Manufacturing Operations Manager

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance incentive

Share purchase plan

Paid parental leave

Product allowances

Wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Australia is seeking a Site Director to lead our Melbourne manufacturing site with full accountability for safety, quality, service, productivity, cost and sustainability.

You will develop and model a high-performance culture, guide the leadership team, oversee budget and planning, ensure GMP and SAP/EWM knowledge, and partner with Supply Chain, Engineering and Planning to optimise operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead a manufacturing site to deliver safety, quality, service, productivity, cost, yield and sustainability results.
• Develop and role model a culture of performance with the site leadership team, provide vision, direction, coaching and training for direct reports.
• Oversee talent succession planning and development, focus on attracting and retaining talent for the site.
• Develop the site Annual Business Plan, oversee budget and metrics, drive continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with GMP, health & safety and quality standards; knowledge of SAP and EWM desirable.

Job description

As the Site Director, you will be the driving force behind the site's success and the face of the business within the local operation. This is a high-impact leadership role with full accountability for operational performance, leading a manufacturing site to deliver exceptional results across safety, quality, service, productivity, cost, yield and sustainability metrics. You will;

Develop and role modela culture of performancewith the site leadership team, providing vision, direction, support, coaching and training for your direct reports to ensure the team safely maximise their individual and team performance.

Overseetalent succession planning and development activities, with a focus on attracting and retaining the best talent and capability for the site.

Develop the site Annual Business Plan, oversee site budget and metrics, and ensure a focus on continuous improvement.

Ensure compliance with CCEP and brand partners including The Coca Cola Company’s, legislative and quality, environmental and safety legislation and standards.

Play a leadership role across the Supply Chain function, working together with other functional teams to ensure we operate as one supply chain to deliver for customers and our people.

Support and participate with the Engineering & Technology teams in new investments or initiatives within the site and collaborate on key projects as required,ensuring change and operational readiness is effectively managed for the site or production team.

Partner together with the state and national Logistics teams to develop smooth operations at the inlet (empties, raw materials) and output (finished product) of production lines.

Partner closely with the Planning team to optimise production scheduling, ensuring that this delivers the best Production outcomes and facilitates achievement of the operational targets.

What are we looking for?

An inclusive and compassionate leader who will fosterpositive team culture.

Experience in an manufacturing environment including peopleleadership of an operational unit, within a unionised environment.

Operational management experiencethat includesproduction planning, raw materials/yield management and food factory quality standards.

Knowledge and technical expertise in GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices).

Good knowledge of Health & Safety (Legislative and Leadership) and Quality Assurance.

And understanding of SAP and EWM and other supply chain production and inventory management systemsis desirable.

What’s in it for you?

• A generous performance related incentive scheme
• Employee Share Purchase program
• Attractive leave package including paid parental leave and purchase leave options.
• Free monthly product allowances to share with family and friends (including Coca-Cola, Mount Franklin, Monster, Fanta, Grinders Coffee and more!).
• Wellbeing and health benefits that include: a fitnesspassport, free access for you and family to the employee assistance program (and counselling services), anddiscounts with providers.

Why choose us for your next role?

This is an exceptional opportunity to lead our largest manufacturing site at CCEP as the Manufacturing Operations Manager.You will be instrumental in growing and developing a team that delivers the best possible service to our customers.

At CCEP we are committed to creating agreat place to work, where people can grow, be happy and be well in a safe, open, diverse and inclusive workplace. We’re investing to make sure our people have the tools and capabilities needed tosucceed. And we hope you want to be part of that.

Applications close on Friday 25th September, 2026

At Coca-ColaEuropacificPartners, we are always refreshing the way we work and becoming a more inclusive, diverse and equitable company. It’s important to us that you have the best recruitment experience possible, therefore, please let us know what support we can put in place for you in terms of any accessibility adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

Coca-ColaEuropacificis committed to the health and safety of all employees and to equal employment opportunity for all employees to ensure that our employees have a safe work environment that is also free of discrimination and harassment.

This role will be subject to our standard pre-employment checks, which includes employment references, working rights and/or medical check, background checks, dependent on role.

We are Coca-Cola Europacific Partners – one of the world's leading consumer goods companies. Our success is built on great people, great service and great beverages, done sustainably. Our business in Australia has a 117-year rich history as one of the largest bottlers and distributors of non-alcoholic and alcoholic ready-to-drink beverages in the country, driven by a team of more than 3,000 passionate people. We are in the privileged position of making, moving, and selling some the world’s most loved brands – helping over 100,000 customers across the country grow their businesses. We have a portfolio that offers a beverage for every occasion.

We are Coca-Cola Europacific Partners – one of the world's leading consumer goods companies. Our success is built on great people, great service and great beverages, done sustainably. Our business in Australia has a 117-year rich history as one of the largest bottlers and distributors of non-alcoholic and alcoholic ready-to-drink beverages in the country, driven by a team of more than 3,000 passionate people. We are in the privileged position of making, moving, and selling some the world’s most loved brands – helping over 100,000 customers across the country grow their businesses. We have a portfolio that offers a beverage for every occasion.