Junior Production Officer

Job Description

Arboreal is an award-winning food ingredients manufacturing and supply company. Arboreal is co-founded by Swati Pandey (IIT, Imperial College London) and Manish Chauhan (BITS Pilani, London Business School) and has won various accolades over time including but not limited to the National Startup Award for Food Processing by Startup India, WTI Award by NITI Ayog and Cartier’s Womens Initiative Awards (adjudged by Mckinsey, INSEAD Business School & Cartier) as the Top Venture in Asia Pacific. We are looking for a Junior Production Officer, who will play a key role in supporting the smooth, safe, and efficient operation of the production line. Your focus will be on maintaining food safety, ensuring quality standards, optimizing processes, and collaborating across departments to meet production goals. Key Responsibilities: Production Oversight : Monitor daily production activities, ensuring adherence to schedules, safety protocols, and operational standards. Quality & Compliance: Conduct regular quality checks and ensure compliance with food safety regulations (HACCP, GMP). Food Safety & Sanitation: Uphold hygiene standards and maintain a clean, safe work environment. Process Improvement: Identify inefficiencies and support implementation of corrective actions to improve productivity. Team Training: Assist in training and mentoring junior staff to build operational capability and ensure process consistency. Equipment Support: Help with setup, cleaning, basic maintenance, and troubleshooting of machinery and equipment. Documentation & Reporting: Maintain accurate records of production activities and compliance reports. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Coordinate with Quality, Maintenance, and Supply Chain teams to ensure smooth operations. Inventory Support: Assist in raw material inventory checks and stock-level monitoring. The ideal candidate will have; Graduation in Food Technology / Biotechnology 1-2 years’ experience in Quality and Production Understanding of basic food production and equipment operation. Familiarity with food safety standards (e.g., HACCP, GMP). Strong organizational and time management skills. Team player with good communication and interpersonal skills. Attention to detail and ability to follow SOPs. Basic computer literacy for data entry and reporting. What we offer An opportunity to work in a fast scaling award winning startup A meritocracy and performance driven culture Non linear compensation growth Please do not apply if: You do not have relevant experience. You are not based in Lucknow and unwilling to relocate to Lucknow. If you do not hear back from us, within 3 weeks of your application, please assume that your application was unsuccessful in this instance. Show more Show less