably in food processing).
• Diploma/B.Tech / B.E. degree in Food Technology or relevant discipline.
• Strong understanding of plant operations, production management, and quality control principles.
• Proven track record of improving process efficiency through innovative solutions.

MANDATORY TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE

• Rice variety identification - Yield & recovery calculation

• Basmati / Non-Basmati rice - Broken/reject management

• Steam & White Sella rice - Batch & lot traceability

• Raw grain quality parameters - Rice/grain storage controls

• Cleaning / de-stoning / grading - Packing & weight compliance

• Sortex / colour sorting - Inventory reconciliation

KEY RICE / GRAIN FAMILIARITY

Basmati 1121 | Basmati 1718 | Basmati 1509 | Steam Rice | White Sella Rice | Pesticide-Free Rice | Taj | RH-10 | PR-11 /

PR-14 | PR-47 | Kranti | White Quinoa | Red Quinoa | Other approved Basmati and Non-Basmati varieties

DAILY MANAGEMENT FOCUS

Opening stock | Raw rice received | Quantity processed | Plan vs actual | Finished output | Recovery % | Broken % | Sortex

reject % | Process loss % | Packing completed | Quality hold/rejection | Downtime | Closing stock | Pending priority orders