Vacancies Available at Astral Foods Ltd

Role Responsibilities:

• Pre-Incubation Management – ensuring eggs are appropriately handled, stored and prepared prior to incubation.
• Egg Quality Control – monitoring egg quality and identifying factors that may impact hatchability and chick quality.
• Incubation and Hatching Optimisation – Monitoring incubation processes and implementing corrective measures to optimise hatch results.
• Chick Quality Control – Conducting inspections and monitoring chick quality in accordance with established standards.
• Post-Hatch Processing and Environmental Control – ensuring post-hatch processes, hygiene, environmental conditions, and handling practices meet required standards.
• Sampling and Testing – Co-ordinating quality-control sampling and testing programme’s and ensuring accurate results and records.
• Data Recording and Analysis – Maintaining accurate quality records and analysing trends, performance indicators and KPI’s.
• SOP Management – Reviewing, developing, updating and implementing Quality control Standard Operating procedures.
• Staff Training – Providing training and guidance to Quality control personnel to ensure consistent application of procedures and standards.
• Non-Conformance Management – Investigating customer complaints, quality deviations and non-conformances and implementing appropriate corrective and preventative actions.
• Quality and Hygiene Standards – Ensuring the highest standards of product quality, hygiene, sanitation and food safety are consistently maintained.
• Biosecurity Management – Ensuring strict biosecurity protocols are implemented, monitored and maintained throughout the Hatchery.
• Audits and Compliance – Conducting internal audits, including Biosecurity, 20 Keys and Hygiene audits and developing action plans to address identified gaps.
• Customer Support – Participating in customer visits, evaluating quality concerns, and providing recommendations for corrective action and continuous improvement.
• 20 Keys programme – Supporting the implementation, monitoring and continuous improvement of the 20 Keys programme.
• Quality Inspections – Conducting regular quality – control inspections and maintaining all relevant quality documentation.

Required Qualification and Knowledge

• Minimum Grade 12 qualification
• A qualification in Animal Science, Animal production, Poultry Science or related field is required.
• Previous Hatchery or poultry production experience will be advantageous
• Experience in quality control within an agricultural or poultry environment will be advantageous.
• Experience in the development and implementation of SOP’s will be an advantage.
• Strong computer literacy, with a proven proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, including ability to perform root-cause analysis.
• Ability to work confidently with quality data, trends, and KPI’s
• Excellent record-keeping skills and exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to work accurately, independently and under pressure.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and leadership skills
• Proactive, self-motivated, results orientated and performance-driven.
• Strong commitment to quality, hygiene, biosecurity, and continuous improvement.
• Willingness to work irregular hours, including weekends and public holidays where required.

What we offer:

• A competitive, market-related salary package
• Performance bonus
• Opportunity to work within Astral Group anywhere within South Africa if positions arise
• Growing career opportunity within the company and also within the whole Astral Group as the biggest poultry company in South Africa.
• Learning and development opportunities

Closing Date: 08 October 2026

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Role Responsibilities:

• The role will report to the Hatchery Operations Manager.
• Responsible for the management of the Standerton based hatchery operations, including incubation, hatching and chick delivery, maintenance, ensuring the best production efficiency and day-old chick quality.
• Manage and mentor a diverse team of hatchery staff, fostering a culture of safety, accountability and professional growth.
• Develop and implement operational strategies to maximise productivity while minimizing costs.
• Establish and maintain bio-security protocols to safeguard flock health and maintain compliance with industry regulations.
• Maintaining the company’s assets and constantly striving to improve results.
• Work efficiently in a team environment with tact and patience.
• Maintaining Risk control, Occupational Health, Environmental control and Animal welfare requirements and standards as per relevant legislation and Astral Standard Operating practices.
• Control of production processes and responsible for maintaining production standards in terms of quality and volumes.
• Assist in preparing budgets, managing and controlling running expenses.
• Ensuring the highest product quality/ hygiene standards are always maintained.
• Adhering to Health and Safety requirements and laws.
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPI’s) and implement corrective actions as needed to achieve operational targets.
• Implementation and maintenance of the 20 keys Operational Improvement programmes.

