Salt Consultant

• Competitive Salary + bonus 
• Visa Sponsorship and/or Relocation Assistance 
• Unique & exciting opportunity to join an industry leader
• CBD (Melbourne)

About Us

The Cheetham Salt Group is the largest producer and refiner of salt in the Southern Hemisphere, with 9 salt fields and 8 factories across Australia and Indonesia. The Cheetham Salt Group comprises 2 operating businesses with a shared purpose, vision, and values.  The Cheetham Salt Group is a subsidiary of CK Life Sciences which is listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong and is a member of the CK Hutchison Group.

We have a unique and exciting opportunity for an experienced solar salt production manager to provide salt production technical expertise across Cheetham Salt Australia. 

Life at Cheetham Salt 

Our company culture and values driven behaviour is very important to us. From flexible working arrangements and regular social catch ups, we’re committed to fostering a supportive and agile work environment for all our employees. As an employee, you will have access to benefits such as, 

• Competitive salary
• Participate in the short term incentive bonus scheme 
• Visa Sponsorship and/or Relocation Assistantce available 
• Salary Continuance Insurance 
• Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning 
• Employee Referral Program – refer a mate & receive $1000
• Employee Assistance Program
• Reward & Recognition Program which recognises outstanding achievements of all employees

The role

This role reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer and will be responsible for developing the multi-year salt production strategy, including a continuous improvement program to drive solar salt production excellence, by challenging the status quo and leveraging new technology and best practice techniques.

• Review existing solar salt production across all sites and benchmark against international best practice. 
• Develop and implement a Salt Production continuous improvement program to challenge and optimise both solar salt production efficiency and salt cost.
• Provide solar salt production mentorship to Production Coordinators and supporting their ongoing development.
• Identify capital improvements required to support the Salt Production Excellence program. 
• Oversee the annual budgeting process for salt production and cost across the operating sites identifying business excellence cost out opportunities.
• Ensure that there is a plan to support the resilience of the salt fields to future environment impacts. 
• Stay abreast of international solar salt production developments and identify opportunities 
• Be aware of alternative salt projects and impact / opportunity for the business

About you

You have 10+ years of solar salt production management experience including the development and execution of salt production strategy and continuous improvement programs. You can interact, influence, coach and mentor staff in an engaging and motivating manner. You believe nothing is more important than your health and wellbeing, and your passionate about building an inclusive and positive company culture.  

To be considered for the role you must have the following:

• Degree in Engineering (Chemical/Agriculture preferred), Hydrology, or Agriculture related discipline 
• Formal training in Management and/or qualifications
• Demonstrated leadership experience in Maintenance & Engineering Services 
• Experienced in the implementation of continuous improvement and lean manufacturing tools
• Ability to travel domestically to the operational sites and also internationally to attend relevant conferences 

Want to know more?

Cal Fletcher O’Donnell on 0484 130 *** or Apply Now! 

The successful applicant will be required to undertake a pre-employment medical assessment, including drug and alcohol testing and background checks, including a police check as part of our recruitment process.

Applications close: 13 April 2024

We are committed to being values driven business and provide a workplace where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect.  We are an Equal Opportunity employer, and we welcome and encourage applications from women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent and people from diverse backgrounds.

We offer a supportive team environment with a great engaging culture that provides real opportunity for someone to make their mark in this role. We are committed to being an employer of choice and pride ourselves on being a diverse and inclusive workplace. We know there are many aspects of our employees' lives that are important, and work is only one of these, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life.