Shift Production Supervisor

Sharp & Carter; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharp & Carter is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead day-to-day packing operations at our Brisbane area site. You will direct a team of operators, ensure schedules, work instructions, and shift tasks are carried out safely, efficiently, and in line with quality and regulatory standards.

The role requires experience in a process manufacturing or automated packing environment, strong leadership, and the ability to coordinate with maintenance, QA, and logistics to drive throughput, OEE, and

Qualifications

• Experience supervising in a process manufacturing or automated packing environment.
• FMCG/food packaging background highly regarded.
• Mechanical aptitude with exposure to automation, sensors, PLCs, or fault-finding.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration with maintenance, QA and logistics.

Responsibilities

• Ensure GMP, HACCP, and site quality standards are followed.
• Supervise automated packing lines to meet throughput, efficiency and OEE targets.
• Optimise labour allocation and support shift handovers.
• Collaborate with maintenance on fault-finding and troubleshooting.
• Coach, develop and manage performance of packing operators.

Skills

Leadership

LEAN / CI

OEE optimization

Team coaching

Tools

PLC systems

Automation sensors

QA systems

Job description

Why should you apply?

This is an opportunity to step into a high-impact leadership role within a growing manufacturing site investing in automation, capability uplift, and future leaders. You’ll work closely with production, maintenance, QA, and logistics, gaining valuable experience in a complex, fast-paced environment with clear pathways into operational leadership.

Why should you apply?

This is an opportunity to step into a high-impact leadership role within a growing manufacturing site investing in automation, capability uplift, and future leaders. You’ll work closely with production, maintenance, QA, and logistics, gaining valuable experience in a complex, fast-paced environment with clear pathways into operational leadership.

About the role

The Production Supervisor is responsible for supervising day-to-day packing operations and providing clear direction to a team of operators. You will ensure production schedules, operating instructions, and shift tasks are completed safely, efficiently, and in line with quality and regulatory standards.

Roster: rotating 12-hour shifts across a 24/7 operation

Location: Northern suburbs, Brisbane

Key responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with GMP, HACCP, and site quality standards
• Supervise automated packing lines to achieve throughput, efficiency, and OEE targets
• Optimise labour allocation and support effective shift handovers
• Work closely with maintenance on fault-finding and troubleshooting
• Coach, develop, and manage performance of packing operators

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

• Leadership within a process manufacturing or automated packing environment
• FMCG, food manufacturing, or packaging operations (highly regarded)
• Mechanical aptitude with exposure to automation, sensors, PLCs, or fault-finding
• Working collaboratively with maintenance, QA, and logistics teams
• Continuous improvement frameworks such as LEAN, TPM, or 5S
• Strong communication, judgement, and people leadership capability
• Comfortable with rotating shift pattern