Production Supervisor

Blackbook Executive Pty; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackbook Executive Pty is seeking an experienced Production Supervisor to lead a daily PM shift in a large-scale food manufacturing operation in South Australia. You will drive safety, quality, and productivity on the production floor, building a skilled team and delivering targets.

As a hands-on leader, you will coach staff, optimise resources, and implement practical improvements to minimise downtime while maintaining high standards in safety and food safety.

Qualifications

• Previous leadership or supervisory experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Experience in food manufacturing, poultry or meat processing is advantageous.
• Strong understanding of workplace health and safety and food safety requirements.
• Knowledge of animal welfare practices is advantageous.
• Strong communication, people leadership and team-building skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and physically demanding production environment.
• Good computer literacy, with experience using production or manufacturing systems advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise the processing team to achieve daily production targets and operational requirements.
• Ensure all safety, food safety, quality and animal welfare standards are consistently maintained.
• Monitor production performance, identify operational issues and implement practical solutions to minimise downtime and disruption.
• Provide hands-on leadership and support on the production floor, fostering a safe, productive and collaborative work environment.
• Coach, train and develop team members to build capability, engagement and overall performance.
• Effectively manage labour, equipment and resources to meet production demands and maximise efficiency.
• Monitor operational performance and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across the processing area.
• Complete accurate production reporting and proactively escalat[e] issues where required.
• Lead by example and promote a strong culture of safety, accountability, teamwork and performance.

Job description

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Production Supervisor to join our client, a leading food manufacturing organisation based in South Australia. This position will be working across the PM shift, 11:00am–8:00pm.

The Role

This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for leading and supporting a production team to achieve daily targets while maintaining high standards across safety, quality, food safety and animal welfare.

You’ll be a visible and approachable leader on the production floor, working closely with your team to drive performance, resolve issues and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise the processing team to achieve daily production targets and operational requirements.
• Ensure all safety, food safety, quality and animal welfare standards are consistently maintained.
• Monitor production performance, identify operational issues and implement practical solutions to minimise downtime and disruption.
• Provide hands-on leadership and support on the production floor, fostering a safe, productive and collaborative work environment.
• Coach, train and develop team members to build capability, engagement and overall performance.
• Effectively manage labour, equipment and resources to meet production demands and maximise efficiency.
• Monitor operational performance and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across the processing area.
• Complete accurate production reporting and proactively escalat[e] issues where required.
• Lead by example and promote a strong culture of safety, accountability, teamwork and performance.

Your Background

• Previous leadership or supervisory experience within a high-volume manufacturing or production environment.
• Experience in food manufacturing, poultry or meat processing will be highly regarded.
• Strong understanding of workplace health and safety and food safety requirements.
• Knowledge of animal welfare practices is advantageous.
• Strong communication, people leadership and team-building skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and physically demanding production environment.
• Good computer literacy, with experience using production or manufacturing systems advantageous.

What’s On Offer

Opportunity to join a stable organisation which has a strong focus on health, safety and wellbeing working within a fast-paced team environment, and the opportunity to make a genuine impact within a large-scale food manufacturing operation.