F&B Production Planner & Controller

CarniStore; Dubai; On-site; AED 78,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

CarniStore is seeking an experienced Production & Quality Coordinator to connect our meat processing and kitchen operations with inventory and procurement. You will plan daily production, manage manufacturing orders in our ERP, and ensure accurate yields and traceability from supplier to finished product.

You will lead by example with HACCP knowledge, maintain BOM accuracy, and drive weekly yield and waste reporting. English required, Arabic or Hindi a plus; on-site Dubai work environment.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in meat processing, hotel central kitchen or food production.
• Hands-on experience with ERP systems such as Odoo Manufacturing or SAP production modules.
• Solid knowledge of meat cuts from carcass to primal to retail, and typical yields.
• Working knowledge of HACCP and food safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Plan daily production from orders and stock levels, and brief the butchers and kitchen team before each shift
• Create, confirm and close manufacturing orders in Odoo MRP, recording actual consumption, output and scrap
• Track yield and trim loss by cut, product and butcher, and flag anything off target the same day
• Keep bills of materials up to date when real yields drift from the standard
• Raise purchase requests to procurement based on stock, forecast and production plans
• Keep batch and lot records accurate for full traceability, from supplier to finished product
• Run regular stock counts with the team and explain any variances
• Send a weekly report on yield, waste, stock variance and production accuracy

Skills

Meat processing

Excel

HACCP

Numerical skills

Production planning

Leadership

Tools

Odoo Manufacturing

SAP (production modules)

Job description

About the role

You'll connect our butchery and hot kitchen with inventory and procurement. You'll plan what gets cut and cooked each day and track every kilo that moves through production. You'll also make sure Odoo matches what's actually on the floor. You report to the Operations Manager and work across all shifts.

What you'll do

• Plan daily production from orders and stock levels, and brief the butchers and kitchen team before each shift
• Create, confirm and close manufacturing orders in Odoo MRP, recording actual consumption, output and scrap
• Track yield and trim loss by cut, product and butcher, and flag anything off target the same day
• Keep bills of materials up to date when real yields drift from the standard
• Raise purchase requests to procurement based on stock, forecast and production plans
• Keep batch and lot records accurate for full traceability, from supplier to finished product
• Run regular stock counts with the team and explain any variances
• Send a weekly report on yield, waste, stock variance and production accuracy

What you'll bring

• 3-5 years in meat processing, a hotel central kitchen or food production
• Hands-on experience with Odoo Manufacturing, or production modules in SAP or a similar ERP
• Solid knowledge of meat cuts, from carcass to primal to retail, and typical yields
• Working knowledge of HACCP and food safety standards
• Strong Excel skills and comfort with numbers
• The confidence to hold experienced butchers to yield targets, and the tact to do it well
• English required. Arabic, Hindi or Urdu is a plus.