AddressLyka is an Australian founded pet wellness company that’s shaking up an outdated industry and paving the way for happier, healthier pets. Despite medical advancements, animal lifespans are on the decline. Today, the average pet only reaches 37% of their full potential lifespan and statistics have shown us that many suffer from dental disease, cancer, and obesity. Simply put, the status quo is not enough.
As humans, we’ve experienced firsthand the positive impact fresh wholefoods can have on our health and wellbeing, and we believe our furry friends deserve the same. We're on a mission to do just that, starting with nutritionally balanced, wholefood meals delivered direct to doors around Australia. As the world’s most sustainable pet wellness company, we’re putting pets and our planet first — one bowl at a time.
Today, we are proud to share we’ve served over 10 million meals to puppers and their parents across Australia, and this is just the beginning. Our vision is to create multiple nutritional products, adding disease prevention meals and supplements, and expand into new markets.
Currently, we have a team of 150+ pet-obsessed and we're continuing to grow (yes, looking at you!). These carefully selected people are dedicated to building the next generation of technology and products to help empower pet parents to take control over their pet’s wellbeing.
To date, we have raised over $60M in funding from our venture fund investments and pet industry insiders, who believe in our mission and ability to drive change in a stagnant industry, providing nutrition that nourishes puppers from the inside out.
Are you ready to shake things up and give pets the life they deserve? Come join our pack!
This role will be responsible for implementing projects aligned with our safety, quality and efficiency improvement initiatives, including but not limited to Capital Expenditure and Lean Manufacturing. You will have the opportunity to work across our entire operations in VIC, that includes our new state-of-the-art factory in Dandenong South.What you will do?
- Responsible of CAPEX related to improve our Gross Margin, including Labour, Yield, Utilities, and other cost drivers, and Safety, Quality and Environment in our manufacturing facilities.
- Main point of contact with suppliers and contractors during capital planning, scheduling, managing, commissioning, and assimilation by the Lyka Pack.
- Responsible of owning the head-to-tail CAPEX process, including URS (User Requirement Specifications), tendering, cost tracking, risk and issue escalation and mitigation
- Ensure that all the CAPEX projects comply with industry and Lyka standards.
- Develop a big group of contractors and suppliers to work with and utilize them as SME, creating a big relationship to allow the company to escalate as quick as possible.
- Work with key stakeholders through conceptual idea generation through business case approval and project execution, including successful handover to the relevant ‘home’ function (cradle to grave engineering mindset)
- Lead and support lean initiatives deployment.
- Live and work in accordance with Lyka’s values and principles at the workplace
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline (preferably Industrial).
- 3+ years of demonstrated experience in project management within a manufacturing environment, preferrable FMCG or Pharmaceutical.
- The ability to engage others and demonstrate a hands-on approach is a must, engaging shop floor teams in embedding the new initiatives in their BAU activities.
- Proven track record of successfully delivering several, both simple and complex, manufacturing projects on time and within budget.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Proficiency in project management software and tools.
- PMP (Project Management Professional) or equivalent project management certification would be preferred.
Benefits
- Work in a fast-growing start-up, experiencing what goes behind the scenes to sustain hyper-growth for a start-up with a physical product!
- Growth and Development – Lyka is growing extremely quickly, which means you will have the opportunity to experience different challenges every day and progressively acquire more responsibilities as our facility and team expands. We provide an annual L&D budget for you to continue your personal development.
- Work for a sustainability focused company – we care about the health of our dogs and our planet. We’re proud to be Australia’s only carbon-negative and plastic-negative pet wellness company and we’re always looking at ways for us improve sustainability practices.
- Be part of a diverse top talent team, coming from widely different backgrounds and geographies.
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave for primary carers and 6 weeks for secondary carers, alongside 2 weeks of miscarriage leave in the first twenty weeks. We also offer 18 paid weeks to both primary and secondary carers if you have been at Lyka for over two years.
- Wellbeing assistance & tools to take care of your mental and physical wellbeing so you can do your best work.
- Pupper parent support to care for your furry friends – flexible arrangements for new pets, pet-friendly offices, discounts, and financial allowance for dog training & care to help them live their best life!
We are committed to building inclusive and diverse teams
Lyka is an equal opportunity employer devoted to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. We celebrate diversity, are devoted to creating an inclusive environment for all staff and encourage people of all backgrounds to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application.
