Food Operations Leader

1 week ago


Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Ikea Full time

**Job ID**: 279340

**Date posted**: 19/02/2025

**Our team within IKEA**
At IKEA, our vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. We believe that everything we do comes with the responsibility to create a positive impact on people, society and the planet. We are passionate about home furnishing, creating a positive life at home and sharing our tasty responsibly sourced food with the many people across the world.

We are guided by our cultures & values, creating a great place to work.
We stand for equality, diversity and inclusion.
We care about people & planet and promote health & wellbeing.
We nurture your development and provide career opportunities to unlock your potential.
**What you need to know**
Working at IKEA has its benefits and rewards:

- 5 weeks' Paid Annual Leave, Paid Parental Leave, Family & Community Leave and much more
- 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Program for health and wellbeing support
- 15% Co-worker discount
- Low-cost nutritious meals including complimentary drinks in our Co-worker restaurant
- Free Co-worker parking
- Free benefits membership (savings and discounts on everyday expenses, entertainment, retail and well-being offers across hundreds of retailers and service providers)
- Bonus programme (where eligible)
- Co-worker Loyalty programme (extra contribution to your superannuation fund where eligible)

Additional information:

- This role is Temporary, Full-time, 76hrs/fortnight.
- The preferred location for the role is Service Office, Tempe however remote work from any IKEA AU location will be considered.
- Applications close Wednesday 5 March 2025.

**About this work area**
As Food Operations Leader your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

- Drive food operational excellence through logistics, production, customer service, equipment, and sustainability, while ensuring compliance with standards and legal requirements.
- Monitor and optimise food operations, identifying gaps and proposing improvements to contribute to financial results and meeting business goals.
- Develop and implement operational frameworks, standards, tools, KPIs, and processes to ensure product availability, food quality, and minimise waste.
- Contribute to the development of market specific range operational needs and requirements in line with IKEA range strategy, requirements and processes.
- Lead training initiatives and knowledge sharing to enhance team performance, ensuring sustainable equipment and practices are in place.
- Collaborate with key stakeholders and actively support sustainability efforts, local sourcing, and a sharing, values-driven work environment.

Your previous experience with local food legislations, operational compliance standards, food safety standards and HACCP is highly regarded.
**We need people like you**
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