Boning Hall Shift Manager

Dunbia; Bedford; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Dunbia is seeking a Boning Hall Shift Manager for its meat processing plant in the UK. You will lead the added-value department, ensuring safe, efficient production that meets quality standards and customer specs.

The role focuses on continuous improvement, yield optimization and strong team leadership. Working in a production environment, you’ll drive planning, labour controls, and food safety compliance while developing a capable, engaged team on shift.

Qualifications

• Proven production management experience within meat processing or similar controlled environment.
• Experience in managing people, production planning, labour, yield and continuous improvement.
• Strong knowledge of HACCP, traceability, hygiene, and quality systems.
• Visible, accountable leadership focused on safety.
• Excellent organisation, planning and decision-making abilities.
• Commercial awareness with focus on yield, cost, quality and service.
• Data-led problem-solving with continuous improvement mindset.
• Ability to stay calm under pressure managing competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee safe, efficient and commercially effective operation of the added value department (mince, diced, dry-aged meat).
• Ensure production plans meet customer specifications, food safety and quality standards.
• Manage labour controls, yield targets and drive continuous improvement.
• Develop a capable, engaged production team within the shift context.

Skills

Production management

People management

Labour planning

Yield optimization

HACCP & food safety

Quality systems

Safety leadership

Decision making

Problem solving (data-led)

Job description

Working hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday

We are actively seeking applications for the role of Boning Hall Shift Manager to join an industry leader that provides opportunities for training and progression to the right candidates. You will be working in a production environment within a meat processing plant in one of Europe's leading food companies; suppliers of choice to a range of leading local, national and international supermarket, foodservice and manufacturing businesses exporting to over 50 countries worldwide.

Responsibilities

Working as part of our Production Management Team you will be accountable for the safe, efficient and commercially effective operation of the added value department, with specific responsibility for mince, diced and dry-aged meat products. The role ensures that production plans, customer specifications, food safety standards, quality requirements, labour controls and yield targets are consistently achieved while driving continuous improvement and developing a capable, engaged team.

Qualifications

• Proven production management experience within meat processing, food manufacturing or a similarly controlled environment.
• Demonstrable experience of managing people, production planning, labour, yield, waste and continuous improvement.
• Sound understanding of HACCP, traceability, hygiene, food safety, quality systems and customer specifications.
• Visible, accountable and safety-focused leadership.
• Strong organisation, planning and decision‑making skills.
• Commercial awareness with close attention to yield, cost, quality and customer service.
• Data‑led problem‑solving with a practical, continuous‑improvement mindset.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure and manage competing operational priorities.

No company sponsorship is available to overseas applicants for this position.

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Dunbia is a true market leader operating globally and our desire to create better food naturally is the driving force behind everything we do.