Team Manager

At Goodman Fielder our purpose is to make everyday food better for everyone. We own a host of iconic brands that generations of Australians have grown up with and put in their supermarket trolleys every week.
At Goodman Fielder our aspiration is to be the leading integrated food business in the Region. We are a team that believes that anything is possible. A team that understands our business and focuses on the right things that make the biggest difference and one that considers our end to end value chain when making decisions to optimise our business. We drive change as an opportunity for us to innovate and transform our business and to achieve beyond what we think is possible. As such we are now looking for a Baking/Production Team Manager based at our Darwin site.

About the Opportunity:
At Goodman Fielder we are on a journey to revolutionise our business, and we're looking for capable team players with a hunger for bringing our vision to life. We are passionate about our brands and building a culture where we believe anything is possible.
The Baking/Production Team Manager is a key member of the operations team and supports the site to drive performance of their team to deliver the GFA strategic plan and site objectives in safety, quality, CPU, waste and production efficiency. With their exceptional leadership they will embrace and drive positive change and build the capability within their team to create a high performing culture. In addition they will lead manufacturing improvement through implementation of continuous improvement techniques.

Key Responsibilities:

• Delivery of the manufacturing plan ensuring team compliance to all manufacturing standards including safety, quality, GMP and cost
• Provide leadership and direction for your team, developing them through training and development into a high performing team level
• Establish effective communication mechanisms with other site support functions
• Support the development & implementation of the OH&S, Hygiene and Environmental programs for the manufacturing function
• Lead and drive the Continuous Improvement plans for your team, ensure RCA process followed for any downtime and corrective actions follow up
• Develop a culture & implement standards that support and ensure a safe workplace and prevent injuries
• Ensure that all safety, behavioural and quality incidents, occurrences and non-conformances are reported and managed according to policies and procedures
• Management of Quality systems to eliminate external product failures and minimise internal quality costs
• Reductions in Overhead costs (R&M, Energy, Water) to meet Site Planned costs including manage direct labour plans to minimizing use of casual workforce and absenteeism
• Support the implementation of plans to minimise process waste through accurate recording and continuous improvement plans

To be successful in this role you will need the following:

• At least 5 years proven experience in manufacturing
• 3+ years Supervisory experience
• Related industry experience within baking
• Ability to communicate and interact with all types of people
• Self-motivated and enthusiastic
• Maintain accountability & responsibility within self & team
• Knowledge in lean manufacturing
• Food Safety, GMP, HACCP, experience
• People Management and Leadership
• Regulatory Compliance and HSE knowledge
• Computer skills – Microsoft Office, SAP experience
• Logical, analytical and problem solving abilities
• Planning and organising experience

In return for all the above you will be joining an established team within a large FMCG organsation during a time of growth and development, you will be offered a competitive salary and support to succeed.

Computer skills, Microsoft Office