Production Supervisor – Quality Assurance

Fremantle Octopus Group is Australia’s largest fully integrated octopus fishing, processing, wholesale distribution and export business.

Since 2017 Fremantle Octopus has been growing at a rate of 30% to 40% per annum. 

With an impressive ownership of 47% of all octopus fishing licences within the WA Octopus Fishery, Fremantle Octopus is the innovative leader of what has become the largest Marine Stewardship Council certified sustainable Octopus Fishery in the world. 

Only found in the pristine clear waters off the coast of Western Australia and nowhere else in the world, Fremantle Octopus is regarded as the best in the world. 

Fremantle Octopus products already enjoy a prominent presence, gracing the shelves of Coles in Australia and Whole Foods in the USA, as well as numerous specialty food stores and high-end restaurants in the world’s major cities.

Fremantle Octopus is scaling nationally and globally and continues to grow nationwide as well as increasing export growth into Asia, Europe, and North America.

The role:

The role of the Production Supervisor is to lead the floor supervisors and production team in achieving the daily production plan, ensuring that the team stays on schedule and achieves the desired outcomes. This role has the responsibility of maintaining our HACCP, AQIS and Management systems. In addition, this role will drive sustainable processes that improve the culture, environment, team performance and productivity.

Responsibilities:

• Lead, train and motivate a medium-sized team.
• Work with other supervisors to ensure daily planned production can be achieved
• Ensure compliance to all seafood regulatory and legislative requirements such as HACCP, OH&S and DAFF.
• Implement a training matrix.
• Implement any new controls established by the Production Manager to ensure the highest standards are met.
• Strong and effective communication skills, ensuring clear expectations are set with the production team
• Review, recommend and implement changes to systems, processes, and procedures to ensure optimum outcomes and continuous improvements.
• Other ad hoc duties as required.

About you:

• You will be a data driven individual with strong analytical skills.
• You will have strong planning and organisational skills.
• You will be the leader of all production related matters and people.
• You will be highly self-motivated, goal oriented and thrive on delivering on agreed outcomes.
• You will love challenges and want to understand every step in the process.
• You will have the ability to work in and provide leadership in a collaborative team-oriented environment.
• You will have a “can-do” attitude.

To be successful in your application we are looking for:

• Food Science, Technology degree - essential
• Excellent computer skills. - essential
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in food processing – desirable
• Previous experience in a supervisory role – desirable
• Previous experience in maintaining HACCP, OH&S, SQF, lean manufacturing & DAFF systems – desirable

Applicants that do not have a cover letter addressing your ability to meet our criteria will not be considered.