Food processing recruitment agency
AgriHires is a recruitment agency for food processing companies in India, focused on the plant: plant heads, production managers, food technologists, FSSAI, HACCP and BRC quality leads, and procurement teams that buy from farmers and FPOs. We hire from supervisors and QC chemists to plant and operations heads, all year round; demand peaks from March to May and October to December.
What we hire in food processing, by level.
| Level | Roles we fill |
|---|---|
| Field and entry | Production supervisors, QC chemists, food technologist trainees, procurement executives |
| Managers and specialists | Production, QA and food safety managers, food technologists, procurement and maintenance managers |
| Leadership | Plant heads, heads of manufacturing and quality, operations heads |
Roles we fill most often
- Plant Head
- Production Manager
- Food Technologist
- QA Manager
- Food Safety Officer
- Procurement Manager
Talent hubs
Indore, Pune, Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, Anand
Open food processing roles open now.
| Role | Company | Location | Experience | Pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head – Factory Operations (Seed Processing Plant) | Tulasi Seeds Pvt Ltd | Guntur, AP | 12–18 years in plant operations, including at least 5 years heading a plant or major processing unit | Not disclosed |
| Multiple roles – Frozen Potato Processing Plant · 100 openings | Happiyum (Ratani Global Private Limited) | Kadi, Gujarat | Freshers and experienced | As per role |
| Plant Head | National Foods | Vadodara, Gujarat | 15–18 years of manufacturing experience, with 5+ years in plant leadership (Food, Spices, FMCG or Process Manufacturing | Not disclosed |
Live from the AgriHires vacancy board; confidential mandates are not listed. Looking for work? See all open vacancies.
From trainee to business head.
Manpower and staffing for food processing.
Permanent hires, bulk field teams, contract staff for a season, local site staff and senior leaders for food processing companies. Our database holds 485 CVs from people who have worked or trained in food processing (from our database, 11 November 2026).
| Level | Roles we staff |
|---|---|
| Field, plant and site | Machine operators, QC chemists, production supervisors, helpers |
| Managers and specialists | Production, QA and maintenance managers, food technologists |
| Heads and leadership | Plant heads, operations heads |
Services that fit food processing
Local manpower
Operators, helpers, graders, harvest and pack-house crews and supervisors, sourced near your plant, farm or warehouse.
Local manpower →Contract staffing
People for a season, a project or a ramp-up, found and screened by us and engaged on your fixed-term contracts or through your payroll contractor.
Contract staffing →Permanent hiring
We find the person; you hire them on your own payroll. Field officers to plant heads, screened by agri people.
Permanent hiring →Executive search
Plant heads, business heads and CXOs, by confidential search across competing agri companies.
Executive search →We reply within 1 working day with a plan, timeline and quote. WhatsApp: Dev Kumar, +91 92093 28498.
Looking for a job in food processing instead? See agriculture jobs →
Sugar & ethanol manpower and staffing.
We staff sugar mills, cane development, distilleries: cane development assistants, field staff, plant operators; cane managers, process and distillery managers; and unit heads, general managers. 17 CVs in our database match sugar & ethanol (from our database, 11 November 2026).
Edible oils & mills manpower and staffing.
We staff oil mills, refineries, flour, rice and dal mills: mill operators, shift supervisors, qc chemists; production, refinery and quality managers; and plant heads. 41 CVs in our database match edible oils & mills (from our database, 11 November 2026).
Hiring in food processing? Get 3 matched profiles in 48 hours.
Tell us the role. A sector consultant replies within one working day, and we aim to send up to 3 domain-screened profiles within 48 hours of the brief. The fee is 8% to 13.5% of annual CTC, quoted before we start.
Staff for food processing? Plan and quote in 1 working day.
Roles, headcount, locations and start date are enough to begin. Dev Kumar or the AgriHires team replies within 1 working day with a plan, a timeline and a quote.
Hiring a whole plant team or running a volume drive? See the Plant Hiring Desk, with our live pool of food-plant CVs →
Looking for a job instead? Food processing jobs open now →
Hiring brand-side sales, marketing, category or supply chain roles for a food brand? See food & beverage / FMCG recruitment →
Hiring in food processing: your questions.
- Which certifications matter for food QA roles?
- FSSAI licensing, HACCP, BRC and ISO 22000 are the most requested, especially for export plants.
- Do you hire food technologists?
- Yes. We hire food technologists with a B.Tech or M.Sc in Food Technology for production, QC and product development, from trainees to managers.
- Can you hire farm procurement teams for a processing plant?
- Yes. We hire procurement officers for potato, fruit, vegetables, milk and grain who can buy from farmers and FPOs, run contract farming and check quality at the gate.
- How is this different from FMCG hiring?
- This page covers the plant: production, quality, food safety and raw-material procurement. Brand-side sales, marketing, category and distribution roles are on our food and beverage / FMCG recruitment page.
- What does AgriHires charge to hire for a food processing plant?
- 8% to 13.5% of the hire's annual CTC, depending on the profile, with a free replacement if the hire leaves within 60 days of joining. You pay only for the hires you make; candidates never pay.
We also recruit for these sectors.
- Seeds & crop protection
- Farm mechanisation
- Fertilisers & agri inputs
- Dairy & animal husbandry
- Agri-tech & FPOs
- Food & beverage / FMCG
- Veterinary & animal health
- Greenhouse & protected cultivation
- Aquaculture & fisheries
- Horticulture, floriculture & nurseries
- Plantations
- Irrigation & water
- Warehousing & cold chain
- Agri trade & export
- Agri finance & insurance
- Organic & bio inputs
- Agri biotech & research