Raw Materials Team Lead - Meat Processing (Sunshine Coast)

Kilcoy Global Foods; Caboolture; On-site; AUD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Kilcoy Cuisine Solutions is seeking a Raw Materials Team Leader to coordinate the Raw Materials team, ensuring safe, efficient supply of materials to downstream production. This hands-on leadership role requires strong knife skills, knowledge of primal cuts and yields, and experience in meat processing.

You will lead shift activities, monitor yield and quality, develop staff, and work across Production, QA and Planning to meet daily targets.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years' experience in a meat processing environment.
• Experience across beef, lamb and chicken.
• Demonstrated knife skills including sharpening.
• Strong knowledge of primal cuts and yields.
• Experience leading or coordinating a team.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced production environment and manage priorities.

Responsibilities

• Execute the daily production plan by allocating team members to tasks based on production priorities, skill levels and labour requirements.
• Own the daily flow and availability of raw materials, ensuring downstream production areas are supplied with the correct quantity, specification and timeframe.
• Monitor production performance against planned volumes, labour requirements, yield, quality and efficiency, proactively identifying and escalating risks.
• Monitor and improve daily yield performance, identifying yield losses, excessive trim, giveaway and processing variances and implementing corrective actions.
• Direct and prioritise work throughout the shift to maintain productivity and ensure downstream production lines remain continuously supplied.
• Lead, coach and develop team members through effective communication, on‑the‑job training and performance feedback.
• Ensure employees are trained, competent and authorised to safely operate relevant machinery, equipment and processes, with a strong focus on knife handling and machine operation.
• Maintain high standards of knife safety and cutting practices across the Raw Materials team.
• Monitor machine and equipment performance, accurately record downtime and work with Engineering to minimise disruption and prevent recurring issues.
• Identify and resolve production issues promptly, taking ownership of corrective actions and escalating where required.
• Ensure product quality and food safety requirements are consistently met, including product specifications, work instructions, GMP and HACCP/CCP requirements.
• Complete all required production, quality, yield, labour and shift documentation accurately and on time.
• Drive continuous improvement opportunities across yield, labour efficiency, productivity, safety, quality and material flow.
• Work collaboratively with Production, QA, Engineering, Planning and other departments to ensure production requirements are achieved.
• Maintain a safe, clean, organised and efficient work environment, ensuring housekeeping, 5S and workplace safety standards are maintained.

Skills

Knife skills

Primal cuts & yields

Raw materials flow

Leadership

Problem solving

Tools

Production machinery

Job description

Kilcoy Cuisine Solutions is seeking a Raw Materials Team Leader to coordinate the Raw Materials team, ensuring safe, efficient supply of materials to downstream production. This hands-on leadership role requires strong knife skills, knowledge of primal cuts and yields, and experience in meat processing.

You will lead shift activities, monitor yield and quality, develop staff, and work across Production, QA and Planning to meet daily targets.