About the role:
Lead and manage a team of supervisors, to maximise efficiencies in productivity levels while maintaining product integrity and quality. You will manage all production operations, working closely with a collaborative leadership team and Site Manager.
Tasks & responsibilities
- Positive leadership and development of people to ensure alignment with personal and business goals;
- Effective allocation of plant resources, including people resources and capital.
- Measure production performance and costs, analyse results and initiate corrective action as required to achieve optimum results;
- Proactively seek opportunities for cost reduction and improved productivity, including process and performance improvements, waste reduction, increased safety, reduced financial spend etc.;
- Champion quality, safety and environmental policies, ensuring compliance with all legislative and regulatory responsibilities in Food Safety;
- Cross collaboration with all functions across site and Watties Kraft Heinz to share knowledge and deliver best practice results.
Qualifications & experience
- Must have manufacturing management experience.
- Must have leadership abilities, positive attitude, strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Must be able to work well within a team environment as well as work effectively with all associates.
- Associates or Bachelor’s Degree in related field preferred.
- Understanding of requirements and importance of documentation. (Can understand and write WIs, SOPs, OPLs.)
Benefits
- Access to our onsite store, where you can purchase Watties products at discounted prices
- Wellbeing, annual health checks and flu shots plus onsite wellbeing sessions and webinars
- Volunteering, volunteer days with Foodbank - meal packing events for our Global partner Rise Against Hunger
- Parental Leave, 12 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers