AddressWe are Fonterra, one of the world's largest dairy nutrition companies. Here in Australia, we collect milk from Aussie Farmers across Victoria and Tasmania, and our manufacturing sites turn this into the dairy foods you know and love in our supermarkets, including Perfect Italiano™, Mainland™, Western Star™, and Bega™. We also sell dairy ingredients to many of the world's leading food companies and partner with food services businesses across the country to get dairy foods into chefs' hands.
As a Co-operative created and owned by New Zealand dairy farmers, our collaboration, innovation, and passion have enabled us to share the goodness of our dairy with the world. We're committed to caring for the land, our animals, and every drop of milk, producing nutritious food with safe, quality ingredients loved here in Australia and around the world.
As part of the Fonterra Co-op, you'll be solving for a better future alongside a team connected by solid values as we strive to be a leader in dairy sustainability, dairy innovation and science, with a focus on New Zealand milk.
When you join Fonterra, you'll open yourself to a career of opportunities where you can grow with us by developing your skills, sharing your knowledge, and exploring diverse career paths that ignite your passions.
About us
In Australia, we take the milk we collect from our farmers, and our eight manufacturing sites across Victoria and Tasmania turn this into dairy foods that generations of Australians have grown up with and love, including Perfect Italiano™, Mainland™, Western Star™, and Bega™. We also sell dairy ingredients to many of the world’s leading food companies and partner with foodservices business across the country to get dairy foods into chef’s hands.
In the heart of northern Victoria is our Stanhope site, a state-of-the-art cheese plant. Here we make a range of award-winning cheese for both the domestic and export markets.
About the opportunity
We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Production Manager to lead our production team at our Stanhope site. This role is critical to the success of our operations, ensuring that our products meet the highest quality standards and are produced efficiently and safely.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead, manage, and develop the production team to achieve operational excellence.
- Ensure all production activities comply with Fonterra’s quality, safety, and environmental standards
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance productivity, reduce waste, and improve overall efficiency
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Quality Assurance, Maintenance, and Supply Chain to ensure seamless production processes.
- Monitor production metrics and implement corrective actions as necessary to achieve performance targets.
- Manage budget and resources effectively to meet production goals and financial targets.
- Foster a positive and inclusive team culture, promoting open communication, employee engagement and capability building.
About You:
This is a site critical role and requires at least 4-5+ years’ experience in a similar production management type of role, ideally within the food industry.
- Demonstrated and proven success leading a production team within the food or dairy industry (desirable, but open minded)
- Strong leadership and team management skills, with a focus on team development, coaching and employee engagement.
- Excellent understanding of production processes, quality control, and regulatory requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement and manage change effectively.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- The ability to operate strategically and to put agreed plans into action
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Prior P&L and budget management experience
Are you excited about this opportunity but may only meet some requirements?
At Fonterra, we are committed to building a diverse workplace and, therefore, open to looking at applicants with excellent transferable skills. If that's you, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or one of our other opportunities.
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The benefits of life at Fonterra
Our people and what they bring to our Co-op shape our success. We have a collaborative culture, inspiring leaders, and passionate people, making Fonterra a great place to work. We also offer competitive remuneration and a range of benefits, regardless of your role or location.
Fonterra is a place where everyone can be themselves, feel empowered to do their best, and are empowered to create goodness for generations.
Sound good to you? Come and join us, and let's solve for better, together. You, me, us together.
