Manufacturing Team Leader

1 month ago


Footscray, Victoria, Australia GrainCorp Full time

About Our Team

At GrainCorp, we're the largest refiner of edible fats and oils in Australia and New Zealand, with over 100 years of expertise in fats and oils manufacturing and supplying premium-quality bakery ingredients. Our customers include food manufacturers, wholesalers, bakers, quick service restaurants, and other foodservice and retail customers throughout Australia, New Zealand, and around the world.

About the Role

We're seeking a Manufacturing Team Leader to join our West Footscray plant. Reporting to the Manufacturing Manager, you'll oversee a team of Manufacturing Operators and be responsible for ensuring quality requirements are met to customer and regulatory standards. Your key responsibilities will include:

  • Ensuring team members are rostered and allocated to lines appropriately and that materials are available to meet the daily/weekly production plan.
  • Ensuring finished product across all lines is made to correct quantity and quality specification.
  • Delivering safety alerts to the team, conducting monthly safety meetings, and reporting and acting on safety issues.
  • Developing and maintaining a strong team culture in terms of safety, quality, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
  • Coaching, developing, and engaging team members through regular feedback mechanisms and day-to-day interpretation of our enterprise agreement.
  • Developing and maintaining effective relationships with site maintenance, engineering, planning, safety teams, and your peers.

About Your Experience

We're looking for a candidate with prior experience in leading a team in a manufacturing/production environment, preferably in FMCG or food manufacturing. Your ideal skills and qualifications include:

  • Flexibility to work night shift hours (11pm to 7am each weekday, starting on a Sunday night).
  • Solid understanding of how automated/manual equipment and production lines work.
  • Ability to troubleshoot, diagnose, and take corrective action on a range of issues affecting production.
  • Ability to cultivate a team culture that encourages strong continuous improvement, safety, and quality standards.
  • Bonus: exposure to Lean manufacturing principles and/or enterprise agreements.

Progressed candidates will be required to undergo a pre-employment medical and provide proof of full working rights and suitable professional referees.



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