Production Supervisor - Afternoon Shift

Fuse Recruitment; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Fuse Recruitment is seeking an experienced Production Supervisor to join a food manufacturing business in North Brisbane on afternoon shift. This hands-on role is for someone who enjoys leading from the production floor, driving performance and ensuring food safety and quality standards are met.

You will oversee daily production, coach the team, and maintain high housekeeping and safety standards while meeting targets.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years’ supervisory experience within food manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of HACCP and GMP requirements.
• Hands-on leadership style with the ability to coach, support and hold team members accountable.
• Strong focus on workplace safety, product quality and housekeeping standards.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, allocate staff effectively and respond to operational challenges.
• Proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily production activities, ensuring targets, line speeds and staffing levels meet operational requirements.
• Lead, coach and support production team members, providing clear direction and maintaining accountability for performance.
• Ensure compliance with HACCP, GMP, workplace safety requirements and company procedures.
• Maintain high standards of housekeeping, food safety and product quality across the production floor.
• Monitor production performance, update dashboards hourly and ensure operational paperwork is completed accurately and on time.
• Identify opportunities to improve productivity, reduce waste and minimise downtime.
• Identify and escalate safety hazards, quality concerns and production issues promptly.
• Foster a positive team culture focused on safety, quality, teamwork and continuous improvement.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Leadership

Safety compliance

HACCP knowledge

GMP knowledge

Problem solving

Food production

Job description

Fuse Recruitment is seeking an experienced Production Supervisor to join a food manufacturing business in North Brisbane on afternoon shift.

This is a hands‑on leadership role for someone who enjoys being on the production floor, leading from the front and keeping operations running safely and efficiently. You’ll oversee daily production, drive team performance and ensure production targets, food safety and quality standards are consistently met.

If you’re a proactive leader who takes pride in getting the best out of their team and keeping production running smoothly, this could be your next opportunity.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee daily production activities, ensuring targets, line speeds and staffing levels meet operational requirements.
• Lead, coach and support production team members, providing clear direction and maintaining accountability for performance.
• Ensure compliance with HACCP, GMP, workplace safety requirements and company procedures.
• Maintain high standards of housekeeping, food safety and product quality across the production floor.
• Monitor production performance, update dashboards hourly and ensure operational paperwork is completed accurately and on time.
• Identify opportunities to improve productivity, reduce waste and minimise downtime.
• Identify and escalation safety hazards, quality concerns and production issues promptly.
• Foster a positive team culture focused on safety, quality, teamwork and continuous improvement.

About You:

• 3–5 years’ supervisory experience within food manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of food production processes, HACCP and GMP requirements.
• A hands‑on leadership style with the ability to coach, support and hold team members accountable.
• A strong focus on workplace safety, product quality and housekeeping standards.
• The ability to manage competing priorities, allocate staff effectively and respond to operational challenges.
• A proactive approach to problem‑solving and continuous improvement.

If you're an experienced food manufacturing leader looking for your next challenge, where you can drive production performance, maintain high-quality standards and get the best out of your team, we’d love to hear from you.