Afternoon Shift Team Lead

Sharp & Carter; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharp & Carter is supporting an established Australian food manufacturer in Melbourne’s northern suburbs. The role oversees day-to-day shift performance, ensuring safe, efficient production in line with GMP requirements.

You’ll lead on the floor, guide a diverse team and manage labour, while maintaining close liaison with other Team Leaders. The ideal candidate brings 3–5 years in manufacturing, hands-on frontline leadership, and a strong understanding of GMP/HACCP with a focus on safety and

Qualifications

• 3–5 years' experience in manufacturing.
• Experience leading a production, packing or manufacturing team.
• Strong understanding of GMP, HACCP and manufacturing quality standards.
• Strong safety awareness and ability to reinforce safe working practices.
• Confident in managing labour, priorities and operational decisions.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to lead a diverse workforce.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate daily production activities across filling and packing.
• Ensure batches start on time and production remains aligned with plan.
• Allocate labour and delegate tasks effectively across the shift.
• Drive a safety-first culture and lead by example.
• Maintain GMP, quality, cleanliness and housekeeping requirements.
• Monitor productivity and manage labour and overtime.
• Lead toolbox talks, team huddles and shift handovers.
• Manage rostering and day-to-day shift administration.
• Coach and develop team members while maintaining accountability for performance.
• Work closely with other Team Leaders and provide shift coverage as required.

Skills

Frontline leadership

GMP/HACCP knowledge

Safety consciousness

Communication

Autonomous working

Job description

About the Role

Our client is an established Australian food manufacturer experiencing significant growth across its operations. Following a record year, the business is continuing to increase production volumes while investing in additional filling, bottling, processing and warehousing capacity.

Working hours are 11:00am - 9:00pm, Monday - Thursday.

Reporting to the Production Manager, you will take ownership of the day-to-day performance of the shift, ensuring production is delivered safely, efficiently and in line with quality and GMP requirements.

This is a hands-on leadership position. You will be highly visible on the floor, provide direction to the team and be comfortable jumping into the operation when required, while maintaining oversight of production, labour and shift performance.

Location

Northern suburbs of Melbourne

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate daily production activities across filling and packing
• Ensure batches start on time and production remains aligned with plan
• Allocate labour and delegate tasks effectively across the shift
• Drive a safety-first culture and lead standards by example
• Maintain GMP, quality, cleanliness and housekeeping requirements
• Monitor productivity and manage labour and overtime effectively
• Lead toolbox talks, team huddles and shift handovers
• Manage rostering and day-to-day shift administration
• Coach and develop team members while maintaining accountability for performance
• Work closely with other Team Leaders and provide shift coverage when required

The Ideal Candidate For This Position Will Have Experience In The Following

• 3-5 years' experience within manufacturing
• Previous experience leading a production, packing or manufacturing team
• Strong hands-on and visible approach to frontline leadership
• Good understanding of GMP, HACCP and manufacturing quality standards
• Strong safety awareness and experience reinforcing safe working practices
• Confidence managing labour, production priorities and operational decisions
• Strong communication skills with the ability to lead a diverse workforce
• Ability to work autonomously and take ownership of shift performance

The business is prepared to train the successful candidate on its equipment and processes, so proven people leadership and the right attitude are more important than knowing every technical aspect from day one.