Brewing & Beverage Shift Leader — Lead, Improve & Grow

Lion; Auckland; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth on tap

Culture you can feel

Flexibility

Wellbeing matters

Beer perks

Purpose beyond profit

Iconic brands

Five weeks annual leave

Shift allowance

Job summary

Lion is seeking a Brewing & Beverage Shift Lead for The Pride in Auckland. You will lead a six-person shift, combining brewing expertise with people leadership to build capability and ensure safe, reliable, and right-first-time production.

You’ll coach the team, drive problem solving, and own delivery of the production plan with a focus on safety, quality and cost control. This role calls for collaborative leadership, strong brewing knowledge, and a track record of coaching teams in

Qualifications

• Experience leading and coaching teams in a manufacturing environment.
• Technical brewing knowledge, supported by a brewing qualification or equivalent training and experience.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to take ownership and use sound judgement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach a team of six, building technical depth, accountability and confidence across the shift.
• Support technical brewing and beverage problem solving, helping the team work through process issues and breakdowns and build capability to solve problems independently.
• Deliver the production plan with a strong focus on safety, quality, reliability, cost and waste.
• Drive TPM, continuous improvement and optimisation to strengthen processes and operational performance.
• Build trusted relationships across shifts and functions, creating a team-first culture where people support each other to deliver shared outcomes.
• Support operational projects and improvement initiatives.
• Ensure timely and accurate SAP data entry, with a focus on quality and cost accuracy.

Skills

Leadership

People development

Brewing knowledge

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Brewing qualification

Tools

SAP

Job description

Lion is seeking a Brewing & Beverage Shift Lead for The Pride in Auckland. You will lead a six-person shift, combining brewing expertise with people leadership to build capability and ensure safe, reliable, and right-first-time production.

You’ll coach the team, drive problem solving, and own delivery of the production plan with a focus on safety, quality and cost control. This role calls for collaborative leadership, strong brewing knowledge, and a track record of coaching teams in