Production Manager

EC Throsby; Whittingham; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

EC Throsby is leading an experienced Production Manager to oversee the full production floor at our Whittingham export processing operation. The role focuses on driving efficiency, quality and leadership across a fast-paced environment.

The position emphasizes developing production strategies, coordinating activities and continuous process improvement, with a strong emphasis on WHS and food safety compliance.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in beef processing or export production.
• Strong leadership capability with team and supervisor management.
• Working knowledge of WHS and food safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Developing, implementing and monitoring production strategies, policies and plans.
• Planning and coordinating production activities across quality, output, cost, time and labour requirements.
• Overseeing daily operations across the full production floor to ensure efficiency and performance targets are met.
• Monitoring production output and costs, identifying and implementing process improvements.
• Collaborating with senior leadership and other managers on production performance and planning.
• Leading continuous improvement initiatives across production processes.
• Ensuring accurate production reporting and record keeping.
• Maintaining compliance with operational, WHS and food safety requirements.
• Leading, mentoring and performance managing supervisors and production staff.

Skills

Beef processing

Production leadership

Continuous improvement

WHS compliance

Export operations

Job description

Based at our Whittingham facility, we are seeking an experienced Production Manager to lead and optimise the entire production floor within our export processing operation.

This is a key leadership role responsible for driving performance across all production areas, ensuring operational efficiency, product quality, and effective team leadership in a fast-paced environment.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing, implementing and monitoring production strategies, policies and plans

• Planning and coordinating production activities across quality, output, cost, time and labour requirements

• Overseeing daily operations across the full production floor to ensure efficiency and performance targets are met

• Monitoring production output and costs, identifying and implementing process improvements

• Collaborating with senior leadership and other managers on production performance and planning

• Leading continuous improvement initiatives across production processes

• Ensuring accurate production reporting and record keeping

• Maintaining compliance with operational, WHS and food safety requirements

• Leading, mentoring and performance managing supervisors and production staff

The Opportunity

Based at our Whittingham facility, we are seeking an experienced Production Manager to lead and optimise the entire production floor within our export processing operation.

This is a key leadership role responsible for driving performance across all production areas, ensuring operational efficiency, product quality, and effective team leadership in a fast-paced environment.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing, implementing and monitoring production strategies, policies and plans

• Planning and coordinating production activities across quality, output, cost, time and labour requirements

• Overseeing daily operations across the full production floor to ensure efficiency and performance targets are met

• Monitoring production output and costs, identifying and implementing process improvements

• Collaborating with senior leadership and other managers on production performance and planning

• Leading continuous improvement initiatives across production processes

• Ensuring accurate production reporting and record keeping

• Maintaining compliance with operational, WHS and food safety requirements

• Leading, mentoring and performance managing supervisors and production staff

What’s in it for you?

This is an opportunity to step into a high-impact leadership role within a growing and progressive export business.

You’ll have the autonomy to influence operations across the full production floor, lead a capable team, and drive meaningful improvements in performance and efficiency.

This role is ideal for an experienced production leader, or a senior supervisor ready to step up into a broader operational role.

You’ll benefit from:

• A role with real ownership and influence across operations

• Autonomy to drive change and improve performance

• The opportunity to lead and develop teams at scale

• Clear career progression within a respected industry leader

Skills & Experience

To succeed in this role, you will bring:

• Proven experience in a beef processing or export production environment

• Strong understanding of end-to-end production operations

• Demonstrated leadership capability, managing teams and supervisors

• A continuous improvement mindset with strong problem-solving skills

• Working knowledge of standard WHS and food safety requirements

About Us

E C Throsby is a proudly family-owned Australian business and a leader in export beef processing, specialising in cows and bulls.

Our unique hot boning process sets us apart within the industry, supported by modern, efficient processing facilities in Whittingham and Young, NSW.

With quality, safety and consistency at the core of everything we do, our experienced team ensures we consistently meet the highest standards and supply premium product to export markets around the world.

Please note: We are not offering visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must be currently located in Australia and hold valid work rights that do not require employer sponsorship

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