Endeavour Foundation is one of Australia’s largest employers of people living with disability. Our people live and breathe our purpose every day, with flexible working, great perks, and work/life balance. We are dedicated to creating an inclusive culture where our employees can grow, learn, and do their best work. Our purpose is simple – make possibility a reality.

Make an impact!

As a Food Production Team Leader, you will play a vital role in enhancing the vocational opportunities of our employees while ensuring commercial outcomes are achieved. At our site in Kew, we focus on food packaging and creating/assembling kits for well-known retailers!

With your natural ability to lead with empathy, you will oversee and guide employees that we support, to meet their employment goals, ensuring their work aligns with their skills, aspirations, and NDIS plans while delivering exceptional production outcomes.

Other daily tasks are to:

• Motivate and mentor a diverse workforce, fostering a strong safety culture by ensuring compliance with WHS policies and procedures.
• Supervise and guide employees that we support to meet Ndis goals and commercial outcomes.
• Promote positive behaviour support and a collaborative team culture.
• Conduct skills training, assessments, and performance reviews in collaboration with Employment Coaches.
• Ensure production meets customer expectations regarding quality, delivery timeframes and business requirements.
• Monitor operations to ensure they meet production standards, making adjustments to process as needed.

What you can bring to the team

• Previous experience in a production environment with a proven ability to coordinate projects and delegate activities to a diverse team advantageous.
• Training in HACCP, Organic, Kosher, SQF, and Halal compliance highly regarded.
• A genuine commitment to the purpose and values of the organisation with a natural empathetic nature.
• Experience in disability support will be highly regarded.
• MR and/or forklift licence desirable.
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills to ensure clear and concise information is presented to the team.
• Hold or be willing to obtain a Working with Children Check (Blue Card), NDIS Worker Screening Check (Yellow Card), National Criminal History Check (Fit2Work), and an open Drivers License.

What benefits can Endeavour offer you?

• Salary Packaging Benefits: Package up to $15,900 of your annual salary tax-free, increasing your take-home pay.

• Entertainment Benefits: Use up to $2,650 of your pre-tax income for entertainment expenses, such as meals and holiday accommodation.

• Discounted family gym memberships through Fitness Passport.

• Employee Assistance Program: Access to a free and confidential counselling service for you and your family members.

• Wide range of training opportunities to help you grow professionally and develop your skills in a supportive and dynamic environment.

• Additional Benefits: Discounts on corporate private health insurance plans, whitegoods, and appliances; Paid Parental Leave; Reward and Recognition Program; and Free flu vaccinations.

Click here to find out what Salary Packaging could mean for you.

To join #TeamPossible!

If this is the opportunity for you, click ‘Apply’. We look forward to hearing from you!

Endeavour Foundation encourages applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures. This includes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, CALD (Culturally and Linguistically Diverse), the LGBTQI+ community, and people with disability. We value inclusivity and are committed to adjusting our recruitment process to ensure accessibility and support of an applicant's needs.