Manufacturing Manager
Job details
At Goodman Fielder our purpose is simple. It's about making everyday food better for everyone. Goodman Fielder is a leading global food company, and the custodian of a host of iconic Kiwi brands like Meadow Fresh, Puhoi Valley, Molenberg, Natures Fresh and Freya's that generations of New Zealand have grown up with and put in their supermarket trolleys every week. We might be biased but we believe our team here at Goodman Fielder is an amazing place to work, and a great team to be part of! We're driven by our values - We Grow Together, We Keep Things Simple, We Get Stuff Done. About the Role Quality Bakers Auckland is New Zealand's largest plant bakery manufacturing some of New Zealand's most loved brands such as Vogel's, Freya's, Molenberg, and Natures Fresh. It has 5 plants, running 24/7 to produce 74 different products daily. We are looking for a Manufacturing Manager to lead our 5 manufacturing plants and become a key member of the Site Leadership Team. You will have overall accountability for the site's people and results, with a particular focus on safety, quality, site culture & engagement, delivery, and cost management. To make this happen, your responsibilities will include:
- Provide strong leadership to uplift capability and performance of all the plants, focusing on talent management, multi-skilling, development plans and wellbeing of all team members
- Oversight of the delivery of the daily manufacturing plan; managing waste, stock loss, resource management, and reliability
- Identify and deliver CI initiatives through the Production Managers and cross-functionally with HSE, Quality and Maintenance
- Ensure the team is completely focused on producing safe and superior products for our Customers
- Manufacturing leadership experience with demonstrated experience in driving results (versus production targets, waste reduction, cost reduction, DIFOT)
- An understanding of end-to-end value chain and the ability to identify and leverage opportunities to transform and improve
- Experience in leading through others to uplift capability across the site
- Prior experience in Industrial / Plant baking would be advantageous but in the absence of a willingness to learn is essential
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