Production Manager

3 days ago

Dandenong, Australia International Flavors & Fragrances Full time

It’s an exciting time to join our newly combined organization and become part of IFF

We serve a large variety of end markets and our products can be found in thousands of consumer products around the world. These include Animal Nutrition, Biorefinery, Dietary Supplements, Beverage, Home Care, Microbial Control, Perfumery, Food, Personal Care, Pharma.

IFF is seeking a highly motivated individual to join our Operations team as **Production Manager.**

**Your Focus**

As Production Manager, you will primarily function of the role is leading a team in three departments comprising of Liquids Compounding, Spray Dry and Reaction Flavors Technologies.

You are an experienced 'hands on' leader who knows how to motivate, train and develop a total of 20 operators and team leaders across 3 shifts to achieve the daily operational requirements of Safety, Quality, Performance and foster a culture of continuous improvement. This role also sits on the Operations Leadership Team and is a key driver of site culture and improvement activity.

This role is based in Melbourne, Australia and will report to Operations Manager, Oceania.

**How you will contribute and lead**
- Accountable for the production performance.
- Effective leadership of a large team within a high-volume batch manufacturing environment.
- Ensure KPIs are understood, met and exceeded.
- Production reporting.
- Control workflow troubleshoot production issues and continuously improve baseline performance.
- Ensure compliance with company policies and statutory regulations.
- Achieve operational objectives in compliance with safety and quality standards.

**Job Requirements**:
**What you will need to be successful**
- Tertiary qualified in Chemical Engineering, Food Technology or similar, or equivalent experience in FMCG.
- A demonstrated record of success in ideally Food, Food Ingredient or similar FMCG production operations.
- Proven experience managing and leading a team.
- Demonstrated practical experience and a thorough understanding of GMP and HACCP
- A strong safety focuses.
- Highly developed communication and organisational skills.
- Ability to perform well under competing priorities.
- Experience working collaboratively with employee union to achieve common goals.
- Performance management experience.
- Leadership experience with Six Sigma, Continuous Improvements or Lean. Manufacturing techniques will be highly regarded.

IFF is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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