Production Manager - Dryer

Abbott Laboratories; Pokeno; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott is seeking a Production Manager in New Zealand to lead the dairy production plant and drive overall performance. This role requires strong dairy manufacturing experience and a proven track record in spray drying, team leadership, and process reliability.

Responsibilities include H&S leadership, delivering targets, deploying standards, and sustaining quality across shifts. On-call duties may be required for 24/7 operations. A tertiary qualification and HACCP knowledge are essential.

Qualifications

• Tertiary degree or diploma in a related field.
• Minimum 5 years in a dairy manufacturing environment.
• Minimum 3 years spray drying experience, preferably in a nutritional plant.
• Proven ability to lead, develop and engage teams.
• Solid understanding of dairy processes and HACCP systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Production Plant or line(s) and drive overall performance.
• Oversee 24-hour, multi-shift accountability for business results.
• Ensure H&S performance and culture on the production line.
• Drive process reliability and delivery of targets.
• Deploy and sustain standards and manage talent development.
• Meet people engagement targets and allocate staffing across shifts.
• Monitor product quality and drive continuous improvement.
• On-call duties support 24/7 operations.

Education

Tertiary degree or diploma in related field

Dairy manufacturing

Team leadership

Food safety & HACCP

Job description

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You will have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Benefits that support you and your family to stay healthy, financially secure, and supported throughout life's journey, including comprehensive medical insurance coverage, wellbeing support, and competitive rewards that recognize your contributions.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.

The Opportunity

As the Production Manager, the purpose of the Production Manager role is to lead the Production Plant or line(s) and be responsible for overall performance.

What You’ll Do

• This role has 24-hour, multiple shift accountability for the business results and capability of the production line
• Accountable for H&S performance, practices and culture across the production line and teams
• Accountable for process reliability
• Accountable for delivering the deployed targets
• Accountable for deploying and delivering standardsAccountable for team development, succession planning, capability build and talent management
• Accountable for meeting people engagement targets and effective and efficient deployment of employees across the shifts
• Accountable for product quality measures, quality performance, practices, standards, and culture across the production line
• On-call duties likely to be required to support the 24/7 nature of the business

Requirements

• Tertiary degree, diploma, or minimum 5 years in a dairy manufacturing
• Minimum 3 years Spray Drying experience, preferably in a Nutritional Plant
• Experience in leading, developing and engaging teams
• Proven understanding of dairy manufacturing processes and systems
• Proven knowledge of Food Safety and HACCP systems
• Ensure the timely completion of the timesheet via allocated system
• Completion of all assigned Training to this role before the scheduled due date is mandatory

Location

This position is based in New Zealand.

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