AddressOur client has been providing high quality food manufacturing products across Australia for generations and is a built a brand that is trusted and respected. There is now an opportunity for a Site Operations Manager reporting into the Director of Operations to drive the full end to end operations of a key site from raw materials & planning to warehouse & distribution. This is a great chance to implement good manufacturing systems and processes, but more importantly build a great culture that drives the performance of the organisation through operations.
The Role
Reporting to the Operations Director you will be responsible for:
- Supporting and leading an operations-based team across production, materials management, engineering, warehouse & safety, to achieve/exceed KPI’s and deliver on productivity targets and operational improvement.
- Educate, coach and facilitate operational expectations, lead change initiatives through the team leaders and supervisors, deliver on all operational KPIs.
- Develop and maintain operations systems, ensuring staff structures and labour plans are optimised and meet the needs of the business.
- Develop and implement improvement plans for the operation, encompassing all functions on the business when necessary.
- Lead and coach the team in operational improvements across Health and Safety, Quality, Engineering and Production functions.
- Manage and report on metrics including financial performance.
- Lead and coach on continuous improvement initiatives in conjunction with the leadership group, to reduce cost and waste, improve productivity and quality.
- Investigate and develop solutions with the site leadership group for operational issues across the site.
To be successful in this role you will have the following experience:
- Extensive senior operations leadership experience, responsible for leading large manufacturing teams ideally in a complex food manufacturing plant.
- Proven experience in LEAN manufacturing and delivering positive change.
- A strong leadership background and skillset, with an ability to coach and develop team leaders/supervisors and operators to build culture and deliver excellent results.
- Collaborative in their style, inclusive in making decisions.
- Strong communication, coaching, consultation and negotiation skills with an ability to engage and influence internal stakeholders.
- Passionate about people and processes with a high energy approach.
- Good commercial acumen, able to understand and manage finances.
This is an opportunity to join what is already a very successful company and support a transformation that will be the launching pad for the next phase of evolution and growth for the business.
To discuss this opportunity further please contact Ricky Phare at Blackbook Executive on (03) 9823 7***.
