Shift Lead, Food Production & Quality

Mitani-Products; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Mitani-Products is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead the shift on the Adelaide-based production floor. You will supervise Production Operators, maintain quality and safety standards, and act as the first escalation point when the Production Manager is away.

You will drive efficient production, enforce WHS, GMP and HACCP, and support continuous improvement initiatives while coaching the team to deliver on schedules and labour targets.

Qualifications

• 2+ years’ experience in a leading hand, team leader or supervisory role in food manufacturing or FMCG.
• Hands-on leadership style with ability to coach and guide operators.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of shift production outcomes, ensuring work meets production schedules, orders and volumes.
• Allocate and supervise labour across production lines.
• Check label preparation and pre-operational machinery set up before each run.
• Keep machinery and equipment clean, safe and working; follow up on breakdowns and repairs.
• Monitor production activity and online systems for accuracy and compliance.
• Contribute ideas to improve processes, efficiency and labour use.
• Enforce WHS requirements and HACCP, GMP and allergen controls.
• Raise quality risks and non-conformances with the Production Manager and QA team.
• Coach and guide operators; address attendance, conduct and performance issues.

Skills

Leadership

Team motivation

Communication

Problem solving

Decision making under pressure

Education

Food Processing Cert III/IV

Job description

Mitani-Products is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead the shift on the Adelaide-based production floor. You will supervise Production Operators, maintain quality and safety standards, and act as the first escalation point when the Production Manager is away.

You will drive efficient production, enforce WHS, GMP and HACCP, and support continuous improvement initiatives while coaching the team to deliver on schedules and labour targets.