Required Qualification and Knowledge:

• BSC Degree in Agriculture or relevant tertiary qualification would be advantageous.
• 5+ years of experience in hatchery operations or poultry management or maintenance management.
• Understand hatchery management software and data analysis tools.
• Experience with budget management and financial forecasting.
• Understanding of biosecurity measures and animal welfare.
• Strong leadership and team-building skills.
• Focus on people,
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Valid Driving license.
• Able to work under pressure.
• A pro-active approach to problem solving and operational challenges.
• Adaptable to changing environments.
• Must have a passion for people and animals.
• Computer skills (Microsoft Office, Outlook).
• Good Health and sober habits.

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Key Responsibilities

Financial Leadership

• Lead and manage the complete finance function across poultry and agricultural operations.
• Deliver accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting.
• Drive budgeting, forecasting and strategic financial planning processes.
• Provide financial analysis and commercial insights to support business decisions.

Agricultural & Operational Finance

• Manage financial reporting relating to breeder and broiler production operations.
• Monitor and analyse production costs, feed costs, flock performance and operational efficiencies.
• Oversee stock, biological assets, fixed assets, debtors, creditors, provisions and cash flow management.
• Develop and maintain robust costing models and profitability reporting. Evaluate and monitor capital expenditure projects and infrastructure investments.

Governance, Risk & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with all statutory, tax, VAT and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain a strong internal control environment and sound corporate governance practices.
• Manage financial risk, insurance and business continuity considerations.
• Oversee financial systems and reporting integrity.

Leadership & Business Partnership

• Lead, mentor and develop a high-performing finance team.
• Partner with production, farming and operational management to improve business performance.
• Participate in Executive, Audit, Risk and Steering Committee forums.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives and operational excellence across the business.

Minimum Requirements

Qualifications

• CA(SA) or CIMA qualification (essential)

Experience

• Minimum 5 to 10 years' relevant financial management experience.

Proven experience within:

• Poultry production or similar animal background
• Agriculture environment
• FMCG environments

Strong experience in:

• Management accounting
• Cost accounting and standard costing
• Budgeting and forecasting
• Tax and VAT compliance
• Capital investment evaluation
• Financial reporting and controls

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Role Responsibilities:

• The planning, organising, leading and control of all aspects and duties assigned to you in order to achieve production standards.
• Managing all labour related issues to ensure that all staff members are contributing to the objectives of the company.
• Maintaining product quality, hygiene and biosecurity standards.
• Managing all resources to the maximum benefit of the company.
• Implementing and managing the 20 Keys principles, risk and safety.

Required Qualification and Knowledge:

• Minimum of a grade 12 education.
• Minimum of 3 years broiler experience.
• Passionate, self-motivated and performance driven.
• A team player with the strong people skills and the ability to manage staff.
• Must have good administrative skills and ability to control documents.
• Must be pro-active with strong communication, interpersonal and leadership skills
• Strong commitment to quality, hygiene, biosecurity, and continuous improvement.
• Willingness to work irregular hours, including nightshift, weekends and public holidays when required.

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The successful candidate would be responsible for:

• Accurate and timeous processing of debtors’ invoices;
• Generate and check that all delivery notes are signed by driver and customer;
• Filing of invoices;
• Processing customer orders.
• Address and resolve customer queries.
• Liaise with despatch and production departments.
• Assist with production planning.
• Switchboard duties when necessary.
• Assisting with monthly stock take as required.
• Perform relief duties for Credit Controller .
• Perform other reasonable duties as requested by Financial Manager.
• Adherence to all health and safety rules at all times;
• Commit and comply to the requirements of ISO 9001, ISO 22000, HACCP, 20 Keys, Astral Code of Ethics, and any other company management systems.

The successful candidate must meet the following requirements:

• Grade 12 and a relevant bookkeeping qualification would be advantageous;
• A minimum of 3 years work experience in a similar position;
• Accuracy, attention to detail and the ability to meet deadlines;
• Work effectively in a team environment with excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
• A high level of personal and professional integrity;
• Ability to multi-skill;
• Excellent computer skills in MS Word, Excel and Outlook;
• Previous experience in Great Plains will be an advantage;
• Proficiency in both English and Afrikaans.

We offer a competitive total cost to company salary package.

