Production Supervisor

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

Benefits offered by this job

12 weeks parental leave

Rewards platform access

Wellbeing programs

Flexible working options

Training and development programs

Study/pathway support

Volunteer days

Novated leasing

Job summary

Tip Top Bakeries is seeking an experienced Production Supervisor for our Chilled & Frozen Operations at the Ermington site. Reporting to the Production Manager, you will lead a large frontline team in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment, delivering safe, efficient products of the highest quality.

You will drive performance, build capability, champion safety, and identify opportunities to reduce waste and maximise plant performance while coordinating with Quality, Reliability, Supply

Qualifications

• Experience as Production Supervisor or Team Leader in FMCG/food manufacturing.
• Strong leadership and people management capabilities.
• Experience managing shift performance, labour utilisation and production targets.
• Commitment to workplace safety and food quality standards.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Sound planning, problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Continuous improvement mindset focused on operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop production teams to achieve safety, quality and productivity targets.
• Manage labour and production resources to meet daily plans.
• Drive food safety and quality culture across the site.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to reduce waste and improve efficiency.
• Coach and develop team members through performance reviews.
• Collaborate with maintenance and reliability teams to minimise downtime.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality and operational standards.
• Monitor production performance and complete shift reporting.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Shift management

Safety & quality

Communication

Planning & problem solving

Continuous improvement

Job description

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• Lead a large frontline team in a high-volume manufacturing operation
• Play a key role in driving safety, quality, performance and continuous improvement
• Mon-Fri role, 3am-11am

At Tip Top, we're passionate about producing the products Australians know and love. We are currently seeking an experienced Production Supervisor to join our Chilled & Frozen Operations team at our Ermington site.

Reporting to the Production Manager, you'll lead a large frontline team in a fast-paced, high-volume food manufacturing environment, ensuring products are delivered safely, efficiently and to the highest quality standards.

Working closely with Quality, Reliability, Supply Chain and Site Leadership teams, you'll drive operational performance, build team capability, champion a strong safety culture and identify opportunities to improve productivity, reduce waste and maximise plant performance.

Purpose of the Role

• Leading and developing production teams to achieve safety, quality and productivity targets
• Managing labour and production resources to meet daily production plans
• Driving a strong food safety and quality culture across the site
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives to reduce waste and improve efficiency
• Managing performance, coaching and development conversations with team members
• Working closely with maintenance and reliability teams to minimise downtime
• Ensuring compliance with all safety, quality and operational standards
• Monitoring production performance and completing shift reporting

About You

You are an experienced manufacturing leader who enjoys building capability, motivating teams and delivering operational results.

To be successful, you'll bring:

• Previous experience in a Production Supervisor or Team Leader role within FMCG, food manufacturing or a similar production environment
• Strong leadership and people management capability
• Experience managing shift performance, labour utilisation and production targets
• A strong commitment to workplace safety and food quality standards
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Sound planning, problem-solving and decision-making abilities
• Continuous improvement mindset with a focus on operational excellence

Why Join Us?

At Tip Top Bakeries, we're proud to produce an extensive range of wholesome sliced bread, muffins, crumpets, pies, and bakery snacks. 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 12 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

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.

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.