Packaging & Manufacturing Technical Lead

Remedy Kombucha; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free Remedy product and exclusive disc

Performance and development framework

Team celebrations & social events

Sustainability initiatives & APCO plan

Charity support & product donations

Wellbeing support services

Job summary

Remedy Kombucha is seeking a Manufacturing Technical Lead for packaging at our Melbourne area site. You’ll work across manufacturing, packaging, product development, quality and supply chain to ensure safe, efficient and scalable production of our beverages.

You’ll lead technical problem-solving on packaging, drive improvements in efficiency and yield, manage material data and collaborate with suppliers to resolve issues that impact performance.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing, packaging technology or a related technical role.
• Experience in FMCG/food & beverage packaging advantageous.
• Strong problem-solving and root-cause analysis capability.
• Experience using manufacturing data to drive decisions and improvements.
• Ability to influence across multiple functions and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on technical support for manufacturing and packaging challenges.
• Lead structured root-cause analysis on production issues.
• Drive improvements in efficiency, reliability, yield and first-pass quality.
• Collaborate with packaging suppliers and internal stakeholders on technical issues.
• Support packaging optimisation and standardisation projects.
• Use data to identify opportunities and deliver sustainable solutions.
• Assist with readiness for new product launches and packaging formats.
• Manage BOMs, manufacturing specs and master data for accuracy.

Skills

Packaging tech

Process engineering

Root cause analysis

Data-driven decisions

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

BOM management

Quality systems

ERP systems

Job description

Remedy Kombucha is seeking a Manufacturing Technical Lead for packaging at our Melbourne area site. You’ll work across manufacturing, packaging, product development, quality and supply chain to ensure safe, efficient and scalable production of our beverages.

You’ll lead technical problem-solving on packaging, drive improvements in efficiency and yield, manage material data and collaborate with suppliers to resolve issues that impact performance.