AccessibilityProduction Supervisor
| Location: | brisbane |
| Job Type: | permanent |
| Salary: | $90000 per annum |
| Contact: | Sheldon March |
About the Job
Join a leading food manufacturing operation that is passionate about innovation, continuous improvement, and developing its people. In this role, you will be responsible for the overall performance of a manufacturing area, ensuring that production lines operate efficiently and safely while meeting world-class standards. You will be a key driver in fostering a high-performance culture through effective coaching, clear communication, and strategic problem solving.
Job Summary
As a Production Supervisor, you will lead a dedicated team on a shift basis, five days a week with occasional weekend support. You will own key performance indicators, implement lean and TPM methodologies, and ensure compliance with safety, quality, and operational processes. Your role is evenly split between coaching, managing day-to-day operations, and driving strategic projects aimed at continuous improvement. This position reports directly to the Operations Manager.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead and engage your team to achieve high performance in line with our high-performance organizational standards and cultural framework.
• Set clear expectations and goals, remove barriers to success, and provide regular performance and talent feedback while recognizing achievements.
• Direct daily management of the team to prioritize work, ensuring compliance with standard operating procedures, health and safety practices, and 5S/Visual Factory standards.
• Oversee workforce planning, including recruitment, onboarding, and development, while coordinating with process engineers, QA & R&D, and operations teams.
• Collaborate with the Scheduling department to optimize production planning and adapt priorities as needed.
• Drive performance improvement across all key metrics by proposing and implementing continuous improvement initiatives.
• Utilize problem-solving tools and TPM methodologies to improve equipment and processes, leading root cause analysis when required.
About You
• You have at least 2+ years’ people management experience in a TPM or Lean manufacturing environment.
• You are a proven leader with strong coaching and interpersonal skills, capable of motivating a diverse team and leading challenging conversations with empathy.
• You possess solid experience in food manufacturing and a keen ability to link operational improvements to organizational goals.
• You are customer-focused, detail-oriented, and have a strong sense of urgency to meet production schedules while ensuring quality and safety.
• You bring initiative, drive, and a passion for continuous improvement, with the ability to work cross-functionally and adapt to changing priorities.
Six Degrees Executive acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work and live. We are also committed to equal opportunity and strive to promote diversity, inclusion, belonging, flexibility, and accessibility in all that we do.
Should you require assistance in your interactions with us or through a recruitment process, please let us know so we can provide adjustments for you.
Join a leading food manufacturing operation that is passionate about innovation, continuous improvement, and developing its people. In this role, you will be responsible for the overall performance of a manufacturing area, ensuring that production lines operate efficiently and safely while meeting world-class standards. You will be a key driver in fostering a high-performance culture through effective coaching, clear communication, and strategic problem solving.
Job Summary
As a Production Supervisor, you will lead a dedicated team on a shift basis, five days a week with occasional weekend support. You will own key performance indicators, implement lean and TPM methodologies, and ensure compliance with safety, quality, and operational processes. Your role is evenly split between coaching, managing day-to-day operations, and driving strategic projects aimed at continuous improvement. This position reports directly to the Operations Manager.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead and engage your team to achieve high performance in line with our high-performance organizational standards and cultural framework.
• Set clear expectations and goals, remove barriers to success, and provide regular performance and talent feedback while recognizing achievements.
• Direct daily management of the team to prioritize work, ensuring compliance with standard operating procedures, health and safety practices, and 5S/Visual Factory standards.
• Oversee workforce planning, including recruitment, onboarding, and development, while coordinating with process engineers, QA & R&D, and operations teams.
• Collaborate with the Scheduling department to optimize production planning and adapt priorities as needed.
• Drive performance improvement across all key metrics by proposing and implementing continuous improvement initiatives.
• Utilize problem-solving tools and TPM methodologies to improve equipment and processes, leading root cause analysis when required.
About You
• You have at least 2+ years’ people management experience in a TPM or Lean manufacturing environment.
• You are a proven leader with strong coaching and interpersonal skills, capable of motivating a diverse team and leading challenging conversations with empathy.
• You possess solid experience in food manufacturing and a keen ability to link operational improvements to organizational goals.
• You are customer-focused, detail-oriented, and have a strong sense of urgency to meet production schedules while ensuring quality and safety.
• You bring initiative, drive, and a passion for continuous improvement, with the ability to work cross-functionally and adapt to changing priorities.
Six Degrees Executive acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work and live. We are also committed to equal opportunity and strive to promote diversity, inclusion, belonging, flexibility, and accessibility in all that we do.
Should you require assistance in your interactions with us or through a recruitment process, please let us know so we can provide adjustments for you.
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- Contract Type permanent
- Reference BH-31528
- Industry
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Salary$90000 per annum
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Contact Name
Sheldon March