General Manager – Manufacturing & Operations
Your pathway to Executive General Manager starts here
Lead a leadership team, not just a shift - real scope, real impact
70+ years, 40+ markets, one of the region's biggest names in allergen-free food
Roma Food Products
Roma Food Products is one of the largest allergen-free manufacturers in the Southern Hemisphere, with 70+ years of heritage, family-owned since ****, and still growing.
From a purpose-built site in Carrum Downs, Roma produces its own portfolio of trusted brands: Orgran, Buontempo, Pasta Roma, Spliits and Freemills, shipping to 40+ markets worldwide. It's privately owned, founder-led, and genuinely hands-on, backed by a long-tenured team who know the business inside out.
The mission: create great food for healthier living.
About the Role
You'll start as General Manager, Manufacturing & Operations- leading a broad site leadership team spanning production, technical, procurement and supply chain, with full accountability for performance, people and delivery across the business. This is a visible, floor-based leadership role, not one run from behind a desk.
From there, it grows. Following a structured review, and subject to demonstrated capability, the role expands into a broader Executive General Manager position with accountability across the entire business, including manufacturing, finance, and sales & marketing, backed by the Managing Director's direct mentorship. It's the kind of progression that could take years to reach elsewhere, if it came at all.
Step up, prove yourself, and build something bigger.
Key Accountabilities
Own safety and drive a proactive,



zero-harm culture across the site
Deliver production against plan: planning, labour utilisation, operational rhythm
Take full ownership of operational cost performance, including labour, yield, waste, efficiency and downtime, and hit budget
Partner with the CFO, but own the outcome
Drive Lean, 5S and hands-on continuous improvement
Build capability and engagement across the workforce, and develop future leaders
Maintain QA, GMP and food safety standards, always audit-ready
About You
Senior operations or manufacturing leader, FMCG or food preferred, with GM, Operations Director or senior site leadership experience
Takes real ownership of a manufacturing operation, and accountability beyond the factory floor
Thrives in a privately owned, founder-led setting
Commercially sharp: you can read and operate within a P&L;, even without full ownership of one
Leads from the front: visible, hands-on, engaged in the day-to-day
A clear, practical communicator who builds accountability without fear
Humble enough to learn the business, confident enough to challenge it
A genuine track record of stability and impact
What's on Offer
A genuine, structured pathway to EGM accountability for the entire business
Direct mentorship from a successful, entrepreneurial Managing Director who's built and led the business for over four decades
Real autonomy over the operational engine of a growing, values-led manufacturer
Purpose: leading the team behind food that gives families real choice
Attractive package + superannuation, commensurate with experience
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📌 General Manager – Manufacturing & Operations (Melbourne)
🏢 Miller Leith
📍 Melbourne