Rahul Tripathi

Results-driven Production Manager with over 13 years of international experience in the confectionery industry across India, Uganda, Angola, Mauritania, and Mali. Expert in the end-to-end manufacturing of Lollipops, Hard Candy, Toffee, Ball-gum, bubble gum, Chocolate paste and Powder juice, Coated peanuts products. Specialized in factory setup, machinery installation, and process stabilization while strictly adhering to ISO 22000, HACCP, and GMP standards to ensure world-class food safety and operational efficiency.

Production Manager at Confi mali sarl (Confiseri du Mali) (2025-07 – Present)

Designation: Production manager of Confectionary Department.

Confectionary Project Handler at NIPAD (NATIONALE INDUSTRIELLE DES PRODUITS ALIMENTAIRES ET DIVERS) (2023-12 – 2025-01)

• Product development and Recipe scaling: Lab to line, Ingredient sourcing, Trail management
• Technical Equipment selection: Machine specification, Installation, Process layout
• Standardizing the Process (SOP Creation): Process Flow, Mixing schedule
• Training: Supervisors, Operators
• Quality Standard
• Safety and Compliance: Food safety & Worker Safety
• Timeline and Budget Control

Production Manager at Semangol Comercio Geral Lda (2019-03 – 2023-09)

Designation: Production head of Confectionary department.

• Successfully installed and commissioned Hard Candy, Lollipop and toffee production lines
• Supervising all the machineries base designs making, guiding the constructors
• Established HACCP-based process flows for new lines to prevent cross-contamination
• Trained local workforce on technical operations, safety standards, and formulation accuracy

Production Executive at Comesa food Industries (2015-06 – 2018-11)

Designation: Production Executive of Confectionary Department.

Production Executive / Supervisor at Dukes Confectionery (2011-03 – 2015-02)

Designation: Confectionary department Supervisor 1 year. Confectionary department Executive 3 years.

• Controlling whole production process
• Doing production planning
• Making production reports
• Doing selections of the raw materials and packaging materials
• Controlling production and packing cost
• Supervising product and wrapping quality
• Handling manpower, trend them, guide them and also hire them when it's required
• Product development and stabilization
• Installation of the machineries
• Identifying troubleshoot of the machines and also solve them
• Reducing wastages
• Ensuring the machineries are not making unnecessary wastages
• According to the machine efficiency achieve daily, weekly and monthly production targets
• Maintain an OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) of 85% across all critical production lines
• Have deep knowledge to maintain the machineries, Modifying and repairing
• Planning preventive maintenance by co-ordinating with technical team
• Ensuring compliance with HACCP, ISO22000, GMP, GHP food safety standard
• Implementing 5s, lean manufacturing methodology in company environment

Graduation in B.Sc – Rajarajaratansen Degree College

ITI Fitter – APJ kalam institute

Diploma in Accounts Management – Smith Computer Institute