Production Manager
Visa sponsorship
Manufacturing · Lismore, NSW, Australia · Full-Time · $95,000 - $105,000/yr · Visa: Employer sponsored
For a production leader weighing a considered next move, this Production Manager position in Lismore, NSW, offers the chance to run manufacturing at an established Australian dairy business in northern New South Wales. The plant produces powders, liquid and frozen products and butter for domestic and international markets.
Whether you currently manage a plant in Dubai, Riyadh, Doha or Muscat, what matters here is practical, technical command of spray drying, an important part of the site's operations, together with the leadership to guide supervisors, operators and production teams through planning, quality, compliance and improvement.
Suitably qualified professionals abroad who are interested in moving to Australia are welcome, and the role is open to people who can work in Australia or meet the requirements for an employer-sponsored visa. The recruitment process is conducted in English throughout.
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Key Responsibilities
- Guide and develop production teams, supervisors and operators, setting a standard of accountability, safety and teamwork
- Plan and coordinate production, scheduling, resources, raw materials and priorities so targets are reliably achieved
- Oversee manufacturing performance across efficiency, productivity, quality and reliability
- Champion continuous improvement to increase productivity, reduce cost and waste and use resources well
- Uphold compliance across safety at work, food safety, GMP and HACCP
- Partner closely with maintenance, quality and laboratory teams and other departments
- Interpret production data and KPIs to shape decisions
- Provide leadership and technical direction for spray drying, from fault-finding to process optimisation, and build the technical skills, leadership and performance of production staff
Requirements & Eligibility
- Demonstrated tenure as Production Manager or Plant Manager, or in a comparable manufacturing leadership position
- Strong experience in people management
- Strong experience planning production and running manufacturing operations
- Previous hands-on command of spray drying equipment and processes
- Capable of managing multiple production processes and setting priorities among them
- Proven experience improving efficiency, solving problems and leading continuous improvement
- Sound appreciation of workplace safety, product quality and good manufacturing practice
- Excellent leadership and communication, with strong organisational and decision-making skills
- Effective English across workplace documentation and safety communication
- Willing and able to move to Australia if needed
- Experience in dairy, food or powder ingredient manufacturing is highly regarded
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