The Company

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Site Operations Manager to lead and manage all aspects of Manufacturing, Maintenance, Capital Engineering, and Warehousing/Logistics. As a key member of our leadership team, you will focus on compliance, continuous improvement, and Workplace Health & Safety, driving best practices to optimize operational performance, safety, and product quality. Your leadership will also empower and support the entire business through this exciting growth phase.

The Role

Reporting to the General Manager of Operations, your role will be responsible for:

• Support and lead an operations-based teams across production, maintenance, warehouse & dispatch, sustainability & safety to achieve/exceed KPI’s and deliver on productivity targets and operational improvement
• Develop and implement strategies to scale operations in line with company growth, empowering and supporting direct reports to meet increasing operational demands.
• Anticipate future needs and develop plans to address growing site installation projects.
• Lead, motivate, and engage teams across manufacturing, engineering, and procurement to achieve individual, team, and site objectives.
• Foster a culture of business improvement to ensure continuous results and performance enhancement.
• Promote a safety-first culture across the site, ensuring that WH&S processes are in place, including induction, training, and safety programs.
• Develop, track, and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) including labour optimization, overtime, OEE, throughput rates, and inventory

Your Background

In order to be successful in this role you will have:

• Proven experience (5+ years) in a Site Manager, Operations Manager, or similar leadership role in food manufacturing or FMCG.
• Degree qualified Engineer or senior level manufacturing operations leadership experience.
• Strong leadership skills with demonstrated ability to build, develop, and lead high-performing teams.
• A track record of driving positive cultural change and fostering a collaborative, engaged, and accountable workplace culture.
• Experience in managing capital projects or commissioning new equipment/facilities is a plus.
• Strong continuous improvement background with a good grasp of sophisticated continuous improvement methodologies such as LEAN / Six Sigma and 5Y problem-solving tools.
• Good commercial acumen, able to understand and manage finances with the ability to identify the key cost drivers in a fast-paced food plant.
• Strong communication, coaching, consultation and negotiation skills with an ability to engage and influence internal stakeholders.

What’s On Offer

In return you will be given the opportunity to join an exciting & a clear market leading organisation where you can play a key role in their evolution and growth as a business. This is a role that will require you to use your operational, commercial, engineering and leadership skills positioning you to move into an executive level role in the future. There’s also a competitive salary package including base salary, superannuation and bonus on offer.

If you would like to discuss this opportunity further you can contact Maurice Tranchina at Blackbook Executive on 03 9823 7413.