mfg Talent has been exclusively engaged by our well-established, leading food manufacturing client to recruit an experienced
Production Manager
to lead their afternoon shift operations.
The hours of work for this role allow for greater work / life balance:
Tuesday - Friday: 2pm-8pm
Saturday: 10am onwards
Sundays and Mondays Off!
About the role
With a strong focus on operational excellence, the role is accountable for optimising production performance, growing and developing our teams, whilst maximising resource utilisation and driving continuous improvement across manufacturing processes, systems and procedures. This includes ensuring production schedules are achieved, downtime and waste are minimised, and all products are manufactured to the highest quality standards in compliance with internal policies, food safety requirements, our customer expectations and relevant industry regulations.
Key responsibilities
Lead and oversee daily production operations to ensure manufacturing targets and plan adherence are consistently achieved across safety, quality, cost, efficiency and output
Develop, implement and continuously improve skills, production processes, systems and workflows to optimise manufacturing performance
Manage production activities within approved budgets, including direct and indirect hours, labour hire, overtime, waste,



yields and other production related costs
Provide leadership, mentoring and direction to Production Supervisors and production teams to achieve operational objectives and maintain high levels of employee engagement
Oversee daily production planning and resource allocation to ensure production schedules are met, customer requirements and manufacturing targets are achieved
Ensure production activities support established operating procedures, quality standards, food safety requirements and relevant legislation
Identify potential production constraints and bottlenecks and implement corrective actions to minimise downtime and maintain continuity of supply
About you
Bachelor's Degree in Manufacturing or Engineering, or equivalent work experience
Strong experience in a Production Manager role (or similar) in the FMCG industry
Working knowledge of budgets, forecasting and metrics
Intermediate to advanced SAP (Business One) skills or similar MRP/ERP platform
Strong knowledge of Work Health and Safety (WHS) requirements, legislation and compliance
Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
Proactive problem solver with a continuous improvement mindset
Resilient under pressure and able to prioritise competing demands in a fast-paced workplace
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📌 Production Manager (Melbourne)
🏢 mfg. Talent Partners
📍 Melbourne