Production Team Leader

Sharp & Carter; Geelong; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharp & Carter Geelong is seeking a Production Team Leader to oversee frontline production and ensure safe, efficient operations on day and night shifts. You will lead a dedicated team, manage rosters and ensure labour coverage while upholding food safety standards.

You will coach 10+ operators, maintain engagement and hands-on leadership on the floor, and utilise SAP for planning to support daily production requirements across the site.

Qualifications

• Experience leading production teams of 10+ employees.
• Strong frontline people leadership and team development capability.
• Experience in food, beverage or comparable manufacturing environment.
• Solid understanding of food safety requirements.
• Experience managing rosters and labour requirements.
• Hands-on, approachable leadership style with accountability.
• Flexibility to support night shift coverage when required.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a team of production employees.
• Provide support and oversight across the night shift operation.
• Manage rostering and labour resourcing across day and night shifts.
• Maintain strong food safety and operational standards.
• Build engagement, accountability and stability within the production team.
• Maintain a visible and hands-on leadership presence on the floor.
• Utilise SAP to support production and labour planning.
• Work closely with other site functions to support daily production requirements.

Skills

Team leadership

Frontline coaching

Labour planning

Night shift management

Food safety

Tools

SAP

Job description

Why should you apply?

This business is part of a well established global manufacturing group with operations worldwide. Its Geelong facility supplies major domestic and international customers.

This is an opportunity to join an operation where the Production Team Leader will have genuine visibility and influence across the day-to-day performance, engagement and stability of the production team.

About the role

This role will take ownership of frontline production leadership across the Geelong site. The successful candidate will be expected to maintain a strong presence on the production floor, build effective relationships with operators and ensure labour coverage, food safety and operational requirements are consistently met across both day and night operations.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a team of production employees
• Provide support and oversight across the night shift operation
• Manage rostering and labour resourcing across day and night shifts
• Maintain strong food safety and operational standards
• Build engagement, accountability and stability within the production team
• Maintain a visible and hands-on leadership presence on the floor
• Utilise SAP to support production and labour planning
• Work closely with other site functions to support daily production requirements

The ideal candidate for this position will have experience in the following:

• Demonstrated leadership of production teams of 10+ employees
• Strong frontline people leadership and team development capability
• Experience within food, beverage or a comparable manufacturing environment
• Sound working knowledge of food safety requirements
• Experience managing rosters and labour requirements
• SAP experience or exposure to comparable ERP systems
• A hands-on, approachable and accountable leadership style
• Flexibility to support night shift coverage when required