We are hiring a Commissary Manager responsible for the overall leadership, operational performance, food safety, quality, people capability, and financial results of a poultry marination and vegetable processing factory.
 About the Role — Commissary Factory Leadership
Core Scope: Hands-on leadership of poultry and vegetable processing operations
Product Focus: Poultry marination and vegetable processing
Compliance Standards: HACCP, GMP, franchisor requirements, and food safety systems
Cross-Functional Teams: Operations, QA, Supply Chain, Procurement, Finance, Engineering, HR
Financial Accountability: Factory operating budgets and production cost performance
Career Impact & Factory Leadership Opportunity
Strategic Location: UAE — a key hub for GCC food manufacturing operations
Technical Ownership: Lead day-to-day commissary operations to achieve production and cost targets
Financial Accountability: Manage factory operating budgets and support capital expenditure proposals
Career Growth: Lead continuous improvement initiatives and factory-wide operational excellence
Position Overview
The Commissary Manager ensures the commissary consistently delivers safe, high-quality products on time and at the required cost while maintaining regulatory compliance, operational excellence, and a strong culture of accountability and continuous improvement. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring strong experience in poultry and food manufacturing.
 Why This Role Matters: As Commissary Manager, you lead day-to-day commissary operations to ensure achievement of production, service, and cost targets, provide operational leadership across poultry thawing, cutting, marination, packing, and vegetable processing operations, lead implementation and effectiveness of HACCP, GMP, sanitation, and recall readiness programs, partner with Engineering and Maintenance teams to maximize equipment reliability and factory performance, manage factory operating budgets and production cost performance, monitoring material consumption and yield losses, and lead, coach, and develop factory management and operational teams, fostering a collaborative, high-performance culture throughout the facility.
Key Responsibilities
Commissary Operations & Production Performance
- Lead day-to-day commissary operations to achieve production, service, and cost targets
- Drive performance in production yield, throughput, labor productivity, and downtime reduction
Poultry Marination & Vegetable Processing Leadership
- Provide operational leadership across poultry thawing, cutting, marination, and packing
- Oversee vegetable receiving, washing, cutting, processing, and packing operations
Food Safety, Quality & HSE
- Lead implementation of HACCP, GMP, sanitation, and traceability programs
- Maintain a strong culture of food safety, quality, and occupational health and safety
Financial Management & People Leadership
- Manage factory operating budgets and production cost performance
- Lead, coach, and develop factory management and operational teams
Qualifications & Requirements
Educational Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Food Technology, Food Science, Food Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or Operations Management
- Postgraduate qualification in Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, or Business Management is advantageous
Experience Requirements
- Minimum 8 years of progressive experience in food manufacturing operations
- Significant experience in poultry, meat, protein, or food processing environments
- Poultry marination experience is mandatory
- Proven hands-on factory management experience with responsibility for production, quality, and cost performance
Essential Skills
- Strong operational leadership with a hands-on management style
- Working knowledge of HACCP, GFSI-recognized food safety systems, and OHS requirements
- Commercial and financial acumen with experience managing budgets and costs
- Experience using ERP and manufacturing systems such as Oracle
- Fluent in spoken and written English; Arabic is an advantage
About the Opportunity
This role carries responsibility for manufacturing standardization, capacity planning, operational readiness, and people capability across the commissary factory. The Commissary Manager builds effective relationships with internal stakeholders, franchisors, regulatory authorities, and suppliers, utilizing operational and financial data to identify trends and support business decisions.
Career Excellence: Lead a strategically vital poultry marination and vegetable processing commissary, shaping food safety culture, operational excellence, and financial performance within a hands-on leadership role
 Who Should Apply?
- Senior Food Manufacturing Managers: With 8+ years in poultry, meat, or protein processing
- Factory Operations Leaders: With proven hands-on management experience across production and quality
- Food Safety & Quality Specialists: Deeply familiar with HACCP and GFSI-recognized standards
- Commercial-Minded Operations Managers: Experienced managing budgets, costs, and capital proposals
- QSR/GCC Food Manufacturing Professionals: With experience in vegetable processing or chilled/frozen foods
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