Shift Manager: Production

Clover is hiring for the Shift Manager: Production role in Queensburgh, KwaZulu-Natal. The role closes on 6 May 2026. Applicants should review the requirements and apply through the official vacancy page.

Minimum Requirements

• Diploma/ Degree in Food Science/ Dairy Technology
• 5+ years’ Experience in Competencies Proactive and action orientated
• Approaches situations with an open mind and solves problems creatively
• Acts with honesty and consistency
• Build high performing teams
• Collaborate with others to achieve a common objective
• Commitment and motivation
• Administrative capabilities
• Thinking and reasoning logically
• Customer orientated
• Communicates effectively
• Manage and optimise end-to-end production processes, including planning, scheduling, and reporting
• Drive plant performance through improved capacity utilisation, OPP, and cost control (labour, utilities, materials)
• Manage quality, production costs, and equipment functionality to ensure efficient operations
• Ensure adherence to good manufacturing practices (GMP) and housekeeping standards
• Oversee receipt, sampling, testing, and acceptance of raw milk in line with food safety and regulatory standards
• Ensure compliance with milk grading, cold chain protocols, and accurate record-keeping
• Coordinate tanker offloading and manage raw milk allocation based on quality and age
• Monitor and investigate milk usage variances and maintain sampling integrity and traceability
• Oversee tanker cleaning (CIP) processes, ensuring compliance with hygiene and food safety standards
• Manage CIP parameters and ensure correct sequencing, verification, and record-keeping
• Ensure microbiological testing is conducted and results meet required specifications
• Balance throughput Responsibilities Production & Operations Management Manage and optimise end-to-end production processes, including planning, scheduling, and reporting
• Proactive and action orientated
• Duties and Responsibilities Production & Operations Management
• Milk Reception & Quality Control
• CIP & Hygiene Management
• Balance throughput Responsibilities Production & Operations Management
• Balance throughput
• in Competencies Proactive and action orientated

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimise end-to-end production processes, including planning, scheduling, and reporting
• Drive plant performance through improved capacity utilisation, OPP, and cost control (labour, utilities, materials)
• Manage quality, production costs, and equipment functionality to ensure efficient operations
• Ensure adherence to good manufacturing practices (GMP) and housekeeping standards
• Oversee receipt, sampling, testing, and acceptance of raw milk in line with food safety and regulatory standards
• Ensure compliance with milk grading, cold chain protocols, and accurate record-keeping
• Coordinate tanker offloading and manage raw milk allocation based on quality and age
• Monitor and investigate milk usage variances and maintain sampling integrity and traceability
• Oversee tanker cleaning (CIP) processes, ensuring compliance with hygiene and food safety standards
• Manage CIP parameters and ensure correct sequencing, verification, and record-keeping
• Ensure microbiological testing is conducted and results meet required specifications
• Balance throughput Responsibilities Production & Operations Management Manage and optimise end-to-end production processes, including planning, scheduling, and reporting
• Production & Operations Management
• Milk Reception & Quality Control
• CIP & Hygiene Management
• Balance throughput Responsibilities Production & Operations Management
• Balance throughput