Join the Hellers Team!

Hellers Australia is looking for a motivated and experienced Leading Hand to join our P3 High Care Production team at our Bendigo facility.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a strong background in food manufacturing who is ready to take the next step in their leadership career.

Our P3 High Care department is a critical part of our production operations, where food safety, hygiene and product quality are our highest priorities. We are seeking a hands-on leader who understands the importance of maintaining strict high care standards while supporting a safe, efficient and productive team environment.

About the Role

Reporting to the P3 Team Leader, the Leading Hand will play an important role in supporting daily production operations, guiding team members and ensuring our high standards of food safety, quality and workplace safety are consistently maintained.

You will lead by example, promote accountability and support the team in achieving production targets without compromising product integrity or compliance.

Key responsibilities include:

- Supporting the Team Leader with daily production activities, workflow and team coordination.
- Ensuring strict adherence to food safety, hygiene and quality assurance procedures within our High Care environment.
- Monitoring compliance with GMP, HACCP principles, personal hygiene requirements and contamination prevention procedures.
- Identifying food safety or quality concerns and ensuring affected products are stopped, held and reported immediately in accordance with site procedures.
- Providing hands-on leadership, guidance and support to production employees.
- Assisting with training and coaching team members to ensure consistent compliance with operational procedures.
- Promoting a positive workplace culture built on teamwork, accountability and continuous improvement.
- Supporting the achievement of production targets while maintaining safety and quality standards.




- Acting as a point of contact for the team and assisting with leadership responsibilities when required.

About You To be successful in this role, you will ideally have:

- Previous experience in food manufacturing or a similar production environment.
- A strong understanding of food safety, quality assurance and hygiene requirements, particularly within high care or high-risk food production environments.
- Previous leadership, Leading Hand or team coordination experience, or the demonstrated ability to step into a leadership position.
- Excellent attention to detail and a proactive approach to identifying and addressing quality concerns.
- The confidence to reinforce workplace standards and address non-compliance appropriately.
- Robust communication, problem-solving and organisational skills.
- A positive, hands-on attitude and willingness to support your team.
- A genuine commitment to workplace safety, food safety and producing high-quality products.

Why Join Hellers? At Hellers, we pride ourselves on producing quality products and fostering a workplace where our people are supported to succeed.

We offer

- The opportunity to develop your leadership skills within an established food manufacturing business.
- A supportive and collaborative team environment.
- Hands-on experience in a critical high care production department.
- Opportunities for ongoing learning, development and career progression.
- The chance to make a meaningful contribution to food safety, product quality and operational excellence.

Working within our P3 High Care department comes with an increased level of responsibility. We are looking for someone who understands that food safety and quality are non-negotiable and who will consistently demonstrate the behaviours, attention to detail and leadership required to maintain these standards.

The successful applicant will be expected to lead by example and ensure that production efficiency never comes at the expense of food safety, quality or compliance.

If you are a motivated team player with a passion for food manufacturing, quality and leadership, we would love to hear from you.

📌 Leading Hand (Bendigo)
🏢 Hellers Australia
📍 Bendigo