Production Manager

RYHR; Whanganui, Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Proliant Health & Biologicals (PHB) is a specialist manufacturer based in Feilding, producing high-value biological ingredients for global health markets. We are seeking an experienced Production Manager to lead our Feilding production operation, providing direction across safety, quality, delivery and efficiency.

The role requires someone who can lead leaders, make timely decisions, and drive performance while developing the production team and fostering a culture of safety and continuous

Qualifications

• Senior production leadership experience in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Proven track record in safety, quality and continuous improvement.
• Ability to lead leaders and balance day-to-day with strategic goals.

Responsibilities

• Lead the production operation with accountability for safety, quality, delivery and efficiency.
• Develop the production team and build a strong safety culture.
• Identify improvements and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Balance day-to-day operational needs with the wider site objectives and escalation when required.

Skills

Production leadership

Safety management

Quality assurance

Delivery and efficiency

Team development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Manufacturing

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Proliant Health & Biologicals (PHB) is a specialist manufacturer based in Feilding, producing high-value biological ingredients for global health markets.

It's a pretty unique operation, sitting at the intersection of science, manufacturing and primary industry. The Feilding site is part of an international business, with teams in New Zealand and the US working closely together.

We're looking for an experienced Production Manager to lead our production operation in Feilding. This is a key leadership role within the site, providing direction and accountability across the production team and taking ownership of day-to-day performance across safety, quality, delivery and efficiency.

We're looking for someone who knows manufacturing, is comfortable leading leaders and enjoys being close to the operation. Someone who can see what needs to be done, make decisions and get things moving, while bringing their team with them.

You'll also play a big part in developing the production team, improving how we work and building a strong culture of safety, accountability and continuous improvement.

The role will suit someone who can balance the day-to-day with the bigger picture. You'll need to be comfortable dealing with problems as they arise, working across the wider site and knowing when something needs to be escalated and when it can simply be dealt with.

Experience in food, dairy, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device or another regulated manufacturing environment would be well suited to this role, but you don't need to come from biotech specifically. We're more interested in strong production leadership experience and the right approach.

This is a senior, visible role for someone who wants to make a real difference to how a manufacturing operation runs.

Based in Feilding, this could suit someone already in the Manawatū or someone looking for a genuine senior leadership opportunity and a move to the region.