Innovation-to-Manufacturing Leader

Birch & Waite Foods Pty Ltd; Sydney; Sur place; AUD 140 000 - 210 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Birch & Waite Foods Pty Ltd is recruiting a Process Innovation Lead in Sydney. You will guide the transition from development to manufacturing, building capability across Innovation, Operations and Quality.

The role involves leading a team of Innovation Process Technicians, driving trials, and ensuring successful scale-up and transfer on a new Villawood site. You’ll report to the Head of Innovation and work across Marrickville, Revesby and Villawood, with travel between sites to support batch

Qualifications

• Proven track record leading cross-functional teams in a food manufacturing context.
• Experience coaching and developing technical staff.
• Experience running or supporting scale-up, transfer or factory trials.

Responsabilités

• Lead, coach and develop the Innovation Process Technicians across multiple sites.
• Build cross-skilling and succession depth to avoid single points of failure.
• Drive scale-up, product transfers and data capture for quality sign-off.
• Collaborate with Operations, Planning and Quality to lift capability.
• Oversee pilot plant establishment for testing new products and processes.
• Own handover to Operations with robust SOPs and controls.
• Act as the main liaison between Innovation and Operations.

Connaissances

Leadership

Team coaching

Factory trials

Food manufacturing

Formation

Food Technology or Chemical Engineering degree

Description du poste

Birch & Waite Foods Pty Ltd is recruiting a Process Innovation Lead in Sydney. You will guide the transition from development to manufacturing, building capability across Innovation, Operations and Quality.

The role involves leading a team of Innovation Process Technicians, driving trials, and ensuring successful scale-up and transfer on a new Villawood site. You’ll report to the Head of Innovation and work across Marrickville, Revesby and Villawood, with travel between sites to support batch