Job Description
Are you a hands-on Production Manager with extensive experience in meat processing and butchery operations? We are seeking a highly skilled and practical individual to lead our production team. This role is ideal for someone with strong meat-cutting expertise, a background in meat pricing, yield management, and operational efficiency, and a minimum of 10 years of industry experience.
Key Requirements:
- Minimum 10 years of experience in meat processing, starting as a butcher before progressing into management
- Certificate or Diploma in Production Management
- Expertise in meat-cutting and portioning, with the ability to train and develop staff
- Strong experience in yield management, meat pricing, and costing
- Hands-on production floor leadership, not just office-based management.
- Experience in boning hall design, layout planning, and extension projects
- Ability to implement changeovers from FQ to HQ and streamline operations
- Knowledge of cross-training strategies to create a flexible workforce
- Experience in efficiency optimization and process improvement
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee end-to-end meat processing operations, ensuring efficiency and quality
- Manage butchery teams, providing training in meat-cutting techniques and processing methods
- Implement line layout improvements, ensuring optimal workflow
- Maintain high-yield efficiencies and oversee meat pricing and costing
- Supervise boning hall extensions and facility layouts
- Drive cross-training initiatives to create a multi-skilled workforce
- Lead operational changeovers from Forequarter (FQ) to Hindquarter (HQ) processing
- Monitor and improve production efficiencies and cost controls
- Ensure food safety, hygiene, and compliance with HACCP
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