Manager - Industrial Engineering
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 18, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 20, 2026.
Who we are
For over three decades, Juhayna Food Industries has been a pioneer in Egypt’s dairy and juice sector, producing, processing, and packaging milk, yoghurt, cooking products, juices, and concentrates. Since 1983, we have built trusted household brands, expanding our presence across Egypt and the Middle East through a commitment to high-quality, safe, and healthy products.
Today, with four state-of-the-art plants, a vast distribution network reaching over 136,000 outlets, and a 5,000-feddan dairy farm housing over 7,000 milking cows, Juhayna continues to set benchmarks for premium Egyptian products. Our success stems from our people, who embody the values of Integrity, Achievement, Continuous Improvement, Innovation, Ownership, and Positivity.
Job Purpose
The Industrial Engineering Manager is responsible for overseeing and optimizing manufacturing processes across the plant to ensure maximum efficiency, productivity, and cost-effectiveness. This role will lead focused & continuous improvement initiatives, implement strategies to streamline operations, reduce waste, and maximize plant efficiency, aligning with the company’s strategic objectives. By applying industrial engineering principles, He / She will drive operational excellence, assess capacity and capability requirements.
What you will do in your role
- Set and align plant wide KPIs across Operation, Quality, Safety, Costs, Service, and Sustainability.
- Oversee operational and labor standards such as run rates, crewing, OEE, productivity, scrap levels, rework levels, changeovers, start-ups, and shutdowns.
- Reports plant performance, capacity, and utilization as per agreed timelines, ensuring accurate and timely reporting.
- Calculate and report actual and projected forecasts for key plant KPIs.
- Oversee the plant’s savings plan, ensuring alignment of driven projects with plant CAPEX and generating savings proposals through the plant operating model.
- Drive the Focused Improvement roadmap to implement efficiency improvements across the plant.
- Initiate studies and analyses to improve the plant’s quality, safety, reliability, and cost structure.
- Manage the CAPEX process, including planning, prioritization, reporting, and acting as the custodian to ensure governance and alignment with business objectives.
- Analyse and assess factory capacity and capability to ensure the short- and long-term ability to meet market demands, while maintaining focus on quality, service, and cost-effectiveness.
What you will bring to the role
- Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
- 10-12 years of experience.
- Supply experience Preferably in Food industry / FMCG’s Manufacturing.
- Strong experience in leading and managing cross-functional teams to drive operational improvements.
- Experience in process optimization, de-bottlenecking, cost reduction, resource management, capacity & time loss analysis, and improving production efficiency (Preferred).
- Fluency in English.