Value-Add Facility Manager

Value-Add Facility Manager

About the Company

Select Harvests is Australia’s largest vertically integratedalmond food company with core capabilities across: Horticulture, OrchardManagement, Processing, Sales and Marketing. These capabilities enable us tobenefit throughout the value chain.

We are one of Australia’s largest almond growers and thecountry’s leading manufacturer, processor and marketer of almond products tothe Australian retail and industrial markets, in addition to exporting almondsglobally.

About the role

We now require the position of Value-Add Facility Manager tobe filled for our Carina West facility, located in Wemen VIC. This is afull-time position.

This role will oversee operations of the Parboil value addfacility, analysing operational efficiencies, implementing change management,system improvements, personal knowledge development, work structures,quality/food safety systems, maintenance objectives, plant hygiene,improvements/upgrades, budgeting, and financial targets. Management ofSharePoint system structure, scope, design, administration and implementation

Responsibilities

·        Management of Parboil operations at the CarinaWest Processing Facility.

·        Adhere to all Select Harvests policies,procedures, and OH&S systems.

·        Ensuring a safe working environment that iscompliant with all relevant legislative and organisational requirements.

·        Drive hazard identification and reporting withinthe Parboil team, including addressing and closing out hazards as they arise.

·        Validate Parboil quality and operationalprocesses by establishing product specifications; quality attributes; measuringproduction; documenting evidence; determining operational and performancequalification; writing additional and or updating existing quality andoperational procedures to reflect operational practices.

·        Ensure all Parboil internal and external auditsare conducted satisfactorily and certifications relevant and maintained.

·        Work with the production team to ensure site GMPstandards are maintained and improved upon.

·        Keep up to date with emerging hazards within thenut industry/food industry.

·        Prepare documentation and reporting in line withrequirements.

·        Assist with financial forecasts and managingarea of operations within capital and processing budgets.

·        Provide active input and information to theproduction planning team.

·        Assign orders to production in accordance withthe production plan.

·        Ensure that customer specific requirements areincorporated into the company’s processes and procedures.

·        Ensure all Parboil fumigation, cleaning,sanitisation, and pasteurisation protocols are strictly adhered to

·        Comply with all JD Edwards Inventory ManagementSystem (JDE) business rules.

·        Oversee completion of relevant paperworkincluding balancing of BOM’s and work orders utilising the JDE managementsystem.

·        Verify daily that all stock movements withinyour area of operations are scanned correctly.

·        Ensure all staff are trained/signed off on thetasks they are performing. That staff training registers are reviewed andupdated quarterly once initial training is completed.

·        Contribute towards improvements in productionprocess flows and technology.

·        Collaborate with other members of management todevelop new product initiatives, engineering design improvements and upgradesto manufacturing and training methods.

·        Promote team spirit, a sound working culture andsupporting an environment that encourages and motivates.

·        Mentor future management potential within yourteam with a focus on succession planning and team stability.

·        Training and development of coordinator andsupervisors.

·        Liaise with the maintenance team to ensureadequate programs, systems and resources are in place within your operationalarea.

Experience requirements:

-         At least 5 years of experience

In exchangefor your experience, commitment to safety and results, you will join afast-growing industry and company which offers you the following:

• Attractive salary
• A safety focused, collaborative culture with a multi-cultural team and diverse, community focus
• Training and development opportunities

• Looking for candidates available to work:
  • Monday: Morning
  • Tuesday: Morning
  • Wednesday: Morning
  • Thursday: Morning
  • Friday: Morning
• More than 4 years of relevant work experience required for this role
• Work visa can be provided for this role
• Expected start date for role: 30 April 2024
• Expected salary: $90,000 - $130,000 per year