Leadership Opportunity | Fresh Food Manufacturing | Continuous Improvement | High Performing Team
Are you an experienced Manufacturing Manager who enjoys leading people, improving processes, and delivering operational excellence?
We're looking for a passionate manufacturing leader to join our Colmslie leadership team and take ownership of our manufacturing operation within one of Queensland's leading fresh food manufacturers.
This is an opportunity to make a genuine impact by leading a large manufacturing team, driving continuous improvement initiatives, and helping shape the future of our growing business.
About the Role
Reporting to the Site Manager, you'll lead all manufacturing operations across the site, ensuring we consistently deliver safe, high-quality products while achieving production, cost and service objectives.
You’ll work closely with Planning, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain and P&C; to build a high-performing manufacturing culture focused on safety, accountability and continuous improvement.
What You'll Be Responsible For
- Leading and developing site Supervisors and Team Leaders.
- Driving a strong safety-first culture across manufacturing.
- Delivering production targets while maintaining the highest quality standards.
- Improving OEE, labour productivity, waste and manufacturing efficiency.
- Leading Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement initiatives.
- Managing manufacturing costs and operational performance.
- Building leadership capability and succession within the manufacturing team.
- Working collaboratively across departments to support business growth.
- Leading manufacturing readiness for new products and operational improvements.
- Using operational data to drive performance and informed decision-making.
About You
- You’ll be an experienced manufacturing leader who enjoys developing people just as much as improving processes.
- You'll ideally bring:
- Extensive leadership experience within food manufacturing.
- Fresh food or short shelf-life manufacturing experience.
- Strong knowledge of GMP, HACCP and food manufacturing standards.
- Demonstrated success leading large manufacturing teams.
- Experience improving OEE, labour efficiency and manufacturing performance.
- A strong Continuous Improvement or Lean Manufacturing mindset.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- The ability to influence, coach and build high-performing teams.
Why Join Us?
- Join a market leader in the fresh produce industry.
- Lead a well-established manufacturing operation.
- Be part of a supportive senior leadership team.
- Opportunity to shape site strategy and operational performance.
- Genuine autonomy to drive improvement.
- Market-competitive salary package.
li>Career growth within a growing national business.
If you're ready to lead a high-performing manufacturing team and make a meaningful impact in a dynamic fresh food environment, we'd love to hear from you.