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Production Officer
Nestlé India is hiring a Production Officer at its Nanjangud factory in Karnataka. The officer manages a team, plant and materials to Nestlé standards, executing production plans, coordinating maintenance and CIP, controlling cost and driving compliance, safety and continuous improvement.
- Country
- India
- Experience
- 3–8 years
- Salary / stipend
- Pay not disclosed
- Job type
- Full-time
- Work mode
- On-site
- Function
- Production / operations
Who can apply
B.Tech/B.E. in Food Technology
Review the original notice to confirm the requirements. Related degrees are not automatically equivalent; the recruiting organisation decides eligibility.
What you’ll do
- Issue production instructions to the shop floor and allocate resources to carry them out
- Cascade and execute production plans, adjusting activities for best use of manpower, material and machines
- Plan, coordinate and follow up routine and periodic maintenance, CIP and shutdowns
- Control production cost by managing resources to standard while protecting quality and safety
- Ensure product, process and regulatory compliance through instructions and KPI monitoring
- Ensure workplace safety and communicate safety, health and environment requirements to the team
- Measure and control line performance, labour variance and material and energy usage variance with available systems
- Review process failures and run continuous improvement; support trials, new product development and technical projects
- Prepare for and take part in HACCP, ISO and GMP audits
- Coach, mentor and train the team on processes, technology and SOPs, give performance feedback and pass information between management and shop floor
What the employer asks for
- B.Tech/B.E. in Food Technology
- Three to eight years of manufacturing experience
- Understanding of manufacturing and filling-packing operations and best practice
- Understanding of total cost of production and what drives it
- Understanding of manufacturing, maintenance and quality systems and relevant statutory and company standards
- Understanding of health, safety and environment principles
- Effective verbal and written communication and computer skills
About the employer
Nestlé is the world's largest food and beverage company, with about 308,000 employees and 413 factories in more than 85 countries.
How to apply
Read the full notice and follow the instructions on the original application page.
Skills for this role
What employers ask for in Production / Operations / Plant roles. named in this notice
- Production planning
- CIP
- HACCP
- ISO
- GMP
- Line performance and variance analysis
- Team coaching
- Production Executive
- Production Supervisor
- Shift In-charge
- Plant Operations
- OEE
- SMED
- TPM
- Lean Manufacturing
- 5S
Pay on similar vacancies
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Prepare for the interview
Questions commonly asked for Production / Operations / Plant roles. Practise answers with an example and a number.
- How do you balance OEE, yield and food safety when the line is behind the daily plan?
- Explain how you would reduce changeover time on a filling or packing line (SMED).
- What records do you maintain in a shift, and why do they matter for traceability?
- A metal detector rejects three packs in an hour. What steps do you take?
- How do you plan raw-material consumption and control wastage in a batch process?
- Describe a time you improved a process parameter and what the measurable result was.
Before you apply
- Read the original notice end to endDates, eligibility and the application route are decided by the employer, not by FSD.
- Tailor your resume to this vacancyMatch the keywords in the requirements. Resume Studio shows what is missing.
- Write a short cover noteTwo or three lines on your most relevant plant, lab or project result, with a number.
- Be ready to talk numbersCurrent CTC, expected CTC and notice period are usually asked in the first call.
Source & editorial check
Apply through the Naukri link on the listing.
Original posting: 2026-10-07
Checked 2026-11-05 · Updated 2026-11-05
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