Logistics Coordinator

Dandenong South Location
- Iconic Dairy Company with Strong Brand
- Small team that works closely with operations

**We are Lactalis Australia**

We are owned by the Lactalis Group, the world’s largest producer of dairy goods. With a range of more than 2,000 products, Lactalis is committed to playing a daily role in the health and well-being of consumers throughout the world, via the provision of nutritious dairy products—milk, cheese, yoghurt and other soft foods and beverages.

At the heart of our business locally, we have over 2,700 passionate employees, working closely and constructively with some 500 Australian farmers to produce the finest dairy products in the country.

Pillar brands such as Pauls, Oak, Ice Break, Tamar Valley Dairy, Vaalia, President and Galbani provide Lactalis Australia with a deep national footprint for growth and prosperity.
- We are a growing global company that takes great pride in who we are. We are humble, proud and resilient. Our brands, people and know how define who we are. _
- We provide a safe workplace that delivers the opportunity to drive your development, and believe that true success comes from us._
- Collaboration, flexibility and diversity are pillars of our environment. With knowledge and experience_ _**we encourage you to make a difference.**

**About the Opportunity**

Based at Dandenong South and reporting to the Manufacturing Manager, the key focus of this role is to lead the Logistics and Inventory Team at our Lemnos Foods Site, managing the despatch/receival process of finished goods and WIP and also ensuring accurate timely management of all inventory. You will support management in the areas of work process improvements & procedures that will also facilitate a strong safe work culture and productivity improvements within the various teams.

In addition, the role is responsible for ensuring that legal & compliance obligations are met through robust investigative processes, policies and procedures that are supported by competency based training programs.

**Key accountabilities of the role are**:

- Pallet Control
- Inventory management (Stocktake, cycle counts) variance monitoring and reporting.
- Site Waste and Recycling Champion
- Approve Invoices related to waste, pallets and logistics
- Review and identify requirements for Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) & Work Instructions (WI).
- Develop, maintain and keep up to date SOPs and WI.
- Identify, develop and rollout training packages for SOP’s and WI’s.
- Present safety initiatives to management that will leverage and challenge our current safety practices and/or thinking.
- Work with the employees on the floor, monitoring compliance to WI’s and SOP’s.
- Ambassador for safety culture in Logistics & Inventory - Lead the way, walk the talk and promote the safety message.
- Understand the legal obligations in relation to OH&S and ensure that we implement and comply with appropriate processes and systems that support legal compliance.
- Oversee departmental and compliance audits for Logistics & Inventory.
- Assist with safety investigations and risk assessments to determine root cause and work with Logistics & Inventory Team to implement required changes.

**About You**

This challenging and rewarding position will require a highly motivated person with the enthusiasm to succeed. The key competencies that will secure you this role include:

- Strong Leadership Skills
- A continual improvement mindset
- Attention to detail
- Good written & verbal communication
- Exceptional people and time management skills
- High Level of Competency in SAP and Microsoft Office

If you strive to work in a fast paced environment within a highly engage team, then this could be your opportunity.

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