Early-Shift Food Production Lead | Brisbane

Sharp & Carter; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stable day-time hours

Career progression opportunities

Supportive leadership team

Job summary

Sharp & Carter is searching for a hands-on Production Supervisor for the Brisbane packing facility, leading an early shift from 4:00am to around midday. You will manage about 12 operators across packing and the value-add area, coordinating with the on-shift Quality Controller to ensure HACCP and product specs are met.

The role suits a proactive leader who stays ahead of plans in a fast-paced environment where morning production ships that day or next.

Qualifications

• Proven supervisory or people leadership experience in food manufacturing, ideally a cold chain environment such as seafood or meat.
• Ability to coach and mentor a mixed permanent and labour hire team.
• Proactive and forward-thinking with planning 1–2 hours ahead.

Responsibilities

• Prepare production lines ahead of shift start, including raw materials, packaging and pre-op cleaning requirements.
• Lead, coach and mentor a mixed permanent and labour hire team.
• Onboard new starters, address underperformance and support performance reviews.
• Review the next day’s production plan, anticipate issues and reprioritise when delays occur.
• Partner with Quality to meet HACCP and product requirements.
• Carry out first-line troubleshooting with operators and escalate when needed.
• Cover other supervisor shifts occasionally when required.

Skills

People leadership

Food manufacturing

HACCP knowledge

Job description

Sharp & Carter is searching for a hands-on Production Supervisor for the Brisbane packing facility, leading an early shift from 4:00am to around midday. You will manage about 12 operators across packing and the value-add area, coordinating with the on-shift Quality Controller to ensure HACCP and product specs are met.

The role suits a proactive leader who stays ahead of plans in a fast-paced environment where morning production ships that day or next.