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Assistant Manager – Snacks & Third-Party Manufacturing
CCL Products (India) Limited is hiring an assistant manager in Hyderabad to run its snacks portfolio and other outsourced products made by contract manufacturers. The role keeps supply uninterrupted while managing quality, food safety, cost and vendors, and acts as the link between internal teams and third-party manufacturers.
- Country
- India
- Experience
- 6–8 years
- Salary / stipend
- Pay not disclosed
- Job type
- Full-time
- Work mode
- On-site
- Function
- Production / operations
Who can apply
Bachelor's degree in food technology, dairy technology, food engineering or related discipline.
Review the original notice to confirm the requirements. Related degrees are not automatically equivalent; the recruiting organisation decides eligibility.
What you’ll do
- Manage and coordinate contract manufacturing for the snacks portfolio and other outsourced categories
- Plan and monitor production, inventory and dispatch so supply is not interrupted
- Enforce company quality, food safety and regulatory standards (FSSAI, HACCP, GMP, FSSC 22000)
- Monitor supplier quality, delivery, cost and service and put improvement plans in place
- Coordinate new product launches, product transfers and commercialisation with other teams
- Support cost reduction, productivity, defect management and waste reduction
- Review and recommend product release against approved quality standards
- Onboard, review and audit suppliers and close corrective actions on time
- Maintain technical documents, specifications and supplier records
- Work with procurement, supply chain, quality, R&D, sales and finance to meet business goals
What the employer asks for
- Bachelor's degree in food technology, dairy technology, food engineering or a related discipline
- 6 to 8 years of experience in food manufacturing, contract manufacturing or supply chain
- Experience in snacks and third-party manufacturing preferred
- Knowledge of quality and food safety systems, supplier management, contract manufacturing, production planning and cost optimisation
- Analytical, problem-solving, communication and stakeholder management skills
- Basic computer skills (MS Office, ERP)
How to apply
Read the full notice and follow the instructions on the original application page.
No closing date stated; apply early.
Skills for this role
What employers ask for in Production / Operations / Plant roles. named in this notice
- Contract manufacturing management
- Supplier and vendor management
- FSSAI
- HACCP
- GMP and FSSC 22000
- Production planning
- New product commercialisation
- MS Office and ERP
- Production Executive
- Production Supervisor
- Shift In-charge
- Plant Operations
- OEE
- SMED
- TPM
- Lean Manufacturing
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 LinkedIn listing.
Original posting: 2026-11-03
Checked 2026-11-05 · Updated 2026-11-05
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