Production & Operational Excellence Manager

Treasury Wine Estates; Blenheim; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global career opportunities

Employee product allowance

TWEforME Day

Job summary

Treasury Wine Estates seeks a hands-on Production & Operational Excellence Manager to lead Matua Winery operations in Blenheim. You will drive safe, efficient execution, embed operational excellence, and lead data-driven improvements across production, safety, quality and compliance.

Reporting to Site Operations, you will collaborate with Winemaking, Engineering, Maintenance and Supply Chain to optimise throughput and labour productivity while delivering sustainable performance benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience leading operations within a winery, FMCG, food & beverage, manufacturing or supply chain.
• Proven track record improving throughput, labour productivity and operational performance.
• Strong experience with Operational Excellence, Lean, Six Sigma or related frameworks.
• Experience delivering improvement projects and sustainable outcomes.
• Understanding of production flow management and execution disciplines.
• Ability to lead large seasonal or variable workforces.
• Knowledge of safety, quality, food safety and environmental compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead safe, efficient and compliant winery operations and achieve production targets.
• Drive Operational Excellence across the site with Lean, problem solving and data-led decisions.
• Develop a large operational workforce including team leaders, permanent and seasonal staff.
• Identify bottlenecks and lead initiatives to improve flow, throughput and reliability.
• Champion safety, quality, and environmental compliance with audit readiness.
• Collaborate with Winemaking, Engineering, Maintenance and Supply Chain to optimise assets.
• Lead site improvement projects focused on productivity, cost reduction and sustainability.

Skills

Operational Excellence

Lean

Six Sigma

Team leadership

Data-driven decision making

Safety compliance

Production management

Stakeholder management

Analytical problem-solving

Continuous improvement

Education

Tertiary qualifications in Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Oenology, Viticulture, Business or related discipline

Tools

TPM

Lean methods

Six Sigma tools

Job description

Production & Operational Excellence Manager

7201 Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand

Job Description

Production and Operational Excellence Manager

We're seeking an experienced Production and Operational Excellence Managerto lead winery operations and drive continuous improvement across our Matua Winery. This is a critical leadership role responsible for ensuring safe, efficient and compliant winery execution while embedding operational excellence principles, data-led decision making and sustainable performance improvements.

About us

Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) is one of the world's largest wine companies. At TWE we are led everyday by our purpose, Boldly Cultivating . We are boldly cultivating value through our brands, wine, people & environment for enriched & joyful communities.

At TWE we cultivate our teams to be their very best. And in turn, our people push us to make bigger and bolder decisions. Our focus on Boldly Cultivating unites us as a global team and fuels our vision to become the world's most desirable luxury wine company – known for the experiences we create for our consumers, customers, partners, suppliers and our people.

To learn more about our purpose and our renowned portfolio of global brands, click here .

About the Role

As a key member of the Matua Winery leadership team, this role owns production execution performance across the winery. You will lead the systems, people and continuous improvement initiatives that convert production plans into safe, efficient and repeatable operational outcomes while improving throughput, labour productivity and cost performance.

Reporting to the Site Operations Manager - Matua, you will provide leadership across winery operations, vintage readiness, production execution planning, safety, quality, compliance and continuous improvement culture.

Working closely with Winemaking, Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, Supply Chain and Site Leadership teams, you'll play a key role in optimising operational performance, developing team capability and driving a culture of operational excellence across the winery.

This is an exciting opportunity for a hands‑on operations leader who thrives in a dynamic production environment and is passionate about delivering both operational results and long-term performance improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead safe, efficient and compliant winery operations, ensuring production, vintage and quality targets are achieved.
• Drive Operational Excellence across the site through Lean practices, structured problem solving, continuous improvement and data-led decision making.
• Lead and develop a large operational workforce including team leaders, permanent employees and seasonal vintage personnel, building capability, engagement and operational excellence.
• Identify operational constraints and bottlenecks, leading initiatives that improve production flow, throughput and execution reliability.
• Champion safety, food safety, quality and environmental compliance, ensuring audit readiness and adherence to all regulatory and company standards.
• Partner with Winemaking, Engineering, Maintenance and Supply Chain teams to optimise asset utilisation, operational performance, development opportunities and production reliability.
• Lead site improvement projects focused on productivity, cost reduction, waste minimisation, sustainability and long-term operational performance.

About You

You are an experienced operations leader who combines strong production management capability with a passion for continuous improvement, people leadership and operational excellence.

You'll bring:

• Experience leading operations within a winery, FMCG, food and beverage, manufacturing or supply chain environment.
• Proven experience improving throughput, labour productivity, team development and operational performance in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong Operational Excellence, Lean, Six Sigma, TPM or continuous improvement experience.
• Demonstrated success delivering improvement projects and sustainable business outcomes.
• Strong understanding of production flow management, operational planning and execution disciplines.
• Experience leading large seasonal or variable workforce models.
• Strong understanding of safety, quality, food safety and environmental compliance requirements.
• Commercial acumen with experience managing labour, operational and project budgets.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability with a data-driven approach.
• The ability to effectively collaborate across multiple functions and drive positive change.

Preferred Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Oenology, Viticulture, Business or a related discipline.
• Lean, Six Sigma, TPM, Operational Excellence or Project Management certifications highly regarded.
• Leadership qualifications or equivalent leadership experience.

Why you'll love it here:

Our culture is built on bringing our whole selves, being courageous and delivering together – it's our DNA and the heart of who we are at TWE.

We prioritise your growth with access to g lobal career opportunities and structured programs designed to support your health, wellbeing and careerdevelopment.

Enjoy the world's most desirable wines through our generous employee product allowance

• Plus, you'll get an extra day off each year with your “TWEforME Day” – a day to spend however you choose!

We offer a range of great benefits such as flexibility, rewards and discounts and health and wellbeing initiatives. To find out more, click here .

It takes all varietals!

At TWE, we proudly celebrate diversity and are committed to being an equal opportunity employer. Our goal is to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of the consumers who enjoy our products.

All qualified applicants will be considered for employment regardless of age, race, colour, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability. If you require any assistance to be included in our process, please contact [e-mail] , quoting the job title and reference number.