Job Description

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Schulz Organic Dairy | Timboon, Victoria

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Factory Manager

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Make a real difference within a family owned and led organic dairy business in south-west Victoria.

About Schulz Organic Dairy n

Based in Timboon in south-west Victoria, Schulz Organic Dairy produces premium organic dairy products with a strong focus on quality, sustainability and continuous improvement.

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We are a growing, family-owned business spanning farming, manufacturing, distribution and hospitality, giving this role exposure to much more than a conventional factory workplace.

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This is an opportunity to take on a key operational position within the business and have a genuine influence over how our systems, people and production continue to develop.

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This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who enjoys bringing together people, production, quality, systems and supply chain to keep a busy food manufacturing operation running safely, efficiently and reliably.

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You’ll work closely with all department managers, taking ownership across day-to-day operations while helping us continue to improve the way we work.

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We’re looking for someone who will enable the success of the strategic goals through leadership and collaboration whilst also being comfortable jumping into operations when required.

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Your responsibilities will include:

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- Supporting the planning and coordination of daily production and dispatch activities
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- Helping manage labour requirements, rostering and efficient deployment of the production team
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- Monitoring operational costs, KPIs and production efficiency
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- Coordinating workflow to ensure production targets, specifications and timelines are achieved
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- Hands on maintenance, troubleshooting and training out solutions with your team
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- Maintaining and continually improving our Food Safety Program in collaboration with our QA / NPD manager.
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- Supporting compliance with DFSV, organic certification and other regulatory requirements
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- Assisting with internal and external audits
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- Overseeing stock levels, purchasing requirements and inward goods
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- Supporting quality testing, record keeping, shelf-life testing, customer complaints and corrective actions
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- Helping build and maintain a strong safety culture
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- Supporting training, development and performance of operational team members
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- Working with suppliers, contractors and equipment/service providers
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- Overseeing waste management, pest control and reusable packaging processes
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- Driving clearer systems, communication and standardised processes across all divisions of the business
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- Identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, automation and operational performance
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Most importantly, you’ll help us deliver an efficient and profitable operation without compromising product quality, food safety or the wellbeing of our people.

About you n

We’re looking for an experienced operations leader who is practical, organised and comfortable taking responsibility.

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Ideally, you will bring:

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- Significant experience in dairy production or food manufacturing management
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- Experience in an operations management or similar leadership role
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- Strong understanding of production and warehouse systems
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- Experience with inventory management and stock control
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- A sound understanding of food safety, compliance and audit requirements
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- Strong leadership and people-management skills
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- Excellent organisational and problem-solving ability
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- Confidence managing multiple priorities in a fast-moving environment
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- Strong written and verbal communication skills
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- Good computer and systems capability
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- Forklift licence an advantage
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Experience working within dairy, food manufacturing, laboratory environments or implementing automation and process improvements would be highly regarded.

What we’d love from you n

Technical experience is key, but so is the way you work.

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You’ll be someone who:

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- Takes ownership and follows things through
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- Communicates clearly and respectfully
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- Builds strong relationships across different teams
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- Remains calm when production priorities change
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- Looks for better ways of doing things
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- Is willing to get involved rather than simply manage from a desk
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- Understands that good operations come from good people, good systems and clear accountability
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Our values and culture nn
- Work Life Balance
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- Transparency
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- Accountability
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Cream on the top nn
- Day shift only, no night shift
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- Free premium dairy products
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- Free barista coffees
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- 4 day working week
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- Potential on-site accommodation
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Interested? n

If you’re an experienced operations leader who enjoys improving systems, developing people and what to make a valued impact, we’d love to hear from you.

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For a confidential chat, please contact our General Manager, Jessica Beer on *** or send an email to ****@schulzorganicdairy.com.au

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📌 Factory Manager (Timboon)
🏢 Schulz Organic Dairy
📍 Timboon