AddressAbout this Opportunity
Reporting to the Manufacturing Manager, this role will be responsible for managing fill and packaging activities to ensure compliance to quality, cost, customer requirements and specifications while maintaining a safe work environment.
Key accountabilities include:
- Lead, coach, and empower a diverse team, cultivating a supportive and inclusive work environment. Ensure coaching, feedback, and training is provided to enhance individual and team performance. Promote a culture of safety first, accountability, recognition, proactive problem solving and continuous learning.
- Encourage collaboration and teamwork across other departments including processing, maintenance, quality and logistics.
- Optimise filling and packaging of products in terms of quantity, quality and deadlines.
- Work with key stakeholders and departments to reduce costs and optimise operating budgets.
About you:
- Ability to lead, coach, develop and manage teams and improve engagement
- Ability to resolve conflict and drive change
- Knowledge of Agri-food or FMCG industry
- Understanding of production management, organisation and planning, and problem solving methods
- Good financial acumen
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Degree qualification in management preferred
- Certificate IV in Food Processing preferred
The successful candidate must be energetic and a leader who enjoys coaching their team. You will be motivated and driven to deliver on business objectives and be pro-active when it comes to safety and continuous improvement initiatives.
If you have the ambition, drive and competency to succeed in this role please submit your application, including current resume by selecting 'Apply' and following the prompts.
About us:
Here at Lactalis, we are true to our purpose: we are a family business offering healthy and delicious dairy products that bring people together. And, we just happen to be the worldwide leader in what we do.
At the heart of our Australian business we have over 2,200 passionate employees, working closely with our farmers, customers and consumers to produce the finest dairy products in the country. Pillar brands such as Paul’s, OAK, Ice Break, Tamar Valley Dairy, Vaalia, President and Galbani provide Lactalis Australia with a deep national footprint for growth and prosperity.
We would like to take the opportunity to thank you in advance for applying for this position, however only short-listed candidates will be contacted. If this isn’t your time to work with us we wish you all the best in your career search and welcome you to apply for positions with Lactalis Australia in the future.
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