Production / Mill Manager - SE Suburbs - $90K - $115K + Super - Day Shift

Production / Mill Manager - SE Suburbs - $90K - $115K + Super - Day Shift Seeking: Production/Mill Manager with 5 - 10 years experience in a similar Production Management role within a large manufacturing environment, open to candidates from the food or pharmaceutical industry. Location: South Eastern Suburbs (close to Berwick) Industry: Veterinarian Quality Animal Feed Experience level: 5 - 10 years Salary: $90K - $115K + Super Shift: Day Shift Purpose of the position: Responsible for safety Responsible for the performance of your team Responsible for quality of products Responsible for daily manufacturing Responsible for cleanliness of site Key Accountabilities: Ensure all tasks are completed safely (eg: wearing of PPE as required) & efficiently. Address & report any unsafe acts when observed (even if not in your specific area). Ensure your teams are completing and recording the daily safety checks. By midday each day, ensure you have the 4 daily production schedules (ie: textured, pelleted, extruded & supplements) from the Inventory Planner. Review schedules to ensure we have enough ingredients & packaging to complete schedules. Utilise your production teams to manufacture & pack extruded, pelleted, textured & supplement products as per the daily production schedules. Ensure your teams record all manufacturing details (eg: start & finish times, number of bags, downtime, etc..) on the daily production reports. For each product run, Supervisors are to reconcile expected amounts against physical counts. If they cannot resolve any variances then they are to escalate them to you to resolve. Provide completed manufacturing documents to the Inventory Planner daily by 8.30 am with any downtime, anomalies & inefficiencies explained. For every run of micronized product, steam flaked oats, finished goods & supplements ensure a sample is collected, labelled, inspected for quality specifications & is placed in a retention box. Ensure all products made in the 4 manufacturing areas meet our quality specifications. If they do not, stop manufacturing it, rectify the issue & advise your manager & the Quality Manager. Any product that is out of specification is to be isolated, labelled & Quality Manager advised asap. Update position descriptions and procedures as required for all roles and tasks for your teams. Manage & train your teams so they are competent to perform the roles as per the position descriptions and procedures. Perform audits of personnel to ensure they are performing their roles to a satisfactory level. Arrange coverage for when personnel are on breaks/leave. Ensure scale checks, magnet inspections & cleaning are performed & recorded as required. In the event of any mechanical or electrical problems liaise with maintenance asap. Ensure the production areas are clean at all times. Ensure your teams are performing stock takes as required and requested. Make suggestions to improve plant and equipment so greater efficiencies can be achieved. Ensure traceability of raw materials is maintained (ie: check batch number recording is done). Any other tasks as requested by your supervisor/manager. Procedures Relating to Role: Emergency warden procedure Isolation (Tag Out / Lock Out) procedure Probatch Operating manual Contacts: Operations Manager Quality Manager Inventory Planner Production Operators Maintenance personnel Other Requirements/General Comments: Good communication skills Ability to accurately & clearly record information Good forklift operating skills Requirement to undergo training when required Ability to train others To apply you must be an Australian/NZ Citizen or have your PR. Please submit your resume to and including the answers to the below employer questions: Kristine Tuazon ( ) or hit the apply button now. Employer questions Your application will include the following questions: Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia? How many years' experience do you have as a Mill Manager? How many years of people management experience do you have? Which of the following forklift licences do you have? Have you worked in a role which requires a sound understanding of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)? Are you familiar with the Health, Safety, Environment and Quality (HSEQ) standards? How many years' experience do you have with project planning and scheduling? How many years of recruitment experience do you have? IMPORTANT: It is a requirement of all our jobs that you have a PR or AU/NZ Citizenship. A work visa is not sufficient as all our jobs are permanent. Please do not apply if you do not meet these requirements. Apply Now