Overseas Manufacturing Leader — Pet Food Plant

Addiction Foods NZ Ltd.; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 1,716,000 - 2,288,000; Full time

Job summary

Addiction Foods NZ Ltd. is seeking a Manufacturing Site Manager to lead our Te Puke facility in Bay of Plenty, NZ. This senior role requires hands-on leadership to drive production performance, safety, quality, and cost control while building a high‑performance culture.

You will oversee operations, QA, engineering, maintenance and EHS, reporting to the CEO. Strong background in food/FMCG with export experience is essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Senior site leadership experience in high-care manufacturing environments such as food/FMCG.
• 5–8 years of progressive manufacturing experience with strong operational leadership exposure.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams including production, QA, engineering, maintenance, safety, and process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead the manufacturing roadmap to meet production, domestic and export demand.
• Oversee capacity planning, throughput improvement, and cost-controlled operations.
• Ensure food safety, quality, and compliance with NZ manufacturing/export requirements; drive equipment reliability.

Skills

Plant leadership

Operational leadership

People development

Safety leadership

Budget management

Education

Engineering degree

Food Science or related discipline

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Dynamics

Job description

Addiction Foods NZ Ltd. is seeking a Manufacturing Site Manager to lead our Te Puke facility in Bay of Plenty, NZ. This senior role requires hands-on leadership to drive production performance, safety, quality, and cost control while building a high‑performance culture.

You will oversee operations, QA, engineering, maintenance and EHS, reporting to the CEO. Strong background in food/FMCG with export experience is essential for success in this role.