Senior Factory Manager - Growth, Safety & Excellence

Sonder Executive; Sydney; On-site; AUD 190,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Career progression

Job summary

Sonder Executive seeks a Factory Manager for a large-scale FMCG site in Sydney's inner south west. You will lead Production, Planning, Sanitation and Warehouse, accountable for Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, People and Environment.

As a leader of leaders, you will develop Team Managers, manage costs, translate strategy into action, sponsor capital projects and drive continuous improvement while upholding safety and food safety standards.

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience in a large-scale FMCG or food manufacturing environment.
• Experience as a leader of leaders with multi-shift operation responsibility.
• Hands-on exposure to operational excellence frameworks (IWS, TPM, Lean).
• Strong change management skills and knowledge of ADKAR or similar methods.
• Financial acumen with understanding of budgets, costs and labour.

Responsibilities

• Lead production, planning, sanitation and warehouse to meet safety, quality and delivery targets.
• Own factory cost lines including salaries, casual labour, overtime and scrap.
• Translate site strategy into clear priorities and drive change across teams.
• Champion continuous improvement and structured operational excellence.
• Oversee capital investment projects and EA negotiations; ensure safety culture.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Lean manufacturing

Change management

Financial acumen

Safety culture

EA negotiations

Communication skills

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Sonder Executive seeks a Factory Manager for a large-scale FMCG site in Sydney's inner south west. You will lead Production, Planning, Sanitation and Warehouse, accountable for Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, People and Environment.

As a leader of leaders, you will develop Team Managers, manage costs, translate strategy into action, sponsor capital projects and drive continuous improvement while upholding safety and food safety standards.