Shift Manager - Afternoon

Description:

The Business
Patties Foods is a true Australian success story. With humble beginnings in 1966 as a family-owned cake shop in Lakes Entrance, Victoria, we have grown into one of Australia's most loved manufacturers, suppliers, and marketers of leading branded frozen savoury, frozen meals, and dessert products.
Our company values of C ourage, Trust, Integrity , and O wnership reflect our origin as a proudly local company and have helped form a strong foundation for international growth. Patties Foods' brands have become household names across the nation, but to make our great brands happen, we need great people - and that's where you come in.
The Role
We have an exciting opportunity for a Shift Manager to join our team in Pakenham. Reporting to the Production Manager, the successful candidate will join our Afternoon Shift Team and manage the shift operation of the value stream and provide effective leadership to staff to achieve required Safety, Quality and Production performance targets and determine efficiency improvements. Key responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to;

• Drive a safety-first culture and promote employees to identify and implement OH&S improvements.
• Educate, coach, engage and develop to create a high performing team to achieve/exceed KPI’s in safety, quality, productivity, waste, and financial.
• Contribute to plant improvement initiatives through active leadership and implementation of LEAN and CI methodologies.
• Develop manufacturing skills and capability within your team and implement & foster succession plans.
• Analyze and understand manufacturing measure output data and develop concepts in conjunction with the team to improve site performance.
• Manage production start-ups, shutdowns, and changeovers ensuring you meet shift production goals.
• Ensure quality and hygiene standards are maintained to produce right first-time product.
• Effective cross functional communication.
• Identify and escalate issues, and actively manage these by proposing and implementing optimal solutions

The Person
To be a successful candidate for this role, you will have previous experience the same or similar role whilst also obtaining the following;

• Experience in a similar production leadership role, ideally within the FMCG industry.
• A strong leadership background and skillset, with an ability to coach and develop a team to deliver excellent results.
• Experience in LEAN manufacturing and delivering change, as well as implementing continuous improvement.
• A demonstrated history in achieving improved production in a manufacturing environment, with a safety-first attitude.
• A hands-on leader with a can-do attitude.
• High Care production facility experience is advantageous.
• Previous management of an afternoon shift is advantageous.
• Strong communication, coaching, consultation, and negotiation skills with an ability to engage and influence stakeholders as well as being able to connect with people at different levels.

What we offer you
At Patties Food Group we are passionate about our people, brands and culture! We are an Equal Opportunity employer, committed to providing an inclusive environment where all employees are treated fairly and with respect. As a member of the Patties Food Group team, you will have access to;

• Generous employee benefits such as Pie-Day Friday every week, employee discounts at our factory outlet & take-home products.
• Employee Assistant Program (EAP) services, supportive parental leave options and multiple social and engagement activities.
• Patties people; hungry humble and focussed. Join us now!

You must have the right to work and live in Australia for this role. We do not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies. No fee of any type will be paid in the event we hire a candidate whose resume is submitted by an employment agency to any of our employees without a valid written recruitment agreement. Such resumes shall be deemed the sole property of Patties Foods.