Production Supervisor

George Weston Foods Limited; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave

Health and wellbeing programs

Flexible working options

Training programs and development

Volunteer days

Novated leasing

Job summary

Tip Top Bakeries in Carrara is seeking an experienced Production Supervisor to lead bakery operations, deliver safe, efficient production, and maintain product quality. Reporting to the Production Manager, you will coach your team and work with planning, hygiene and quality to keep production running at its best.

This hands‑on leadership role covers rostering, performance management and continuous improvement, with a Sunday to Wednesday day shift, 7:00am–5:00pm.

Qualifications

• Min 2 years' experience in a production supervisory or team leader role.
• FMCG or food manufacturing experience.
• Proven leadership and people management skills.
• Strong planning, organisation and decision‑making capability.
• Sound commercial awareness.
• A collaborative, hands‑on leadership style.
• Experience using Kronos and SAP is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop your production team to meet targets.
• Drive safety, quality and performance culture across the line.
• Deliver production targets while managing labour, materials and waste.
• Maintain food safety, hygiene and GMP standards.
• Manage rosters and resources in line with demand.
• Collaborate with maintenance and reliability to minimise downtime.
• Provide regular feedback and address performance issues early.
• Ensure accurate production reporting and effective shift handovers.
• Drive continuous improvement across products, processes and systems.

Skills

Production leadership

People management

Planning and scheduling

Decision making

Collaboration

Tools

Kronos

SAP

Job description

We’re looking for an experiencedProduction Supervisor to join our Tip Top team in Carrara.

Reporting to the Production Manager, you’ll lead bakery operations to deliver safe, efficient production while maintaining product quality, managing resources and minimising waste.

This is a hands‑on leadership role where you’ll coach your team, improve performance and work closely with Production Planning, Reliability, Hygiene and Quality to keep production running at its best.

The role works a permanent Sunday to Wednesday day shift, from 7:00am to 5:00pm.

Purpose of the Role

• Lead, coach and develop your production team
• Build a strong safety, quality and performance culture
• Deliver production targets while managing labour, materials and waste
• Maintain food safety, hygiene and GMP standards
• Manage team rosters and resources in line with production demand
• Partner with maintenance and reliability teams to minimise downtime
• Provide regular feedback and address performance issues early
• Ensure accurate production reporting and effective shift handovers
• Drive continuous improvement across products, processes and systems

About You

You’re an experienced production leader who enjoys developing people and improving performance in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment.

You’ll bring:

• Min 2 years' experience in a production supervisory or team leader role
• Previous FMCG or food manufacturing experience
• Proven leadership and people management skills
• Strong planning, organisation and decision‑making capability
• Sound commercial awareness
• A collaborative, hands‑on leadership style
• Experience using Kronos and SAP is highly regarded

Why Join Us?

At Tip Top Bakeries, we're proud to produce an extensive range of wholesome sliced bread, muffins, crumpets, pikelets, bagels and pies. Our purpose of ‘Everyday Moments of Goodness' represents the lives we touch and the difference we make. Those moments that bring a smile, make us proud, or keep us safe, are moments we strive for through our work.

We take pride in supporting our people to learn, grow, and develop throughout their careers with Tip Top Bakeries. We believe in the power of an inclusive and diverse workforce and invest in meaningful initiatives to remove barriers and enable our employees to have a satisfying and rewarding career with us. Our vision for Tip Top Bakeries is an organisation where everyone belongs, everyone is valued, and everyone has equal opportunity.

Join the team and be part of one of our iconic brands like Tip Top, Abbotts Bakery, Bürgen and Golden.

Working with Tip Top, we offer many benefits including:

• Family‑friendly policies including 14 weeks of paid parental leave, additional paid time off to ease back to work and ongoing superannuation contributions during unpaid parental leave
• Recognition and award programs, including access to our online rewards platform
• Health and wellbeing programs including access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program, and on‑site physiotherapy services
• Flexible working options
• Access to an extensive range of internal trainings and development programs for your career
• Financial support for approved study pathways, as well as traineeship and apprenticeship programs
• Two paid volunteer days per year as part of our focus on Community Partnerships
• Novated Leasing Options

Equal Opportunity / EEO Statement

At Tip Top we strive to create a place where Everyone belongs, Everyone is valued, and Everyone has equal opportunity. We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures – including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people living with disability.

Recruitment Process

Our Recruitment Process typically consists of a brief, prearranged telephone or video call, followed by 1‑2 interviews in‑person or over Zoom/Teams. We’re happy to adjust our recruitment process to support your accessibility needs. Let us know your needs in providing a positive, barrier‑free recruitment process via phone on [phone] or email to [e-mail]. Please do not call to enquire about this position as the phone number is for requesting accessibility needs only.

During the recruitment process you may be required to complete pre‑employment screening which include a medical (includes drug & alcohol testing) and a criminal record check.