Production Manager Just posted

NW People; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

NW People partner with a Global leader within the Packaging Manufacturing sector and have an exciting opportunity for a strategic people leader to join their busy operation in Sydney's South West.

Reporting to the Site Manager, you will oversee production operations, drive safety and quality, and lead the team to achieve cost targets and continuous improvement across shifts. You will implement improvement initiatives and foster a high-performing, customer-focused culture.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years' experience managing production in a large FMCG environment.
• Proven leadership, negotiation and change management skills.
• Strong problem solving and analytical abilities.
• Experience managing budgets and P&L.
• Understanding of OHS&E standards and compliance.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective internal/external relationships.

Responsibilities

• Implement continuous improvement frameworks to meet performance objectives and build capacity for growth.
• Plan and coordinate equipment with short and long-term schedules to optimise labour and throughput.
• Provide strong leadership and support to the operations team to deliver objectives.
• Foster a positive workplace culture with accountability and mutual respect.
• Assume responsibility for site operations in the absence of the Site Manager.
• Lead production across all shifts ensuring safety, engagement and quality across teams.
• Ensure compliance with all legal, statutory, and OHS&E policies and practices.

Skills

Leadership

Change management

Negotiation

Budget management

OHS&E knowledge

Analytical skills

Team coaching

Employee development

Stakeholder management

Site operations

Tools

MS Office

Job description

We at NW People have partnered with a Global leader within the Packaging Manufacturing sector. They currently have an exciting opportunity for a strategic people leader with FMCG experience to join their busy operation based in Sydney's South West.

Reporting to the Site Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing overall production operations and providing ongoing support to the team to ensure safety, quality, production, and cost targets are consistently achieved and continuously improved in line with established quality standards.

Responsibilities:

• Implementing continuous improvement frameworks to identify and ensure production teams meet performance objectives while building capacity for future growth.
• Effectively plan and co-ordinate all equipment with both short and longer term schedules to optimise labour utilisation and maximise onsite throughput.
• Provide strong leadership, direction, and support to the operations team to deliver business objectives.
• Foster and further develop a positive workplace culture that promotes employee involvement, accountability, and mutual respect.
• Assume full responsibility for site operations in the absence of the Site Manager.
• Lead and oversee production across all shifts ensuring consistent standards of performance, safety, and engagement across all teams.
• Direct and monitor the implementation adherence to, all legal, statutory, and OHS&E policies, systems, and practices

About you:

• 5-7 years' experience managing and overseeing production within a busy, large, FMCG environment
• Leadership, influencing, negotiation, change management, conflict resolution and computer literacy skills
• Experience at a management or delivering continuous improvement projects in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Experience managing budgets/p and l's
• Understanding OHS&E standards and legal requirements and responsibilities
• Demonstrated ability to develop, build and maintain effective working relationships, both internally and externally of the organisation.
• Solid experience working as part of a customer focussed organisation, with a strong emphasis on both internal and external customer service
• Experience coaching, leading, managing and mentoring effective teams, allocating resources effectively and ensuring a motivated and customer focussed team.