Senior CI & Training Leader — Hybrid (50% WFH)

McCormick Foods; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work from home up to 50%

Health & Wellness Initiatives

Flexible schedules

Job summary

McCormick Foods in Melbourne is seeking a Senior CI & Training Specialist to lead the site's Journey to Excellence and training initiatives. You will drive cross-functional improvement projects to deliver measurable gains across safety, quality, service, cost and productivity.

You will maintain performance systems, develop training programs and manage LMS while partnering with Operations, Quality, Safety and HR to build workforce capability and support audit readiness.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in manufacturing/continuous improvement or related environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading improvement projects with measurable outcomes.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and TPM; structured problem solving.
• Experience developing training programs, competency frameworks or workforce capability initiatives.
• Exposure to LMS and training compliance processes.
• Strong analytical skills with SAP/Power BI or similar tools.
• Excellent communication, facilitation and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead the site's Journey to Excellence (JTE) and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Facilitate cross-functional improvement projects delivering measurable outcomes in safety, quality, service, cost and productivity.
• Drive loss elimination, problem-solving workshops and performance improvement programs.
• Maintain key industrial performance systems, labour standards and manufacturing master data.
• Lead the Training & Development pillar and competency-building strategy.
• Develop and implement training programs, SOPs and capability-building initiatives.
• Manage the Learning Management System (LMS), skills matrices and training compliance processes.
• Collaborate with Operations, Quality, Safety, HR and Maintenance to build workforce capability and support audit readiness.
• Use data analytics to identify opportunities and strengthen operational discipline.

Skills

Continuous improvement

Lean manufacturing

Training program development

LMS experience

Data analytics

Team leadership

Education

Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE)

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Job description

McCormick Foods in Melbourne is seeking a Senior CI & Training Specialist to lead the site's Journey to Excellence and training initiatives. You will drive cross-functional improvement projects to deliver measurable gains across safety, quality, service, cost and productivity.

You will maintain performance systems, develop training programs and manage LMS while partnering with Operations, Quality, Safety and HR to build workforce capability and support audit readiness.