Senior Production Manager

About the role

Pedros is seeking an experienced Senior Production Manager to lead poultry and sauce production at its Distribution Centre in Pinetown. The role focuses on achieving output, yield, quality, safety and traceability targets while driving operational excellence.

Key responsibilities

• Manage daily poultry and sauce production operations in line with plans and operational requirements.
• Drive production output, productivity and yield performance against benchmarks.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, hygiene, sanitation and cross‑contamination controls.
• Maintain product quality, stock accuracy, traceability and investigate production variances.
• Lead, coach and develop supervisors, team leaders and production staff, handling performance and disciplinary actions.

Required profile

• Proven experience in production management within food manufacturing, FMCG or high‑volume environments.
• Strong knowledge of food safety, hygiene, sanitation and quality control.
• Experience managing production KPIs, stock control, variance management and product traceability.
• Demonstrated ability to lead large production teams and drive continuous improvement.

Required skills

• Food safety compliance
• Hygiene and sanitation standards
• Quality control procedures
• Stock control and traceability
• Equipment calibration (knife control, scale calibration)
• Production KPI management