Description:
Position Purpose
This position is responsible for the manufacturing and related functions, quality assurance, goods inwards and outwards and packaging of Tailor-Made Foods. Tailor-Made Foods is behind one of Australia’s fastest-growing potato chip brands — Chappy’s Chips. Proudly handcrafted and much loved across select states.
Key Accountabilities
The Assistant Production Manager role will work closely with the CEO to lead the production team by utilizing experience, competence, style and appropriate behavior, communicating strategy into operational effectiveness, production improvements
- Manage production team of 7 employees
- Determining, implementing and monitoring Tailor-Made Foods production plans
- Ensure compliance with all relevant contractual regulatory and legislative requirements as a minimum standard.
- Ensure that the relevant HACCP standards are maintained and any audit corrective actions are closed out.
- Controlling the operation of production plant through production planning.
- Ensure safe work practices are established and maintained across the plant, and that continue to strive for proactive safety awareness. Ensure machinery safety guards are in place across all machinery and reviewed as per WorkSafe Victoria requirements.
- Manage supply chain functions within the plant to deliver on the agreed industrial performance and budgeted profitability by managing production and transportation costs efficiently
- Manage the planning, ordering and delivery of inward and outward goods.
- Provide CEO updates of Chappy’s snacks foods production plans, ensuring production targets are met and any variations are rectified
- Ensure that employees are assisted to develop their skills and abilities through the appraisal of job performance, encouragement, delegation and formal training programs and Individual Development Plans.
Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Accountabilities
- Promote and participate in a proactive safety culture.
- Be a role model for working safely and promoting a safe working environment.
- Adhere to safe work procedures and systems in consultation with elected OH&S Representatives and team members.
- Proactively contributes to the identification and resolution of workplace hazards.
- Work safely at all times.
- Comply with all relevant environmental legislative requirements.
- Actively contributes to reducing waste, conserving water and energy and other sustainability initiative.
Leadership Accountabilities
- Set clear expectations and lead by example.
- Give timely and meaningful feedback that is useful and respectful.
- Take personal responsibility for the performance and outcomes of your team.
- Develop the talent within your team, with the aim of identifying successors for your role.
Values and Core Competencies
Our culture is underpinned by a set of common values, which set the standard for employee behavior. They should be translated into every aspect of work from relationships with customers and colleagues, to the way employees conduct themselves on a daily basis.
- Performance
- Continuous Improvement
- People Development
- Loyalty
- Accountability
- Tenacity
- Entrepreneurship
- Pragmatism
- Transparency
- Accessibility
Key Behaviours
- Set high goals and drive for performance
- Seek all opportunities for continuous improvement
- Identify areas for developing oneself and others
- Support positively and protect the company
- Account for his/her own activities and accept responsibility for them
- Overcome obstacles
- Demonstrate an entrepreneurial mind-set With Simplicity
- Work in a practical and effective manner (with common sense)
- Act and communicate with clarity and transparency
- Ensuring relationships is based on accessibility, modesty and proximity
Formal Education
Tertiary qualifications, Advanced Diploma a minimum, preferably in business or manufacturing.
At least 2 years of relevant working experience in food production
Essential Skills and Knowledge
Managing a food production team
Good Communication skills
Experience in manufacturing and packaging of potato based snack foods preferred
Mechanical aptitude and experience with food production machinery would be beneficial
Experience of quality and compliance regulations
Experience in industrial quality management
Good understanding of food technology
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: $70,000.00 – $80,000.00 per year
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Education:
- Advanced Diploma / Associate Degree (Required)
Experience:
- Food production: 2 years (Required)
Work Authorisation:
- Australia (Preferred)
Work Location: In person