Bulk Cheese Production Manager – Lead 80+ Team, Safety

Saputo Inc.; Cobram; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Saputo Inc. in Cobram, Australia, is seeking a Production Manager - Bulk to lead a team of 80+ employees in our bulk cheese facility.

Reporting to the Factory Manager – Bulk, you will drive safety, quality, and productivity on the factory floor while delivering production targets. This highly visible leadership role requires hands-on problem solving, capability development, and collaboration with Quality, Maintenance, HR and Planning teams.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading large production teams.
• Strong leadership skills with ability to drive accountability and engagement.
• Experience managing performance, attendance and employee relations matters.
• Background in manufacturing operations within a complex production environment.
• Excellent communication, organisational and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capability.
• Experience working with production KPIs and continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead a large production workforce through a team of Supervisors.
• Drive a safety-first culture and ensure compliance with site and company standards.
• Deliver production, quality and labour performance targets.
• Manage workforce planning, rostering, leave approvals and labour utilisation.
• Partner closely with Quality, Maintenance, Reliability, HR and Production Planning teams.
• Lead investigations, root cause analysis and problem-solving initiatives.
• Manage employee performance, attendance, engagement and capability development.
• Drive continuous improvement activities that enhance productivity and operational performance.
• Ensure GMP, HACCP and food safety standards are consistently maintained.

Skills

People leadership

Manufacturing ops

Performance mgmt

Continuous improvement

KPIs

Job description

Saputo Inc. in Cobram, Australia, is seeking a Production Manager - Bulk to lead a team of 80+ employees in our bulk cheese facility.

Reporting to the Factory Manager – Bulk, you will drive safety, quality, and productivity on the factory floor while delivering production targets. This highly visible leadership role requires hands-on problem solving, capability development, and collaboration with Quality, Maintenance, HR and Planning teams.