indeed
F&B Production Supervisor
YALA
, UAE
Full Time
Manager
Onsite
6 days ago
Production OperationsHACCPFood SafetyQuality ControlInventory ManagementTeam Leadership
Free
Job Fit Check
Base Career helps you apply smarter for this job.
?%
Ready to ScanKey skills for this role
Production OperationsHACCPFood Safety
About the Role
YALA Kombucha is seeking a hands-on Production Supervisor to lead daily manufacturing operations at their HACCP-certified facility in Abu Dhabi. The role involves supervising brewing, packaging, warehouse activities, and ensuring food safety and quality compliance.
Key Skills for This Role
Production OperationsHACCPFood SafetyQuality ControlInventory ManagementTeam Leadership
Responsibilities
- Supervise daily production activities including brewing, fermentation, blending, bottling, canning, kegging, labelling, packing, and dispatch preparation
- Ensure production schedules are achieved while maintaining product quality
- Allocate daily tasks and supervise production line operators and warehouse staff
- Monitor labour productivity and workflow efficiency
- Ensure equipment is correctly prepared before production begins
- Minimise downtime by proactively addressing operational issues
- Coordinate with purchasing, logistics, sales, and management to meet customer delivery requirements
- Supervise, coach, and motivate production employees
- Train staff on SOPs, HACCP, hygiene, food safety, and safe equipment operation
- Conduct daily shift briefings
- Monitor attendance, punctuality, and productivity
- Identify training needs and support employee development
Requirements
- Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Engineering, Manufacturing, or a related field is preferred
- HACCP certification is preferred
- Food Safety or GMP training is an advantage
- 2–5 years of experience in food production or related field
Full Job Posting
About Us
- YALA Kombucha is an award winning beverage manufacturer and the UAE's first kombucha bar.
- We produce premium non alcoholic fermented beverages from our HACCP certified production facility in ICAD, Abu Dhabi.
- We are looking for a proactive and hands on Production Supervisor to lead daily manufacturing operations.
Key Responsibilities Production Operations
- Supervise daily production activities including brewing, fermentation, blending, filtration (where applicable), bottling, canning, kegging, labelling, packing, and dispatch preparation.
- Ensure production schedules are achieved while maintaining product quality.
- Allocate daily tasks and supervise production line operators and warehouse staff.
- Monitor labour productivity and workflow efficiency.
- Ensure equipment is correctly prepared before production begins.
- Minimise downtime by proactively addressing operational issues.
- Coordinate with purchasing, logistics, sales, and management to meet customer delivery requirements.
Key Responsibilities Team Leadership
- Supervise, coach, and motivate production employees.
- Train staff on SOPs, HACCP, hygiene, food safety, and safe equipment operation.
- Conduct daily shift briefings.
- Monitor attendance, punctuality, and productivity.
- Identify training needs and support employee development.
- Escalate disciplinary or performance issues to management when necessary.
- Foster a positive safety and quality culture within the production team.
Key Responsibilities Food Safety & Quality
- Ensure full compliance with HACCP, food safety regulations, municipality requirements, and company procedures.
- Verify production follows approved recipes, specifications, and batch instructions.
- Perform in process quality inspections.
- Ensure cleaning and sanitation procedures are completed correctly.
- Supervise Cleaning in Place (CIP) and manual sanitation procedures.
- Investigate quality deviations and implement corrective actions.
- Ensure calibration checks and routine quality verification activities are completed.
Key Responsibilities Documentation & Compliance
- Maintain complete and accurate production records.
- Ensure batch manufacturing records are completed correctly.
- Maintain cleaning, sanitation, maintenance, and quality logs.
- Ensure HACCP documentation remains accurate and audit ready.
- Prepare documentation required for customer, regulatory, and certification audits.
- Report production deviations, food safety incidents, equipment failures, and corrective actions.
Key Responsibilities Inventory & Warehouse Management
- Monitor inventory levels of raw materials, packaging materials, chemicals, consumables, and finished goods.
- Perform routine inventory counts and assist with monthly stock reconciliation.
- Ensure FIFO/FEFO stock rotation is followed.
- Monitor product storage conditions.
- Report stock shortages, damaged materials, expired products, and excessive wastage.
- Coordinate with procurement regarding material requirements.
- Ensure warehouse organisation and cleanliness are maintained.
- Supervise receiving, storage, and dispatch of goods.
Key Responsibilities Equipment & Maintenance
- Ensure production equipment is operated correctly.
- Perform routine operational inspections.
- Report maintenance requirements promptly.
- Coordinate preventive maintenance schedules with management.
- Ensure equipment breakdowns are documented and resolved efficiently.
- Support installation and commissioning of new production equipment when required.
Key Responsibilities Reporting & Continuous Improvement
- Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly production reports for management.
- Report production output, labour utilisation, downtime, waste, yields, and operational efficiency.
- Monitor key production KPIs and recommend improvements.
- Analyse recurring production issues and implement corrective actions.
- Participate in production planning meetings.
- Support implementation of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Escalate operational risks and resource constraints to management in a timely manner.
Qualifications
- Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Engineering, Manufacturing, or a related field is preferred.
- HACCP certification is preferred.
- Food Safety or GMP training is an advantage.
Experience
- 2–5 years of experience in food production or related field.
Apply for this job in 1 click
Skip the repetitive application forms
Install the Base Career Chrome Extension and autofill job applications across major job boards with your profile.
Trusted by over 500,000 job seekers on Base Career
More from this employer
More jobs at YALA
Kitchen Steward/Brewery Assistant
Abu Dhabi, UAE
EntryFull Time
YALA, a kombucha bar and brewery in Abu Dhabi, is hiring a Brewery Assistant/Steward. Responsibilities include assisting in kombucha production, cleaning equipment, and maintaining hygiene. Requires basic kitchen or beve
3 weeks agoView →
Delivery & Dispatch Operator / Driver
Abu Dhabi, UAE
MidFull Time
YALA Kombucha seeks a hands-on Delivery Operator to plan and make deliveries across UAE. Requires logistics experience, valid UAE driving license (manual), and knowledge of Abu Dhabi and Dubai roads.
1 months agoView →
F&B Production Supervisor
Abu Dhabi, UAE
MidFull Time
Oversee daily production floor activities at a kombucha bar and beverage production facility in Abu Dhabi. Supervise production line operators, enforce food safety standards, and ensure efficient operations in a hands-on
1 months agoView →
Host/Hostess (Sales & Service)
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Fulltime
We are looking for a friendly and professional Host/Hostess with strong communication and sales skills to join our team. Requirements: Good English communication skills (spoken & written) Strong phone communication ski
3 months agoView →