Job description

Team Manager – (Poultry Processing plant) – Hail, Saudi Arabia

The Company:

Almarai is the world’s largest vertically integrated dairy and the region’s largest food and beverage manufacturing and distribution company. Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Almarai Company is ranked as the #1 FMCG Brand in the MENA region and is a market leader in all its categories across the GCC. Almarai currently employs over 40,000 employees servicing some 220,000 retail outlets across GCC, Egypt and Jordan and has reported net income of SAR 2.31 Billion on sales of SAR 20.97 Billion in 2024. For more details, please visit our website –www.almarai.com.

An aggressive expansion program together with acquisitions in new vertical markets have created an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic multinational team dedicated to furthering growth plans for the group.

About the Role:

We are seeking a Team Manager – Processing into Poultry Plant to lead operations at our poultry processing plant in Hail. The role involves managing production teams, ensuring product quality, safety, and efficiency, while meeting production targets and internal customer requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage processing teams to deliver production targets
• Ensure all products meet required quality, safety, and specification standards.
• Optimize yield, reduce wastage, and maximize plant utilization
• Deliver production schedules on time and as per required specifications
• Maintain and enforce GMP, HACCP, and food safety standards
• Drive a strong health & safety culture across operations
• Train, coach, and develop team members to improve performance
• Coordinate with planning, maintenance, and quality teams for smooth operations
• Identify operational issues and implement corrective actions
• Support continuous improvement and cost optimization initiatives
• Manage manpower planning, shifts, and team performance

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Production, Food Technology, Food Science, Engineering, or a related field

• Knowledge of HACCP, GMP, and ISO 22000
• Minimum 2+ years’ experience in poultry or food processing operations
• Experience in high-volume manufacturing environments
• Proven experience managing large multicultural teams (80–100 employees)
• Exposure to automated processing systems preferred
• Strong leadership and team management skills
• Knowledge of food safety and quality standards
• Strong planning, problem-solving, and decision-making ability
• Ability to work in a fast-paced production environment

Almarai offers a competitive package, generous leave, medical coverage, discretionary bonus, training, and development etc.

This is a great opportunity to join a successful and expanding global business, offering an excellent remuneration and benefits package.

Preferred candidate

Years of experience

No experience required

Degree

Bachelor's degree / higher diploma