Raw Rice & Grain Processing Manager (production)

Area of Work : Raw Rice & Grain Processing, Packing & Warehouse Operations

ROLE PURPOSE: Own the end-to-end raw rice and grain operation from receipt and variety identification through processing, grading, Sortex, packing, storage and reconciliation. The role is accountable for delivering the right variety, right quality, optimum recovery, correct packing, full traceability and accurate inventory while meeting customer, food-safety and export requirements.

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.

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

QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE - Graduate / Diploma / B.Tech in Food Technology, Agriculture, Grain Technology or related field preferred.

Strong industry experience may be considered in lieu of formal qualification.

Experience: Preferably 8-15 years in rice mills, grain processing or food manufacturing, with 3-5 years in a supervisory / managerial role.

Preferred Exposure: Export-quality rice, food-safety systems, customer audits, high-volume grain processing and packing operations.

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.

END-TO-END ACCOUNTABILITY Right Variety - Right Quality - Right Processing - Right Recovery - Right Packing - Right Traceability - Right Inventory

Pay: ₹80,086.00 - ₹100,000.00 per month

Benefits:

• Food provided
• Provident Fund

Work Location: In person