Production Supervisor

Blackbook Recruitment; City of Salisbury; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackbook Recruitment is seeking an experienced Production Supervisor for a leading South Australian food manufacturer. The role operates on the PM shift, 11:00am–8:00pm, guiding a hands-on team to achieve daily targets while upholding safety, quality, and animal welfare standards.

You'll be on the factory floor, driving performance, resolving issues, coaching staff, and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives across the processing area.

Qualifications

• Experience leading high-volume production teams.
• Background in food manufacturing or meat/poultry is advantageous.
• Strong knowledge of safety, food safety and animal welfare practices.
• Excellent communication and coaching skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise the processing team to meet daily production targets.
• Ensure safety, food safety, quality, and animal welfare standards.
• Monitor performance and implement practical improvements to minimise downtime.
• Provide hands-on leadership on the production floor.
• Coach and develop team members to boost capability and engagement.
• Manage labour, equipment and resources to maximise efficiency.
• Monitor operational performance and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Complete accurate production reporting and escalate issues when required.
• Lead by example and promote safety, accountability, teamwork and performance.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Safety compliance

Food safety

Continuous improvement

Team collaboration

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 escalated 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.