About This Role
This role places you at the operational heart of a dairy processing facility in Bishoftu, coordinating the daily rhythm of milk processing and packaging. You are the bridge between the Shift Leader's strategic targets and the hands-on work of line operators, ensuring that machines run, materials flow, and people perform — all while maintaining rigorous food safety standards. It suits someone early in their FMCG career who thrives in a fast-paced, hands-on environment and wants to build supervisory experience in a well-established local brand.
What the Requirements Say About This Role
The listing emphasizes managing people, machines, and materials simultaneously — which signals that Holland Dairy is looking for someone with practical line experience, not just theoretical knowledge. The expectation to report safety issues and support performance evaluations suggests they value candidates with strong observational skills, basic leadership instincts, and the ability to communicate clearly under pressure. A background in food processing, mechanical aptitude, and familiarity with shift-based work will likely matter more than academic credentials alone.
How to Approach This Application
When applying, lead with concrete examples of how you have handled production pressure, quality checks, or team coordination — even if from a technician or operator level. Emphasize your comfort working with machinery and your awareness of food safety protocols, as these are daily realities in a dairy plant. Since the company operates in Bishoftu, showing willingness to be based there and work rotational shifts will strengthen your candidacy. Tailor your CV to highlight any supervisory exposure, however small, and quantify improvements you helped achieve.
Who This Role Suits
This role is best suited for a disciplined, observant professional with 1–3 years of manufacturing or FMCG experience who is ready to step into line leadership. Expect moderate competition, as Holland Dairy is a recognizable employer, but candidates with dairy or food processing backgrounds will have a clear edge.
§ The Production Line Supervisor is responsible for managing and controlling all production activities on the milk processing and packaging line.
§ The role supports the Shift Leader in ensuring that daily production targets are achieved safely, efficiently, and in accordance with required quality and food safety standards.
§ This position focuses on managing people, machines, and materials to maintain smooth and continuous production operations.
§ The Line Supervisor ensures every shift runs safely, efficiently, and with the highest product quality, helping Holland Dairy deliver safe and fresh milk to customers every day.
§ The Production Line Supervisor is responsible for reporting any safety issue in the compound
§ Follow performance evaluation of employees who are directly reporting to them
Report daily performance in their respective shifts
§ Supervise all line activities to ensure production follows the daily plan.
§ Confirm availability of raw materials and packaging materials before start-up.
§ Monitor equipment performance and promptly report faults, stoppages, or abnormalities.
§ Ensure accurate and complete recording of daily production data (output, downtime, waste, etc.).
§ Support efficient line changeovers and cleaning between product types.
§ Quality and Food Safety
§ Ensure all production processes comply with company quality standards, GMP, HACCP, and ISO requirements.
§ Coordinate closely with Quality Control to verify critical product parameters (temperature, weight, coding accuracy, etc.).
§ Stop production immediately and report whenever non-conforming product is detected.
§ Ensure that all employees adhere to hygiene guidelines and properly use PPE.
§ Support line sanitation, cleaning, and pre-operational checks.
§ Team Supervision
§ Lead and coordinate operators, processors, and helpers assigned to the line.
§ Assign daily tasks and ensure all team members understand their responsibilities.
§ Coach and guide new employees on safety, hygiene, and work procedures.
§ Report attendance issues, discipline cases, and manpower shortages to the Shift Leader.
§ Safety and Workplace Hygiene
§ Ensure all employees wear appropriate PPE and follow safety procedures.
§ Identify, correct, and report unsafe acts, near misses, and equipment hazards.
§ Maintain a clean, organized, and obstruction-free working environment.
Have the responsibility to report problem(s) with regard to the FSMS to the identified person(s)
BSc degree in Dairy Technology, Food Science, or Industrial Engineering.
2 years of experience in a food or dairy processing plant (supervisory or senior operator level preferred
§ Technical Knowledge:
§ Understanding milk processing, pasteurization, and packaging.
§ Basic knowledge of machine operation and troubleshooting.
§ Familiar with food safety systems (GMP, HACCP, ISO).
§ Personal Skills:
§ Good communication and leadership ability.
§ Organized, reliable, and safety conscious.
§ Able to work under pressure and in rotating shifts
§ Work Environment:
§ The Line Supervisor works on the production floor in a cold and fast-paced environment.
The job requires standing for long hours, regular equipment checks, and coordination with different departments.
How To Apply
Interested applicants are invited to submit their CVs and supporting documents to hr@holland-dairy.com.
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