Closing date: 07 October 2026

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The Key Purpose of the role

• is to lead the financial and associated risk mitigation strategy for the Division. Formulate financial targets and budgets with the senior management team.
• Ensure that financial systems are robust, compliant and support the development of current systems into future-fit information system-requirements. Specialist financial advisor to the Divisional Managing Director and the senior management team.
• Stakeholder management; holds key relationships with the operational COO’s, operational Financial Managers, the Sales Executive and the Group CFO. Co-lead and develop the operational financial teams. Attendance and preparation of financial management information for the Divisional senior management team and Group financial management structures. Evaluation of Capital expenditure and submission preparations.
• Responsible to stay up to date with changes in IFRS, the Companies Act and King IV requirements, and where necessary, align reporting requirements accordingly.

The qualifications, experience and skills required for the position:

• BCom; BCompt (Hons); CA (SA) a M.Com or MBA will be advantageous
• Extensive financial management experience of 8 - 10 years, of which at least 5 years are at senior management level within the FMCG industry
• Expert technical knowledge of financial reporting, financial statements, auditing practice, legal compliance, governance, budgets, risk and control-environment management.
• Advanced capabilities of data analysis (in its wider interpretation and within the changing landscape of AI and information systems) and forecasting methods
• Proficient in MS Office and the ability to learn IT-related financial consolidation software
• Capability to assess the feasibility of capital expenditure projects
• Capability to understand the pricing and costing structure principles of an integrated poultry business
• Stock and Asset management
• Strong leadership and organisational skills
• Excellent communication and people skills

The Key Accountabilities of the position:

• Co-accountability for the strategic, financial and operational performance of the division
• Be a strategic business partner to the Poultry Processing Director, staying close to operations
• Overall responsiblity for the financial risk mitigation, reporting and governance compliance of the division
• Financial planning and key cepital expenditure for business growth

The ideal candidate will posses the following personal attributes:

• Ability to enhance and build inter-team collaboration;
• An inspirational leader that creates an enabling environment and act as business coach;
• Improve communication and a culture of high trust whilst maintaining an objective analysis (IQ / business intelligence);
• Foster a culture where open feedback is encouraged; and
• Create a high-performance culture where people will run the extra mile when needed.
• Interpersonal Leadership style: Strong relationship builder capable to deal with multiple situational requirements and diverse stakeholders.
• Thinking Style: Highly analytical capabilities to develop business insights.
• Coping Style: Display high levels of emotional intelligence and ability to consistently work under pressure.
• Team Roles required: Shaper-Driver, Implementer, Team builder and Motivator
• Integrity,  Transparent / open, Confident Communicator, Enthusiast, Discipline, Assertiveness, Independence, Stress Tolerance,  Logical and analytical,  Resilience, Persuasiveness and Results orientation.

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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.

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The ideal candidate would be responsible for:

• Responsible for Company vehicle.
• Servicing all routes designated to the vehicle.
• Basic administration duties.
• Maintaining the vehicle in the condition specified in the Astral policy manual.
• Maintaining and adhering to the 20 keys principles including Health & Safety of the Department.
• Delivering samples of Farms to the labs.
•  Arranging regular cleaning and maintenance services for Company vehicle(s)

The successful candidate must meet the following requirements:

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in driving.
• Code 08 driver’s license is a strict requirement.
•  Must have knowledge of all areas in the Gauteng.
• Ability to communicate and liaise at all levels.
• Must be willing to work overtime, weekends and public holidays as required.
•  Must have excellent communication, problem solving and planning skills.
• Must be fluent in English and a second official language.

 SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Passion for implementing and participating in 20 Keys and continuous improvement programs.
• Be a highly motivated individual who can assist other employees and interact well with present and promote your department to the highest standard.
• Diligent, hardworking, deadline-driven, and work within a high pace pressure environment
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills.

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Qualifications:

• Millwright Trade Certificate (Section 13 and served apprenticeship)
• Minimum N4 qualification in the relevant field
• Wiremen’s license will be advantageous
• PLC and VSDs certificate and experience will be advantageous

Experience:

• Previous experience in a FMCG environment
• Computer literacy: basic MS Office (MS Word, MS Excel and MS Outlook)

Other requirements:​

• Must be a team player and able to work with minimal supervision
• Willing to work shifts and overtime
• Fluent in English and an additional official language
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• The ability to work in a highly pressurized environment
• Must be deadline driven
• Must have own reliable transport

The ideal candidate would be responsible for:

• Routine and scheduled maintenance in the plant
• Attend to electrical and mechanical maintenance on machinery in the plant  
• Dismantle, move, assemble, install and align equipment and machinery
• Ensure electrical reticulation is maintained in good working order
• Repair and lubricate machinery and equipment
• Fault finding and repairs in the plant
• Repair basic electrical circuitry and components and testing of units to evaluate electrical and mechanical operation
• New installations, modifications, upgrades and repairs to machinery and systems
• Maintain plant and equipment in a safe and acceptable overall condition
• Implementing of 20 Keys/ HACCP/ Risk Control and apply general housekeeping rules

=Closing Date: 09 October 2026

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Qualifications and experience:

• A Bachelor’s degree or NQF equivalent in Sales, Marketing or similar field;
• A minimum of 5 years relevant and proven management experience in the FMCG environment;
• Proven sales track record of achieving sales targets and driving revenue growth;
• Strong budgeting, marketing and cost control experience;
• A valid driver’s license and own transport is essential.

Other skills required:

• Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, MS PowerPoint);
• ERP stock management system (LN System) or similar;
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels;
• Be target and deadline driven;
• Focused individual with excellent attention to detail;
• Persistent, high energy individual with ability to build relationships (internally and externally);
• Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills;
• Excellent administration and problem-solving skills;
• Ability to work under pressure and swift resolving of employee, management and customer queries;
• Understanding of the 20 Keys concept or similar programme, is a great advantage;
• Must be able to work independently and cope well under pressure;
• It is essential that the successful candidate be self-motivated with the ability to meet strict deadlines.

The ideal candidate will responsible for:

• Delivering exceptional service that exceeds customers’ expectations through proactive, innovative and appropriate solutions;
• Attend to all queries in a professional manner;
• Follow and implement company policies and audit requirements;
• Manage the day to day operations of the field teams and to ensure the successful on shelf availability through our external merchandising partners;
• Interactions with customers at store and regional level;
• Implementation of customer sales budgets and targets;
• Consistent customer engagement to ensure a “win-win” relationship;
• Manage own development to increase own competencies;
• Plan and manage performance, skills development, employment equity, talent and culture of the team in order to improve innovation, achieve efficiencies and increase competencies;
• Maintaining and implementing 20keys programme for specific department;
• Managing Key Accounts within in the Retail business;
• Supporting the Retail Sales Manager with daily functions;
• Managing a team of Sales Representative’s;
• Driving strategic sales planning within the team;
• Ensuring the customer service excellence standard are maintained;
• Motivating the team to perform at optimal levels;
• Ensuring Sales KPI’s are met;
• Managing our external merchandising partners.
• Due to the nature of the position, the incumbent may be required to work additional hours, including after hours, weekends and public holidays. The position also requires travel to various client sites as needed.

Closing Date: 14 October 2026

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Role Responsibilities:

The ideal candidate would be responsible for:

• The planning, organising, leading and control of all aspects and duties assigned to you in order to achieve production standards.
• Managing all labour related issues to ensure that all staff members are contributing to the objectives of the company.
• The maintaining of product quality, hygiene and biosecurity standards.
• Managing all resources to the maximum benefit of the company.
• Implementing and managing the 20 Keys principles, risk and safety.

Required Qualification and Knowledge:

• Minimum of a grade 12 education.
• Minimum of 5 years broiler experience.
• Passionate, self-motivated and performance driven.
• A team player with the strong people skills and the ability to manage staff.
• Must have good administrative skills and ability to control documents.
• Must be pro-active and be able to work accurately and independently.
• Working hours are irregular and include weekend duties.

What we offer:

• A competitive, market-related salary package
• Performance bonus
• Opportunity to work within Astral Group anywhere within South Africa if positions arise
• Growing career opportunity within the company and also within the whole Astral Group as the biggest poultry company in South Africa.
• Learning and development opportunities

Closing Date: 16 October 2026