1. Factory Operations Management

• Lead and manage all factory operations to ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective production.
• Develop annual production strategies and operational plans aligned with business objectives.
• Ensure optimum utilization of personnel, facilities, equipment, and production resources.
• Monitor factory performance and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure uninterrupted production while maintaining the highest quality standards.

2. Pharmaceutical & Regulatory Compliance

• Ensure full compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Good Documentation Practices (GDP), HACCP, ISO 22000, UAE Organic, EU Organic, and applicable pharmaceutical and food manufacturing regulations.
• Oversee implementation and continuous improvement of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Ensure complete compliance with regulatory authority requirements, licensing conditions, and internal quality systems.
• Coordinate regulatory inspections, certification audits, and licensing activities with relevant authorities.
• Ensure all manufacturing documentation is accurate, complete, and audit-ready.

3. Production Management

• Direct all honey processing, filling, packaging, labeling, warehousing, and logistics operations.
• Review production schedules and ensure manufacturing targets are achieved.
• Monitor production efficiency, product yields, and resource utilization.
• Ensure production activities comply with approved batch manufacturing procedures.
• Review and approve Batch Manufacturing Records (BMR) and Batch Packaging Records (BPR) before product release.

4. Quality Assurance & Laboratory Management

• Supervise Quality Assurance (QA), Quality Control (QC), laboratory operations, and production teams.
• Ensure all raw materials, packaging materials, and finished products meet approved specifications.
• Review laboratory reports, product release documentation, deviations, CAPA, and Out-of-Specification (OOS) investigations.
• Support validation, qualification, and continuous quality improvement programs.
• Promote a strong quality culture throughout the factory.

5. Engineering & Maintenance

• Oversee preventive and corrective maintenance programs.
• Ensure production equipment is qualified, calibrated, validated, and maintained.
• Approve equipment upgrades and automation initiatives.
• Minimize downtime through effective maintenance planning.

6. Warehouse & Supply Chain Management

• Oversee warehousing, inventory management, and logistics operations.
• Ensure full traceability of raw materials and finished products.
• Coordinate procurement planning to ensure uninterrupted production.
• Optimize inventory levels while minimizing waste and operational costs.

7. Health, Safety & Environmental Management

• Ensure compliance with occupational health, safety, environmental, and food safety requirements.
• Promote a strong safety culture across the factory.
• Ensure emergency response procedures are implemented and regularly tested.
• Maintain safe working conditions and environmental sustainability.

8. Leadership & People Management

• Lead, mentor, and develop multidisciplinary teams across production, QA, QC, engineering, laboratory, warehouse, and logistics.
• Set departmental objectives and monitor performance through KPIs.
• Identify training and development needs.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.

9. Financial & Operational Performance

• Prepare and manage the factory operational budget.
• Monitor production costs, operational efficiency, and profitability.
• Analyze operational KPIs and implement corrective actions.
• Report factory performance to senior management.

10. Strategic Development & Innovation

• Support the development of new honey and bee-derived products.
• Drive digital transformation and manufacturing automation initiatives.
• Benchmark factory operations against international pharmaceutical and food manufacturing best practices.
• Collaborate with research institutions to strengthen Al Faya's position as a regional center of excellence in honey production and bee product innovation.
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