Production - Supervisor

RIDLEY USA INC.; Narangba; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits

Supportive team environment

Job summary

RIDLEY USA INC. in Narangba, Australia, is seeking an experienced Production Supervisor to lead safe, efficient production operations. You will ensure target achievement, budgeting and resource management while upholding quality and OHS standards.

You will drive continuous improvement with the engineering and maintenance teams, develop staff, and maintain SOPs and traceability across processes. Open to applicants with unrestricted Australian work rights.

Qualifications

• Experience implementing improvement programs in manufacturing.
• Demonstrated leadership of teams in a production environment.
• Knowledge of OH&S/Environmental policies and statutory standards.
• Experience with production planning, control and measurement methodologies.
• Experience in safety & quality management systems.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to OHS/WHS legislation and Ridley’s OHS&E systems, promote safety, report hazards and incidents, investigate incidents and prevent recurrence.
• Maintain accurate production SOPs and ensure team is skilled and performing to standard.
• Manage plant resources to meet targets, plan shutdowns and cleaning, analyse performance and drive optimisation with engineering/maintenance.
• Ensure full traceability under quality systems (RMP) and support quality and commercial teams with customer concerns.
• Provide out-of-hours support and contribute to operating and capital budget development.

Skills

Continuous improvement

People leadership

Production planning

OH&S knowledge

Quality management

Operational issue resolution

Attention to detail

Education

Certificate IV in management

Job description

What's on offer?
We are currently seeking an experienced Production Supervisor to join our team in Narangba. Reporting to the site manager, you will be responsible for ensuring a safe work environment, meeting production targets, maintaining budget control, and managing resources efficiently. The role involves overseeing maintenance, quality assurance, and inventory 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 shutdowns and cleaning. Support continuous improvement by analysing plant performance and implementing optimisation strategies. Collaborate with engineering and maintenance teams to resolve operational issues quickly.
• Adhere to quality systems (RMP), ensuring full traceability of products and supporting quality and commercial teams in resolving production-related customer concerns.
• Provide out-of-hours support for operational issues and contribute to developing operating and capital budgets.

The key skills and experience required for this role include

• Ability to visualise and implement improvement programs (people & manufacturing processes)
• High attention to detail
• 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
• Certificate IV (or above) in management or equivalent in short course training

Open to new applicants with unrestricted work rights in Australia.