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We are seeking a strategic hands-on leader to oversee the Processing Plant operations. The role oversees leading end-to-end poultry processing, ensuring throughput optimisation, yield improvement, and maintaining product quality, food safety, and regulatory compliance. The Processing Plant Executive will drive operational readiness, optimising resource utilisation, and coordinating cross-functional integrations to deliver consistent and compliant production outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Planning & Throughput Management: Achieve optimal plant throughput through aligned production planning and capacity utilisation.
Yied, Waste & Cost Control: Maintain approved yield performance and minimise operational waste and losses.
Quality Assurance & Food Safety Compliance: Maintain full compliance with food safety, quality and regulatory standards across all operations.
Rendering & By-Product Management: Maximise value recovery from rendering and by-product processing operations.
Processing Plant Workforce Management: Drive workforce productivity through effective leadership, performance management and capability development.
Operational Compliance, Safety, Health & Environmental Management: Sustain safe, compliant and risk-controlled processing plant operations.
Reporting, Controls & Business Coordination: Deliver accurate operational reporting that supports planning, control and decision-making.
Continuous Improvement & Operational Efficiency: Drive measurable improvements in productivity, efficiency and operational performance.

Requirements

Degree or Diploma in Food Science, Production Management, Engineering, Agriculture or related field
Minimum 5 years’ experience in poultry or food processing operations.
Minimum 3 years’ experience in managerial role.
Strong knowledge of food safety systems including HACCP, GMP and hygiene standards.
Experience in production control, reconciliations and plant performance monitoring.
Working knowledge of regulatory compliance in food processing environments.
Strong operational leadership and decision-making ability.
Results-driven with strong attention to quality and detail.
Analytical thinking and problem-solving capability.
Ability to manage high-volume production environments.
High level of accountability and integrity.