Site Operations Manager - Based in Mildura

Job Description

The Company We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Site Operations Manager to lead and manage all aspects of Manufacturing, Plant & Maintenance, Logistics, and raw material procurement. As a key member of our leadership team, you will focus on compliance, continuous improvement, and Workplace Health & Safety, driving best practices to optimize operational performance, safety, and product quality. Your leadership will also empower and support the entire business through this exciting growth phase. The Role Reporting to the General Manager your role will be responsible for: Develop and implement strategies to scale operations in line with company growth, empowering and supporting direct reports to meet increasing operational demands. Anticipate future needs and develop plans to address growing site installation projects. Lead, motivate, and engage teams across manufacturing, engineering, logistics, and procurement to achieve individual, team, and site objectives. Foster a culture of business improvement to ensure continuous results and performance enhancement. Implement leadership development programs to build a strong succession pipeline for long-term leadership stability. Promote a safety-first culture across the site, ensuring that WH&S processes are in place, including induction, training, and safety programs. Drive excellence in safety performance, risk awareness, and compliance with safety regulations. Ensure that operational systems support the maintenance of HACCP, ISO 9002, and GMP standards. Regularly review and improve operational processes to maintain high-quality standards and compliance. Develop, track, and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) including labour optimization, overtime, OEE, throughput rates, and inventory. Address performance gaps by implementing corrective actions to drive continuous improvement and operational efficiency. Serve as the main point of contact for high-level client interactions, addressing operational concerns and ensuring prompt, clear communication. Your Background In order to be successful in this role you will have: Operations leadership experience, responsible for leading manufacturing teams in a food manufacturing environment. Experience in the agricultural industry will be highly desirable. Proven experience in developing and building strong leadership groups within a manufacturing plant leading to positive change. Must have the ability and track record of being able to see the bigger picture and step away from the day to day to deliver the longer-term strategic vision. Experience working with engineering and being either involved from an Operations perspective on the delivery of large capital projects, ideally those that have included automated warehousing equipment & processes. Strong continuous improvement background with a good grasp of sophisticated continuous improvement methodologies such as LEAN / Six Sigma and 5Y problem-solving tools. Good commercial acumen, able to understand and manage finances with the ability to identify the key cost drivers in a fast-paced food plant. Strong communication, coaching, consultation and negotiation skills with an ability to engage and influence internal stakeholders. What’s On Offer In return you will be given the opportunity to join an exciting & highly successful organisation that you can play a key role in their evolution and growth as a business. This is a role that will require you to use your operational, commercial and leadership skills positioning you to move into an executive level role in the future. There’s also a competitive salary package including base salary, superannuation and bonus on offer. If you would like to discuss this opportunity further you can contact Ricky Phare at Blackbook Executive on 03 9823 7403. #J-18808-Ljbffr