Night Harvest Operations Lead — Safety, Yield & Team Growth

JBS Dinmore Plant; Ipswich City; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Ongoing training and development

Onsite butcher shop discounts

Corporate discounts with partners

Team-building events

Job summary

JBS Australia is seeking an experienced Harvest Manager to lead the Kill Floor on the Night Shift at the Dinmore Plant near Ipswich, Queensland. You will oversee safety, quality and production outcomes while developing frontline leaders.

Reporting to the Assistant Plant Manager, you will manage a large operational workforce, drive continuous improvement and ensure compliance with animal welfare and food safety standards.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience within meat processing or high-volume production.
• Strong knowledge of Harvest/Kill Floor operations.
• Experience leading large teams in fast-paced manufacturing environments.
• Strong understanding of production KPIs and labour utilisation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage daily Harvest operations to ensure safe, efficient production.
• Drive a strong safety culture and ensure WHS compliance.
• Deliver production plans while achieving throughput, yield, quality and customer specification targets.
• Lead, coach and develop Supervisors, Team Leaders and operational employees.
• Monitor and improve operational performance through KPIs and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with animal welfare, food safety, export and regulatory standards.
• Manage labour utilisation, workforce planning and operational costs.
• Collaborate with Livestock, Maintenance, Quality Assurance, Human Resources and Planning teams.
• Identify and resolve operational, quality and people-related issues in a timely manner.
• Foster a culture of accountability, engagement, teamwork and continuous improvement.

Skills

Harvest/Kill Floor ops

Leadership

Safety compliance

People management

KPIs & performance

Stakeholder management

Job description

JBS Australia is seeking an experienced Harvest Manager to lead the Kill Floor on the Night Shift at the Dinmore Plant near Ipswich, Queensland. You will oversee safety, quality and production outcomes while developing frontline leaders.

Reporting to the Assistant Plant Manager, you will manage a large operational workforce, drive continuous improvement and ensure compliance with animal welfare and food safety standards.