Production Supervisor

RIDLEY USA INC.; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits

Great culture

Supportive team environment

Job summary

Ridley USA Inc. is seeking an experienced Night Shift Production Supervisor to lead the Laverton plant in Australia's Oceania Meat Processing team. You will drive safety, hit production targets, manage budgets and resources, and mentor staff while pushing continuous improvement initiatives.

You will ensure traceability, quality, and efficient operations, collaborating with engineering and maintenance to resolve issues and sustain a productive, compliant site.

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate ability to visualise and implement improvement programs.
• Strong attention to detail with hands-on leadership.
• Experience with continuous improvement initiatives and programs.
• Proven people leader capable of building credibility with a team.
• Experience in production planning, control and measurement methodologies.
• Experience leading and developing employees in a production environment.
• Solid knowledge of OH&S and Environmental policies and standards.
• Experience with safety and quality management systems.
• Familiarity with continuous improvement processes.
• Certificate IV or higher in management or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Oversee night shift production to meet targets and manage resources.
• Promote a safe workplace, investigate incidents, and implement preventive actions.
• Maintain production SOPs and ensure team competency and performance.
• Collaborate with engineering and maintenance to resolve issues quickly.
• Support continuous improvement opportunities and drive changeovers and cleaning.

Skills

Improvement programs

Attention to detail

Continuous improvement

People leadership

Production planning

Team development

OH&S knowledge

Safety & quality systems

Continuous Improvement Processes

Certificate IV in management

Technical / mechanical aptitude

Education

Certificate IV in management or equivalent

Job description

What's on offer?

We are currently seeking an experienced Night Shift Production Supervisor to join our Oceania Meat Processing team in Laverton. Reporting to the Production Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring a safe work environment, meeting production targets, maintaining budget control, and managing resources efficiently. The role involves taking charge of productivity, quality assurance inventory management and people management, as well as driving continuous improvement initiatives.

In return for your skills and commitment, Ridley offers a supportive team environment, great culture and excellent benefits.

The key responsibilities for this position include:

• Adhere to all OHS/WHS legislation and Ridley’s OHS&E systems by promoting a safe workplace, reporting hazards and incidents, and supporting health and safety initiatives. Ensure proper use of equipment and follow up on safety incidents with thorough investigations and preventative actions.
• Maintain accurate production SOPs and ensure team members are skilled, trained, and performing to expectations.
• Manage plant resources efficiently to meet production targets, including planning for Change overs/shutdowns and end of week cleaning. Support continuous improvement by identifying improvement opportunities and implementing the agreed actions. Collaborate with engineering and maintenance teams to resolve operational issues quickly.
• Adhere to quality systems ensuring full traceability of products and supporting quality and commercial teams in resolving production-related customer concerns.

The key skills and experience required for this role include

• Ability to visualise and implement improvement programs (people & manufacturing processes)
• High attention to detail and hands on approach-leading by example.
• Experience with continuous improvement programs and initiatives
• Demonstrated people leader and able to build credibility and confidence with team members
• Demonstrated experience with production planning, control and measurement methodologies
• Demonstrated experience managing, leading and developing employees in a production environment
• Sound knowledge of relevant OH&S and Environmental policies, legislation, and other statutory management standards and requirements
• Experience in safety & quality management systems
• Knowledge of Continuous Improvement Processes
• Certificate IV (or above) in management or equivalent in short course training
• Technical /mechanical aptitude will be an advantage.

Open to new applicants with unrestricted work rights in Aus.