Materials Controller: Manufacturing & Inventory

Kraft Heinz; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; 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

Kraft Heinz in Brisbane's Northgate site is seeking a Materials Controller to join our Manufacturing team. You will help maintain end-to-end batch/lot traceability, support production with accurate material use, and drive inventory integrity.

The role emphasizes data analysis, BOM updates, cycle counts, and continuous improvement, requiring attention to detail and collaboration with shop-floor and leadership to ensure production continuity.

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal skills with stakeholders across the site.
• Advanced data analysis using multiple tools to interpret operations.
• Advanced computer skills, particularly Excel and Access.
• Demonstrated experience in inventory management in manufacturing.
• Experience in production reporting with accuracy and timeliness.
• High attention to detail and data reconciliation.

Responsibilities

• Complete daily production reporting on time with end-to-end traceability.
• Support production teams to record daily output and material use accurately.
• Reconcile daily production, material consumption, and inventory movements.
• Maintain accurate inventory records to reduce stock-outs.
• Monitor and improve material issuing and reporting processes.
• Produce variance reports and explain root causes to site leaders.
• Recommend BOM/recipe updates to improve accuracy.
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities in reporting and traceability.
• Act as point of contact for shop-floor reporting issues and training.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Data analysis

Excel proficiency

Inventory management

Production reporting

Detail oriented

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Access

Job description

Kraft Heinz in Brisbane's Northgate site is seeking a Materials Controller to join our Manufacturing team. You will help maintain end-to-end batch/lot traceability, support production with accurate material use, and drive inventory integrity.

The role emphasizes data analysis, BOM updates, cycle counts, and continuous improvement, requiring attention to detail and collaboration with shop-floor and leadership to ensure production continuity.