Boning Hall Shift Manager

UNAVAILABLE; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Dunbia is actively seeking a Boning Hall Shift Manager for its meat processing facility in the UK. You will join the production management team, ensuring safe, efficient operation of mince, diced and dry-aged products while achieving yield targets and customer specs.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, continuous improvement, and leadership of a capable team in a high-demand production environment. This is a full-time, on-site position in a leading food business.

Qualifications

• Proven production management experience within meat processing, food manufacturing or a similarly controlled environment.
• Experience managing people, production planning, labour, yield and waste with continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of HACCP, traceability, hygiene, food safety and customer specifications.
• Strong leadership, organization and decision making under pressure.
• Commercial awareness with focus on yield, cost, quality and service.
• Data-driven problem solving with a continuous-improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Oversee safe, efficient operation of mince, diced and dry-aged meat lines, meeting plans and specs.
• Lead a capable team, drive cost control, quality and continuous improvements.

Skills

Meat processing management

Production planning

Labor management

HACCP & Food safety

Continuous improvement

Yield optimization

Decision making

Cost & quality awareness

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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