Operations Manager - Bergvlei

Quantum Foods; Roodepoort; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package andBenefits

Job summary

Quantum Foods is seeking an experienced Operations Manager to lead the Bergvlei layer livestock business from Roodepoort, Gauteng. You will oversee end-to-end operations, drive profitability, and coach a high-performance team across breeder, rearing and hatchery activities.

The role emphasizes cost control, strategic planning, and expanding market share within South Africa and other African markets, with emphasis on delivering operational excellence and governance, within approved budgets.

Qualifications

• Role requires senior operational management experience in poultry/agriculture.
• Strong budgeting, cost control and profitability management.
• Proven ability to interpret production data and guide decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Bergvlei operational and financial performance.
• Drive profitability, budgets and business objectives.
• Optimise breeder, rearing and hatchery performance.
• Manage costs across the value chain within budgets.
• Oversee capital projects and ensure timely delivery.
• Grow market share locally and in other African markets.
• Develop a high-performance culture and accountability.

Skills

Operations management

Leadership

Budgeting

Cost control

Strategic planning

Poultry/Animal production

Multi-site management

Data-driven decisions

Education

Tertiary qualification in Agriculture/Animal Production

Job description

Industry: Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing

Job category: Operations Management

Location: Roodepoort

Contract: Permanent

Remuneration: Market Related

EE position: No

About our company

Quantum Foods is a diversified feeds, poultry and egg business providing quality animal protein to selected South African and African markets. The Group is listed on the JSE main board in the “Farming and Fishing” sector under the share code QFH. Quantum Foods has fully integrated egg and broiler businesses with access to superior genetics in both fields. The Feed Producing Unit has state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities and a strategic alliance with an international company to ensure cutting edge technology transfer. Quantum Foods’ head office is situated in the town of Wellington in the Western Cape.

Introduction

Quantum Foods is a diversified feeds, poultry and egg business providing quality animal protein to selected South African and African markets. Quantum Foods has an exciting career opportunity for an experienced and commercially astute Operations Manager, to assume responsibility for the effective management and performance of the Bergvlei layer livestock business.

The successful candidate will be based in Roodepoort, Gauteng, and lead, coach and develop a team to execute the business plan to meet business goals, provide strategic and operational leadership across the layer value chain. This includes layer grand parents, layer parent rearing and breeding, hatchery operations and rearing of commercial layers. Bergvlei livestock are sold to customers in South Africa and other African markets.

The role requires a strong focus on operational efficiency, cost management, production performance, market growth and the development of a high-performance culture.

Purpose of the role

• Leading the overall operational and financial performance of the Bergvlei business.
• Delivering profitability in line with approved budgets and business objectives.
• Optimising breeder, rearing and hatchery performance
• Managing operational costs across the breeder value chain and ensuring performance remains within budget.
• Overseeing strategic capital projects and ensuring delivery within approved budgets and timelines.
• Implement opportunities to grow market share, locally and in other African markets
• Driving the achievement of relevant environmental, social and governance objectives.
• Promoting a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, collaboration and high performance.
• A relevant tertiary qualification in Agriculture, Animal Production, Poultry Production, Operations Management or Business Management.
• Demonstrated senior operational management experience, preferably within the poultry, agricultural or animal-production environment.
• Experience managing multi-site or integrated operational activities and excellent, planning and problem-solving skills
• Sound understanding of layer breeder, rearing and hatchery operations would be advantageous.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen, including budgeting, cost control and profitability management.
• Proven ability to interpret production information and use operational data to guide decisions.
• Experience in project management and the delivery of operational projects within defined budgets and timelines.
• Demonstrated experience in leading managers and supervisors and developing operational capability.
• Willingness to travel, locally as well as to other African markets, as required.
• Strategic and operational leadership
• Hands-on experience in poultry farm production systems
• Commercial and financial acumen
• Production and cost optimisation
• Sound analytical,critical thinking and sound judgement
• Planning, organising and project execution
• Results orientation and accountability
• Develop strong customer relationships
• Ability to effectively lead farming operations and achieve targeted production results

At Quantum Foods we are committed to Employment Equity and offer a competitive salary package and benefits.

CLOSING DATE: 13 November 2026

Please note that candidates who do not receive a response from us within 14 days after the closing date should accept that they were not successful