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General Manager - Manufacturing & Operations, FMCG

Samut Prakan Province, Thailand Permanent THB4,320,000 - THB5,280,000 per year View Job Description
This is a highly operational leadership role, with primary responsibility for factory performance, production control, operational efficiency, people leadership, and ensuring the organisation has the capability and capacity to meet growing business demand.
  • Lead a High-Impact Manufacturing Operation
  • Shape and Scale a Growing Business

About Our Client

Our client is a growing company in the beverage and dairy products industry, seeking an experienced and hands-on General Manager to lead its manufacturing site and overall operations in Thailand.

Job Description

  • Lead the overall manufacturing site and operations, ensuring safety, quality, productivity, and operational excellence.
  • Drive production planning and control to ensure capacity and output consistently meet business and customer demand.
  • Optimise factory performance through continuous improvement, process optimisation, capacity utilisation, and downtime reduction.
  • Lead and develop the site leadership team and workforce, building a culture of accountability, collaboration, and high performance.
  • Ensure operational compliance with food safety, quality, health and safety, and regulatory standards.
  • Partner with senior management and cross-functional teams to support business growth, capacity expansion, and long-term operational strategy.

The Successful Applicant

A successful General Manager (Operation) should have:

  • 10+ years of progressive experience in manufacturing, production, plant, or operations management, ideally within the FMCG, food, beverage, dairy, or related industries.
  • Proven experience managing a manufacturing site or factory, with responsibility for production performance, operational efficiency, and people leadership.
  • Strong track record in production control and capacity management, with the ability to ensure manufacturing output consistently meets business demand.
  • Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, plant operations, maintenance, quality, safety, and continuous improvement.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead and develop sizeable operational teams and build a strong performance culture.
  • Highly hands-on and comfortable working closely with the factory and operational teams.
  • Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities, with the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced and changing environment.
  • Strategic thinker with the ability to balance day-to-day operational execution with longer-term business growth.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across functions and levels of the organisation.
  • Experience in beverage, dairy, food, or other FMCG manufacturing environments will be highly advantageous.
  • Fluency in Thai and English is preferred.

What’s on Offer

  • A competitive salary
  • Additional allowances provided.
Contact
Pla Lertsiri
Quote job ref
JN-082026-7088511

Job summary

Function
Operational & General Management
Subsector
Operational & General Management Subsector
Industry
Consumer & Retail
Location
Samut Prakan Province
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Pla Lertsiri
Job reference
JN-082026-7088511

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