Production Manager
Job No:
95822
Location:
Fleurieu Peninsula/Adelaide Hills, SA
- Don't miss this chance to join a fast growing, local dairy company!
- Long-term, pivotal leadership role in a spacious and modern factory environment!
- Future opportunities to progress further in the company (for the right candidate)!
- Competitive salary range (dependent upon experience)!
About the Organisation
Based between the pristine Fleurieu Peninsula and beautiful Adelaide Hills of South Australia, B.-d. Farm Paris Creek is one of Australia’s finest producers of award winning dairy products.
Their range of white milks, flavoured milks, yoghurts, quarks, butter and handcrafted French-style soft and European style hard cheeses are made from the highest quality, premium, biodynamic-organic milk. At every stage of production, B.-d. Farm Paris Creek avoid the use of artificial ingredients such as colours, flavours, stabilisers and anything that would interfere with the quality of our products.
In 2014 one of B.-d. Farm Paris Creek’s most recent achievements was the upgrade of their processing and production plant to one of the most energy efficient manufacturers in Australia. B.-d. Farm Paris Creek is one of only a few companies that have received a “Clean Energy Grant” from the “Clean technology Food and Foundry Investment Program”, which helped achieve this goal.
About the Opportunity
Due to the rapid growth of their production department, B.-d. Farm Paris Creek is looking for someone to support to their Operations Manager as the newest addition to their efficient management team.
Reporting, planning, ordering and effectively leading the production team would be your core role, as well as running the production activities on an advanced company computer system. You'll also have day to day interaction with other managers within the organisation, and oversee continuous improvement in business areas including efficiency, productivity, work place safety, expenditure and people management. Future advancements within the organisation will be possible for the right candidate.
Some of your key responsibilities will include (but will not be limited to):
- Planning all aspects of production, from output targets to staff rostering;
- Monitoring production processes;
- Inducting, training and supervising production staff; and
- Maintaining stock levels of ingredients, packaging materials and placing orders as required.
The successful candidate will have demonstrated technical food manufacturing experience, preferably at a managerial level. Specific experience in the dairy industry would be highly advantageous.
B.-d. Farm Paris Creek is looking for a person with strong communication skills and leadership ability, along with highly developed organisational, time management and administrative skills. Importantly, you'll also possess the ability to identify and implement business improvement opportunities.
You must be committed to driving operations to best practice, and must be energetic and visionary with excellent motivational and people skills. Your proactive, hands-on leadership style and professional work ethic will inspire the team to reach higher goals, as you lead by example with your positive, "can-do" attitude!
About the Benefits
In exchange for your hard work and dedication on the job, you will receive a competitive salary (dependent upon experience).
Best of all, you will be joining an organisation that has a focus on maintaining a close-knit, family culture. As such, you will be offered a range of other benefits as you progress in the role!
This is your chance to take your career to the next level, as this organisation continues to thrive in the Australian and international dairy market!
If you are looking to join a family oriented organisation with a strong ethic culture - Apply Now!