Production Manager

Mfg. Talent Partners; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

mfg Talent recruiting an experienced Production Manager for the afternoon shift at a leading FMCG manufacturer in Melbourne. You will drive operational excellence, lead the production team, and optimise schedules, quality and waste reduction while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.

Key responsibilities include managing daily production, budgeting, mentoring Supervisors, and coordinating planning to meet customer needs. The role offers a focus on work-life balance with structured hours.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Manufacturing or Engineering or equivalent.
• Strong experience in a Production Manager role in the FMCG industry.
• Working knowledge of budgets, forecasting and metrics.
• Intermediate to advanced SAP (Business One) skills or similar ERP platform.
• Strong knowledge of Work Health and Safety (WHS) requirements and compliance.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Proactive problem solver with a continuous improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee daily production operations to ensure targets and plan adherence across safety, quality, cost, efficiency and output.
• Develop, implement and continuously improve skills, production processes, systems and workflows to optimise performance.
• Manage production activities within budgets, including hours, labour hire, overtime, waste, yields and other costs.
• Provide leadership to Supervisors and production teams to achieve objectives and high employee engagement.
• Oversee daily production planning and resource allocation to meet schedules and customer requirements.
• Ensure production activities comply with procedures, quality standards and food safety requirements.
• Identify bottlenecks and implement corrective actions to minimise downtime and maintain continuity of supply.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Process improvement

Problem solving

Team development

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Manufacturing or Engineering

Tools

SAP (Business One)

Job description

mfg Talent has been exclusively engaged by our well-established, leading food manufacturing client to recruit an experienced Production Manager to lead their afternoon shift operations.

The hours of work for this role allow for greater work / life balance:

Tuesday - Friday: 2pm-8pm
Saturday: 10am onwards

Sundays and Mondays Off!

About the role

With a strong focus on operational excellence, the role is accountable for optimising production performance, growing and developing our teams, whilst maximising resource utilisation and driving continuous improvement across manufacturing processes, systems and procedures. This includes ensuring production schedules are achieved, downtime and waste are minimised, and all products are manufactured to the highest quality standards in compliance with internal policies, food safety requirements, our customer expectations and relevant industry regulations.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and oversee daily production operations to ensure manufacturing targets and plan adherence are consistently achieved across safety, quality, cost, efficiency and output
• Develop, implement and continuously improve skills, production processes, systems and workflows to optimise manufacturing performance
• Manage production activities within approved budgets, including direct and indirect hours, labour hire, overtime, waste, yields and other production related costs
• Provide leadership, mentoring and direction to Production Supervisors and production teams to achieve operational objectives and maintain high levels of employee engagement
• Oversee daily production planning and resource allocation to ensure production schedules are met, customer requirements and manufacturing targets are achieved
• Ensure production activities support established operating procedures, quality standards, food safety requirements and relevant legislation
• Identify potential production constraints and bottlenecks and implement corrective actions to minimise downtime and maintain continuity of supply

About you

• Bachelor's Degree in Manufacturing or Engineering, or equivalent work experience
• Strong experience in a Production Manager role (or similar) in the FMCG industry
• Working knowledge of budgets, forecasting and metrics
• Intermediate to advanced SAP (Business One) skills or similar MRP/ERP platform
• Strong knowledge of Work Health and Safety (WHS) requirements, legislation and compliance
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
• Proactive problem solver with a continuous improvement mindset
• Resilient under pressure and able to prioritise competing demands in a fast-paced environment