About the role

This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for overseeing shift production activities, supporting and leading the production team and ensuring operations run safely, efficiently, and to the highest standards of food safety and quality.

Key responsibilities

- Supervise and coordinate shift production activities
- Responsible for advanced setup and breakdown of machinery and equipment across production lines, including supporting changeovers, troubleshooting, and ensuring equipment is safe and ready for operation
- Lead, support, and allocate tasks to production team members
- Ensure production follows recipes, specifications, schedules, HACCP, GMP, WHS and food safety requirements
- Monitor product quality, production processes, and equipment, addressing issues promptly
- Maintain high standards of cleanliness, hygiene, safety, and housekeeping across the production area
- Manage staff attendance, performance, training, and day-to-day team requirements
- Communicate production, quality, safety, and staffing issues to management
- Complete production documentation and checks including weights, temperatures, appearance, consistency, labelling, packing, and presentation
- Lead by example and promote a positive culture of teamwork, accountability, safety, and quality

About you

- Previous experience in a Production Supervisor, Team Leader, Leading Hand,



or similar food manufacturing role
- Understanding of HACCP, GMP, WHS, food safety, and quality requirements
- Strong leadership and people-management skills, with the ability to motivate and manage a diverse production team
- Excellent communication, positive attitude and ability to build strong working relationships
- Reliable, punctual, professional, and accountable
- Solid attention to detail, ability to prioritise tasks and make effective decisions in a fast-paced production environment
- Ability to work hands-on in a physically demanding manufacturing environment
- Commitment to work morning shifts starting at 5am, Monday to Friday or as required

Benefits

- Join a growing Australian food manufacturing business
- Leadership role within a supportive and collaborative team environment
- Opportunity to make a real impact on production, quality, safety, and team performance
- Training and company uniform provided
- Free on-site parking
- Employee discounts on our delicious products

About us Keith's Quality Foods is a leading Australian food manufacturer and distributor, producing and supplying a range of high-quality products to major distributors and retail outlets across Australia and New Zealand.

Apply today or send your current resume to:

[email protected]

📌 Production Supervisor (Arundel)
🏢 Keith's Quality Foods
📍 Arundel