Factory Manager – FMCG Manufacturing

Private Advertiser; Manurewa; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension plan

Job summary

Private Advertiser in Auckland is seeking an experienced Factory Manager to provide senior leadership across its manufacturing operation, including Production, Manufacturing and Warehouse. You will work closely with the current Production Manager to understand the operation and progressively take greater ownership.

Ideal candidates have strong FMCG manufacturing background, proven people leadership, and a hands-on, practical leadership style to drive productivity, improve processes and shape the

Qualifications

• Strong FMCG or manufacturing experience.
• Experience leading production teams and/or multiple manufacturing functions.
• Strong people leadership and performance management skills.
• Good understanding of production planning and manufacturing KPIs.
• Experience driving productivity and continuous improvement.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capability.
• A practical, hands-on leadership style.
• The ability to build trust, influence people and drive accountability.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior leadership across Production, Manufacturing and Warehouse.
• Initially work closely with the existing Production Manager to understand the operation, systems, people and processes
• Progressively take greater ownership of manufacturing activities and factory performance
• Drive productivity, efficiency and continuous improvement
• Monitor factory KPIs, capacity and resource utilisation
• Strengthen manufacturing systems, processes and performance
• Develop and coach Team Leaders and manufacturing staff
• Work closely with Engineering, Quality and H&S
• Identify opportunities to improve cost, quality, output and reliability
• Help shape the future capability and structure of the manufacturing operation

Skills

People leadership

Production planning

Continuous improvement

KPIs understanding

Decision making

Hands-on leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Job description

Auckland | Full Time | Lead. Improve. Grow.

An established and growing FMCG manufacturing business is seeking an experienced Factory Manager to provide senior leadership across its manufacturing operation.

This is a newly established opportunity for an experienced manufacturing leader who can learn the operation, build strong relationships and progressively take greater ownership across Production, Manufacturing and Warehouse.

About the Role

• Provide senior leadership across Production, Manufacturing and Warehouse
• Initially work closely with the existing Production Manager to understand the operation, systems, people and processes
• Progressively take greater ownership of manufacturing activities and factory performance
• Drive productivity, efficiency and continuous improvement
• Monitor factory KPIs, capacity and resource utilisation
• Strengthen manufacturing systems, processes and performance
• Develop and coach Team Leaders and manufacturing staff
• Work closely with Engineering, Quality and H&S
• Identify opportunities to improve cost, quality, output and reliability
• Help shape the future capability and structure of the manufacturing operation

About You

• Strong FMCG or manufacturing experience
• Experience leading production teams and/or multiple manufacturing functions
• Strong people leadership and performance management skills
• Good understanding of production planning and manufacturing KPIs
• Experience driving productivity and continuous improvement
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capability
• A practical, hands-on leadership style
• The ability to build trust, influence people and drive accountability
• The ambition to take on broader factory responsibility over time

You may currently be a Production Manager, Manufacturing Manager, Senior Production Supervisor or experienced manufacturing leader looking for the next step.

Why Join?

• Newly established senior leadership opportunity
• Progressively take responsibility across Production, Manufacturing & Warehouse
• Opportunity to shape the future of a growing FMCG operation
• Drive meaningful improvements in productivity and performance
• Work closely with senior management
• Develop your career into broader factory leadership