Site Operations Manager - Erskine Park

Job Description

Add expected salary to your profile for insights Opportunity to lead our manufacturing site in Erskine Park Highly visible career opportunity, help to drive performance and deliver change - Make an Impact! Seeking inspired hands-on leader with experience within Food Manufacturing ideal At Goodman Fielder our purpose is making everyday food better for everyone. Our aspiration is to be the leading integrated food solutions business in the region driven by our core values of Create Clarity, Better Together, Own It, and Collective Curiosity. 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. Collectively we are curious, we seek new ways to improve and evolve and together we drive change as an opportunity for us to innovate and transform our business and to achieve beyond what we think is possible. About the Opportunity: We are looking for a passionate and energetic Site Lead responsible for the Erskine Park manufacturing facility in Sydney, producing both liquid and bakery grocery products. We are in an exciting period of growth, which as an integral member of the operations leadership team you will have direct and strategic involvement in. We also have significant projects underway that require a dynamic leader to build capability within the team while also driving process excellence to be best in class. Lead the Production, Maintenance, Supply and SHEQ teams to deliver the GFA strategy with a continuous improvement focus Ensure all improvement projects are delivering the production, safety and quality objectives Continue to develop the site's safety culture & implement SHE standards to ensure a safe workplace, socially responsible operations & prevention of injuries Create and maintain an "eliminate waste and continuous improvement" culture Deliver and exceed financial objectives for the overall site Set clear expectations and goals for all members of the site team that are aligned with the objectives of your strategic plan and the site's objectives working with Sales, Marketing, Brand and R&D teams Technical Deliverables Embed clear production processes (CI, DIF, OEE, Predictive maintenance, labour requirements, spend) Develop a data-driven decision making process that is aligned to the objectives of production Continue to progress the site's methodical and consistent RCA process Lead from the front, set safety, environmental, quality and behavioural expectations and adherence To be successful in this role you will need: Proven manufacturing leadership experience Relevant tertiary qualification (for example engineering, food science, business management) Experience with continuous high-speed processing and packaging equipment in a bakery, bottling or industrial food production environment or relevant experience in artisan baking / high-volume food production (advantageous) Experience in a FMCG environment Strong leadership, coaching, and influencing skills, with a drive to succeed through times of change Strong focus on safety, quality and waste elimination, experience in Lean Manufacturing principles Strong stakeholder engagement and ability to build high-performance teams Experience in new product development trials and process improvement Previous experience in preparing and managing budgets and P&Ls. What can we offer you? With operations sites spanning across Australia, working as part of a highly-driven team at Goodman Fielder, you can expect the opportunity to build your own home-grown career across functions, locations and brands. This role offers a leadership role within both liquid grocery and baking which will challenge and develop you professionally and personally. At Goodman Fielder, we aim to be a preferred employer in the food industry offering long-term careers to talented and motivated people. #J-18808-Ljbffr