Production Manager
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Manufacturing · Lismore, NSW, Australia · Full-Time · $95,000 - $105,000/yr · Visa: Employer sponsored
Butter, powders and liquid and frozen dairy lines leave a well-established dairy plant in northern New South Wales for shoppers at home and buyers overseas. The business needs a seasoned Production Manager to run the factory floor, and it wants a firm leader who has worked hands-on with spray drying, a core process at the site.
Suitably qualified professionals living abroad who would like to move to Australia can apply. People who already have the right to work in Australia are eligible, as are those able to meet the conditions of an employer-sponsored visa. Every step of recruitment is conducted in English.
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Key Responsibilities
- Direct and grow the production teams, supervisors and operators, building a culture of accountability, safety and teamwork
- Plan and coordinate the production schedule so targets are reliably achieved
- Balance resources, raw materials and priorities across the schedule
- Supervise manufacturing for efficiency, productivity, quality and reliability
- Lead continuous improvement that lifts productivity, trims cost and waste and makes good use of resources
- Keep the plant compliant with workplace health and safety, food safety, GMP and HACCP
- Work with maintenance, quality, laboratory and other departments
- Study production data and KPIs to guide decisions
- Provide management oversight and technical support for spray drying, including troubleshooting and process optimisation, and strengthen the skills, leadership and performance of production staff
Requirements & Eligibility
- Demonstrated experience as a Production Manager, Plant Manager or in an equivalent manufacturing leadership role
- Strong grounding in people management, production planning and manufacturing operations
- Practical experience, gained previously, of spray drying processes and equipment
- Capable of running several production processes at once and setting priorities
- Proven record in continuous improvement, efficiency and problem-solving
- Sound understanding of workplace safety, product quality and good manufacturing practice
- Excellent leadership, communication, organisational and decision-making skills, with effective English that covers workplace documentation and safety communication
- Ready and able to move to Australia if needed
- Dairy, food or powder ingredient manufacturing experience highly regarded
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