Arjun Singh Gehlot
Senior Production Manager · Quality Analyst · Factory Trainer · Mithai Manufacturing Consultant
Experience that sits on the floor
Highly accomplished Mithai Manufacturing Professional with 33+ years of hands-on experience in Production Management, Quality Assurance, Product Development, Process Improvement, Team Training and Factory Operations.
A proven leader with extensive expertise in traditional Indian sweets, Sonpapdi, DF Mithai, summer syrups and large-scale food production systems. Experienced in developing production systems, improving product quality, reducing wastage, increasing productivity and training production teams for consistent operational excellence.
Capable of establishing system-driven factories with strong focus on quality, hygiene, food safety, customer satisfaction and profitability.
Core Competencies
Production Management
- Production Planning & Scheduling
- Capacity Utilisation
- Productivity Improvement
- Production Cost Control
- Wastage Reduction
- Daily Production Monitoring
Quality Assurance
- Raw Material Inspection
- In-Process Quality Control
- Finished Product Evaluation
- Sensory Analysis
- Product Standardisation
- Shelf-Life Improvement
Food Safety & Compliance
- GMP Implementation
- Personal Hygiene Systems
- Factory Hygiene Monitoring
- Food Safety Practices
- FSSAI Compliance Awareness
Training & Leadership
- Staff Training & Development
- Team Building
- Performance Monitoring
- Worker Skill Enhancement
- Leadership Development
Consultancy Expertise
- Factory Audits
- SOP Development
- Production System Design
- Quality System Implementation
- Process Improvement Projects
- Factory Start-up Support
Professional Experience
- Jan 2023 – Present
Production Manager
Avarya Retail Pvt. Ltd. · Navi Mumbai
- Managed daily production operations across the unit.
- Improved product consistency and quality standards.
- Trained the production workforce on process and hygiene.
- Implemented monitoring and control systems.
- Supported production planning and process optimisation.
- Mar 2022 – Dec 2022
Production Manager
Jain Surbhi Foods and Supplies LLP · Mumbai
- Managed production activities and quality systems.
- Coordinated manpower and production schedules.
- Maintained product quality and operational efficiency.
- Apr 2018 – Jun 2019
Production Manager
Raspoorna Foods Pvt. Ltd. · Visakhapatnam
- Supervised complete production operations.
- Improved workflow and quality consistency.
- Controlled wastage and process deviations.
- Jul 2015 – Nov 2017
Production Supervisor / Head
Sayaji Foods Pvt. Ltd. · Navi Mumbai
- Led production teams across shifts.
- Maintained production targets and quality standards.
- Conducted workforce training programmes.
- Jun 2013 – Jul 2014
Production Incharge
Crave Eatable · Bhavnagar, Gujarat
- Feb 2011 – Jul 2013
Production Head Incharge
Venkateshawara Sweet Meet Stall · Bengaluru
- Sep 2001 – Jul 2006
Sweets Master
Shree Mithai · Chennai
- Earlier career
Sweets / Sonpapdi Master
Manohar Dairy · Bhopal
Certifications
- FSSAI Manufacturing Training CertificateFSSAI
- Work Experience Certificates from multiple food manufacturing organisationsVarious
- Production & Quality Training ProgrammesVarious
What this consultancy is for
To contribute 33+ years of practical experience in Mithai Manufacturing, Production Management, Quality Assurance, Team Training and Factory System Development toward building high-performing, quality-focused and system-driven food manufacturing organisations.