Manufacturing CI Lead — High-Impact On-Site Role

The Kraft Heinz Company; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pay for Performance

Parental Leave

Leave Options

Novated Leasing

In House Training Programs

Corporate Discount Programs

Job summary

The Kraft Heinz Company is seeking a Continuous Improvement Lead to join our Manufacturing team in Northgate, Australia on-site. You will drive CI initiatives across a production area, coaching operators and frontline leaders to improve safety, quality and efficiency.

You will collect and analyse performance data, build dashboards, lead improvement workshops, and ensure adherence to safety and quality standards while fostering a high-trust culture and robust problem-solving.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Food Science or related field, or at least 2 years’ experience in a food manufacturing/FMCG environment
• Experience applying Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement approaches
• Strong problem-solving skills with capability in autonomous maintenance and cleaning/inspection/lubrication practices

Responsibilities

• Lead continuous improvement for a defined production area to improve safety, quality, reliability, waste, productivity, efficiency and unit cost
• Coach and train operators and frontline leaders in practical problem solving, root-cause analysis, and standard work
• Collect, consolidate, and analyse performance data (e.g., OEE, planned/unplanned losses, waste, defects) to identify trends and priority losses
• Build and maintain KPI dashboards and visual performance boards that connect daily performance to site targets and improvement priorities
• Identify gaps to targets and develop clear action plans with owners and timelines to close performance variances
• Facilitate improvement workshops and on-floor projects with operations, maintenance, engineering, and process owners to remove chronic losses
• Support equipment care and process stability practices (inspection/cleaning/lubrication, basic maintenance by operators, setup/centreline control, workplace organisation)
• Establish and sustain daily/weekly/monthly routines and meeting cadences to review performance, escalate issues and track actions to completion
• Support audits and corrective actions to maintain compliance with safety, quality, and operational standards
• Contribute to a high-trust, high-accountability culture; cover related duties as needed, including acting as a process owner during leave

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Problem solving

Leadership

Training & Facilitation

Autonomous maintenance

Education

Engineering degree

Food Science degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Visio

Job description

The Kraft Heinz Company is seeking a Continuous Improvement Lead to join our Manufacturing team in Northgate, Australia on-site. You will drive CI initiatives across a production area, coaching operators and frontline leaders to improve safety, quality and efficiency.

You will collect and analyse performance data, build dashboards, lead improvement workshops, and ensure adherence to safety and quality standards while fostering a high-trust culture and robust problem-solving.