Food Manufacturing Operations Leader — Path to COO

Excel Recruitment; Sydney; Presencial; AUD 180.000 - 260.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Excel Recruitment is seeking a Manufacturing Manager to lead its food manufacturing operation in Sydney, responsible for manufacturing, production, engineering and maintenance. You will drive performance, develop people and align production with customer demand and commercial objectives.

You will influence operating strategy, implement improvements, and build a high-performing team with a clear path toward broader executive leadership. A hands-on, results-oriented leadership style is essential.

Formación

• Significant manufacturing leadership experience, ideally 10+ years in food, beverage, FMCG or similar complex production environments.
• Strong knowledge of engineering, maintenance management and asset reliability.
• Experience improving ERP systems and manufacturing processes, with focus on production planning and scheduling.

Responsabilidades

• Lead, motivate and develop the Production team, including supervisors and emerging leaders.
• Take ownership of operational outcomes, including production output, labour productivity, food quality, safety, waste and manufacturing costs.
• Oversee engineering and maintenance functions, ensuring effective preventative maintenance programs, timely breakdown response, equipment reliability and long-term asset performance.
• Drive improvements across manufacturing resource planning, master production scheduling, materials planning, capacity management and shopfloor control.
• Strengthen ERP and manufacturing systems, ensuring accurate production data, bills of materials, routings and operational reporting.
• Lead equipment upgrades, engineering projects, contractor management and commissioning activities.
• Build strong working relationships with Sales, Planning, Procurement, Warehouse, Finance, Quality Assurance and WHS teams to improve coordination.
• Work closely with Quality Assurance and WHS to maintain high standards of workplace safety, food quality and compliance, including GMP, HACCP and SQF requirements.

Conocimientos

Manufacturing leadership

Communication & stakeholder management

Continuous improvement

Data-driven decision making

Commercial acumen

Educación

Formal engineering qualifications

Herramientas

Infor M3

ERP systems

MRP II

Descripción del empleo

Excel Recruitment is seeking a Manufacturing Manager to lead its food manufacturing operation in Sydney, responsible for manufacturing, production, engineering and maintenance. You will drive performance, develop people and align production with customer demand and commercial objectives.

You will influence operating strategy, implement improvements, and build a high-performing team with a clear path toward broader executive leadership. A hands-on, results-oriented leadership style is essential.