Chief Production Coordinator

Leading a high-performing team in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment, the Deputy Operations Manager plays a pivotal role in driving performance, efficiency, and operational excellence. This critical appointment requires someone with leadership experience, strategic thinking, and a passion for continuous improvement.

• This is an opportunity to lead day-to-day operations across production, quality, logistics management, and production planning.

• Manage production teams to meet safety, quality, output, and cost KPIs.
• Maintain and document machinery maintenance and pre-start checks.
• Create and manage production plans, delivery plans, and processes.
• Collaborate with the inventory team for timely procurement of production components and raw materials.
• Document and report forecasted production and delivery dates.
• Lead, motivate, and engage teams across manufacturing, maintenance/engineering, and logistics to achieve individual, team, and site objectives.
• Foster a culture of business improvement to ensure continuous results and performance enhancement.
• Promote a safety-first culture across the site, ensuring that WH&S processes are in place.
• Drive excellence in safety performance, risk awareness, and compliance with safety regulations.
• Develop, track, and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) including labour optimization, overtime, OEE, throughput rates, and inventory.

• A minimum of 5 years' experience in operations leadership, responsible for leading manufacturing and logistics teams.
• Proven experience in manufacturing and logistics operations management, specifically in developing and building high-performing groups in a safe manner.
• Knowledge of concepts and methodologies relating to inventory management.
• Thorough understanding of production planning within a food manufacturing environment.
• Strong continuous improvement background with a good grasp of sophisticated methodologies like LEAN / Six Sigma and 5Y problem-solving tools.
• Good commercial acumen, able to understand and manage finances with the ability to identify key cost drivers in a fast-paced food plant.
• Strong communication, coaching, consultation, and negotiation skills with an ability to engage and influence internal stakeholders.