AddressWho we are
Sorbent Paper Company and Solaris Paper are one of the largest paper suppliers in Australia. The Sorbent Paper Company focuses on retail and Solaris Paper focuses on the B2B space. Together we employ over 300 staff across Australia, with production facilities in Melbourne and Sydney. We believe nothing is more important than taking care of our consumers, customers, communities, each other and the environment.
When you join us, you become part of a 300-person team across Australia and a workplace where everyone is welcome, supported and valued. We are always seeking talented people to join our team and help us grow.Are you ready to make a difference?
We are looking for another ingredient to add to our mix! You will be a key contributor to our mission by maintaining future-focus on production and innovation potential, while contributing to continuous improvements that drive improved product costs.
About you
Are you results-driven, experienced and hands on Production Manager to lead a successful production team to deliver high quality products? Do you want to be part of an integral team that drives accountable for delivering operational standards to recognised benchmarks and ensuring that all requirements are met in a safe and efficient manner.
You will be a strategic and commercial thinker, who is ambitious and passionate about achieving strong results, all whilst ensuring the health and safety of our workforce.
A day in the life… Production Manager
Reporting to the Mill Manager, key responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Monitor and review production staff performance, line output increases and operational performance and identify, implement opportunities for improvements in production processes and procedures.
- Provide direction, leadership, support and guidance to all staff. Take ownership of manufacturing performance to meet site KPIs.
- Lead cultural change and actively develop/upskill your team including identifying any cross training or development opportunities
- Fault find and Identify key areas of improvement within manufacturing plan for example; operational employee training standards, efficiency in planning/ scheduling, review and implement SOP’s and CI platforms across the department, build a plan for future 5’s projects to drive a LEAN methodology.
- Control cost budgets and labor management across production
What will make you successful
- 5+ year’s experience in FMCG leading operations and production teams
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to develop relationships and influence senior stakeholders internal and external to the organisation.
- Strong people leadership capability with the ability adapt to achieve desired objectives.
- Strong coaching and team building capability.
- High levels of tenacity & resilience, with a results-orientated approach.
- A thorough attention-to detail and a sense of urgency paired with an ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to supervise others and to manage and evaluate work performance effectively and objectively.
- Identify and provide on the job training and development of employees by assessing the individual skills of workers.
- Demonstrated people leadership experience within a unionised environment.
- Flexible and resilient with a high sense of urgency and are customer centric in all that you do.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and SAP (advantageous)
- You will demonstrate strong communication, negotiation, problem solving, analysis, decision-making abilities.
What's in it …. for you?
- FREE monthly product allocations
- Supportive team culture and environment
- Opportunity to work for an iconic household brand.
Applicants must have full Australian working rights.
With an exciting future ahead of us, you can be part of a team that design and make established and recognised products used in homes across Australia every day.
So come and join us to be part of this success story.
