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Chicken Processing Plant Supervisor
About this role
A hands-on role for a Chicken Processing Plant Supervisor responsible for overseeing daily poultry processing activities from live-bird intake to packaging, ensuring targets, quality, safety and efficiency across processing sections. The position targets experienced professionals with a background in poultry or food processing and supervisory experience.
What you would do
- Supervise daily processing operations from live-bird receiving to packaging.
- Monitor output, yield, throughput, efficiency and losses against targets.
- Coordinate processing teams and resolve bottlenecks and production issues.
- Ensure compliance with food safety, hygiene, sanitation, biosecurity, HACCP, ISO 22000 and regulations.
- Coordinate with Quality Assurance on audits, non-conformances and corrective actions.
- Monitor equipment, utilities, consumables and packaging materials, and arrange maintenance as needed.
What they are asking for
- HND or bachelor's degree in Animal Science, Food Science & Technology, Food Technology, Poultry Science, Meat Science/Technology or related field.
- Minimum 4 years' experience in poultry or food processing operations; at least 2 years in a supervisory role.
- Practical knowledge of poultry slaughtering, processing, hygiene, food safety and plant operations.
- Strong knowledge of HACCP, GMP and poultry/meat processing requirements.
- Training or certification in HACCP, GMP, Food Safety or Poultry/Meat Processing is an advantage.
- Good supervisory and people management skills.
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