Production Manager - Powders

The a2 Milk Company; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Annual bonus

Free meals on site

Gym membership

Social club

Learning & development

Job summary

The a2 Milk Company in New Zealand is seeking an experienced Powder Manufacturing Leader to oversee day-to-day production operations at our Pokeno site. You will ensure safety, quality and efficiency while developing capability within the team.

You will drive productivity, yield improvements and cost control through hands-on leadership and data-driven decision making, collaborating with site teams and quality to meet production targets.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience leading manufacturing operations in a dairy environment.
• Deep knowledge of health, safety, quality and food safety standards.
• Proven ability to drive productivity, yield improvements and cost control.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day powder manufacturing operations and meet production targets.
• Foster a strong health, safety and wellbeing culture across the site.
• Ensure processes meet quality and food safety standards with Quality team.
• Monitor productivity, yield, waste and controllable costs for efficiency gains.
• Coach and develop frontline leaders to build a high-performing team.

Skills

Manufacturing leadership

Operational leadership

Health & safety

Process control

People leadership

ERP systems

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Our Story

The a2 Milk Company, driven by science and a pioneering spirit, disrupted the dairy and infant milk formula industry. Our vision is to create an A1-free world where dairy nourishes all people and our planet.

The a2 Milk Company seeks to achieve this through the naturally occurring a2 Milk® difference and by bringing a more sustainable approach to dairy.

The role

Based at Pokeno, you'll be responsible for leading our Powder manufacturing team and overseeing day-to-day production operations. You'll focus on ensuring production targets are achieved safely and efficiently, maintaining high standards of quality and food safety, and driving improvements across the operation. Working closely with other site teams, you'll support production performance while developing and building capability within your team.

More specifically, you will be involved in:

• Leading day-to-day powder manufacturing operations, ensuring production plans, volumes and performance targets are consistently achieved.
• Driving a strong health, safety and wellbeing culture, ensuring critical risk controls, safe operating practices and employee training requirements are maintained.
• Ensuring manufacturing processes meet required quality and food safety standards, working closely with Quality to resolve issues and drive continuous improvement.
• Monitoring production performance, including productivity, yield, waste and controllable costs, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce losses.
• Leading, coaching and developing production leaders and employees to build a capable, engaged and high-performing team.

What you will bring

• At least 10 years' experience, with strong manufacturing and operational leadership capability within a dairy manufacturing environment. Experience in infant formula manufacturing and spray drying is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of production processes, manufacturing operations and process control.
• Demonstrated experience leading health and safety, quality and food safety standards within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience driving operational performance, productivity, yield improvements and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Strong people leadership capability, with experience coaching and developing frontline leaders and building accountable teams.
• Excellent problem-solving, decision-making and communication skills, with the ability to use operational data to drive performance.
• Confident using ERP, production management and other manufacturing systems.

What we offer

• Medical, Life & Income Protection Insurance.
• Annual Bonus.
• A supportive team culture with learning and development opportunities.
• Free breakfast and lunch provided in our onsite cafeteria.
• Subsidised gym membership.
• Social club.