Production Manager
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Manufacturing · Lismore, NSW, Australia · Full-Time · $95,000 - $105,000/yr · Visa: Employer sponsored
Looking at kerja luar negara in senior manufacturing? An established Australian dairy manufacturer in northern New South Wales is hiring a Production Manager in Lismore, NSW, to lead its manufacturing operations. The plant produces powders, liquid and frozen products and butter for customers in Australia and overseas.
A useful next step is to compare your experience with the role. You would lead supervisors, operators and production teams, plan schedules, raw materials and resources, keep efficiency, quality and reliability on track, maintain safety, food safety, GMP and HACCP compliance, and work with maintenance, quality and laboratory staff. Spray drying is an important part of the plant, so practical, technical knowledge of it is central.
Suitably qualified professionals abroad who are interested in moving to Australia are welcome to apply, and the role is open to people who can work in Australia or meet the requirements for an employer-sponsored visa. Recruitment communication is in English.
Then get your CV ready, listing each plant you managed, the spray drying equipment you know and your improvement results, clearly and in English. Shape a dairy plant manager CV around your spray drying work with Build AI CV.
Key Responsibilities
- Head the supervisors, operators and crews on the production side and keep them working as one
- Make ownership, safe practice and teamwork the everyday habit on the floor
- Map out and coordinate each production run so the plant reaches its output goals
- Sort out the schedule, resources, raw material supply and the order of work
- Track how efficient, productive, reliable and consistent in quality the manufacturing is
- Lead ongoing improvement to get more output, spend less, waste less and use resources sensibly
- Keep the site in line with safety at work, food safety, GMP and HACCP
- Team up with maintenance, quality, the laboratory and other departments
- Read and analyse production figures and KPIs before making calls
- Act as the manager and technical expert for spray drying, sorting out faults and fine-tuning the process
- Help production staff grow their technical skills, leadership and results
Requirements & Eligibility
- A demonstrated history leading production as a Production Manager or Plant Manager, or in another manufacturing leadership role at the same level
- Strong, hands-on experience in managing teams, planning output and keeping manufacturing operations running
- Earlier practical work on spray drying, covering processes and equipment
- Comfortable managing multiple production processes and choosing priorities
- Proven contribution to continuous improvement, efficiency and problem-solving
- Sound grasp of safe workplaces, product quality and good manufacturing practice
- Excellent at leading, communicating, organising and making decisions
- Effective English for documents at work and for communicating about safety
- Willing and able to move to Australia if needed, and experience from dairy, food or powder ingredient manufacturing is highly regarded
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