Processing Shift Manager at Astral Foods Ltd

Closing Date: 01 October 2026

The ideal candidate would be responsible for:

• Management of a division in the Processing Plant ensuring optimal throughput of volumes while maintaining OEEs and product quality.
• Oversee end-to-end processing in the processing including live bird receiving, slaughter, evisceration, chilling, grading, and packaging.
• Lead shift Production managers, supervisors and line workers.
• Manage shift schedules and drive labour efficiency.
• Collaborate with maintenance teams to fix machine breakdowns quickly.
• Monitoring overall performance of department to meet production efficiencies and targets, yield, quality goals while maintaining a safe working environment.
• Compile weekly, daily reports based on shift performance, challenges and positives.
• Handle non-conformances, corrective actions and root cause analysis
• Enforce food safety, health & safety, and housekeeping (GMP)
• Assist in implementing and maintaining audit systems and policies.
• Implement operational excellence best practices in line with 20 Keys
• General staff management including upholding good staff discipline, time management and training.
• Ensuring effective utilization of human resources by training subordinates, motivating consistent performances and developing for potential promotions.

    The successful candidate must meet the following requirements:

• A tertiary qualification in Production Management, Food Science and/or a related field.
• 5 – 10 years’ experience in the FMCG environment within a similar role.
• The successful candidate must be proactive, have good management, communication and interpersonal skills as well as problem solving and planning skills.
• Must be able to manage a diverse and large work force.
• Must be computer literate – Excel, production reporting.
• Must be prepared to work long shifts in a cold/wet environment, weekends, public holidays and overtime.