Job Description

Opportunities to lead a up-to-date, highly automated manufacturing operation of this scale don't come around often — and this one is worth paying attention to.

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Osborne Richardson is partnering exclusively with a highly successful, growing food manufacturer to appoint an Operations Manager for their Brisbane site.

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This is a business on the move: heavily automated, investing hard in its future, and supplying major retail and foodservice customers across Australia and internationally. They're looking for an operations leader with the ambition to match.

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What you'll be doing

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- Leading and developing a large operational workforce in a fast-paced, automated environment
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- Driving site performance across safety, quality, productivity, yield, labour efficiency and customer service
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- Shaping and delivering operational strategy that supports business growth and profitability
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- Championing continuous improvement across manufacturing and warehouse operations
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- Building strong relationships with customers, suppliers, partners and internal teams
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- Fostering a high-performance culture grounded in accountability, engagement and teamwork
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- Ensuring compliance across all safety, quality and statutory requirements
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- Contributing to strategic planning and decision-making as part of the senior leadership team
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*This role does require extensive protein manufacturing experience*

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About you

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You're an operations leader who thrives on scale, pace and complexity and who brings people with you. You'll bring:

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- Significant leadership experience in food manufacturing, FMCG or a comparable high-volume environment
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- A proven track record leading large operational teams in complex manufacturing settings
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- Strong commercial acumen across budgets, labour management, yield and operational KPIs
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- Real runs on the board driving continuous improvement and operational excellence
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- Exceptional people leadership, coaching and stakeholder management skills
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- Experience within highly automated manufacturing environments (highly regarded)
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- Sharp communication, planning and problem-solving capabilities
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What's on offer

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- A senior leadership seat reporting directly to the General Manager
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- The scope to lead a large-scale, modern manufacturing operation
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- A growing business with serious investment and genuine expansion plans behind it
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- An attractive executive salary package
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- A supportive, collaborative leadership team who'll back you to succeed
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📌 Operations Manager (Queensland)
🏢 Osborne Richardson Australia
📍 Queensland