Site Manager

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Site Manager. Terms and conditions vacancy

• Leadership role
• Industry leading organisation
• North Brisbane location

Our client is an industry leading organisation who is seeking an experienced Site Manager for their site in north of Brisbane. The successful candidate will come from a strong manufacturing background with excellent leadership, communication and engagement skills. Change management skills as well as a track record of improving site safety, productivity and overall performance is essential. You will have extensive experience in food manufacturing and ideally exposure to stockfeed manufacturing.

Role Responsibilities

• provide and maintain plant, facilities and systems of work, including first aid facilities and safe use, handling, storage and transport of plant and substances
• provide information, instruction, training and supervision to employees and contractors, and ensure use of appropriate personal protective equipment
• prepare, maintain and implement emergency plans; and proactively drive a positive safety culture
• Responsibility for site production targets including efficient manufacturing of finished goods to specification, on time and in full
• Deliver full compliance, including company targets, in the areas of HSE, QA and other statutory regulations that the Narangba site operates under
• Ensure the site quality assurance program is utilised to achieve all quality controls at the site. Actively pursue and promote responsibility for quality assurance and control with all employees
• Meet DIFOTIS targets
• Compliance to company standards for raw materials and finished feed
• Ensure all aspects of the manufacturing process are managed, planned and executed within acceptable tolerances and to site targets
• Ensure accurate inventory reconciliation and reporting, including actively managing daily, weekly and monthly site stocktakes.
• Monitor operation of plant equipment and systems. (OEE% Overall Equipment Efficiency & TPH) accurately recording unplanned and planned downtime, tonnes of mash and finished feed produced.
• Ensure that employees are adequately trained and signed off as competent in their roles. Audit the SOP/Work instructions while checking employee competency
• Provide leadership, mentoring and coaching to all site staff
• Support, direct and develop site staff into an effective and reliable team
• Be part of and contribute to an effective team environment at the site
• Ensure people are clear about their role and role accountabilities
• Develop site budgets for review and deliver approved budgets
• Develop, document, implement and maintain operational standards in aquafeed production to ensure operational excellence in existing and future plants.
• Plan and deliver effective resources to achieve site goals including HSE compliance, production targets, quality assurance, budget control and labour resources.
• Identify training needs in consultation with line management
• Arrange local and in-house training courses and coordinate arrangements for external courses and seminars
• Liaise with stakeholders such as C.I, Operations and Commercial management to align training approaches and programs
• Develop and maintain a long term (5 years) capital plan
• Manage and deliver the site Capex program to improve site standards and efficiency. This includes utilising shared company resources where appropriate
• Actively support site initiatives in line with the organisations programs, community links, responsible recycling/ waste programs and environmental requirements

Key skills

• Ability to visualise and implement improvement programs (people & manufacturing processes)
• Excellent communication, listening & engagement skills
• Focussed leader who is able to get the best out of people
• Persistent individual when working toward set goals
• Able to build credibility and confidence with managers
• Ability to, where necessary, facilitate, be assertive and influence key stakeholders
• Ability to work in a team
• High attention to detail
• Efficient and well planned approach to problem-solving
• Willingness to embrace continual improvement
• High level of computer skills
• Excellent numerical and recording skills
• Exposure to MRP2 and ERP environment
• Able to freely and effectively communicate with all levels of the company as well as customers and suppliers

Qualifications and experience

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a food or stockfeed manufacturing industry with exposure to plant management and process automation.
• In depth knowledge about a number of feed production operations such as dosing, mixing, grinding, extrusion, pelleting, drying, coating and cooling.
• Knowledge of Lean Principles and proven experience in planning and delivering a Continuous Improvement plan, including a proactive preventative maintenance program
• Demonstrated experience managing, leading and developing employees in a production environment
• Demonstrated experience with production planning, control and measurement methodologies
• Understanding of HSE, QA and other statutory management standards and requirements
• Experience in safety & quality management systems
• Understanding of HR and EEO requirements
• Understanding of stock control issues and methodology
• Must have current driver’s license and flexibility to travel regionally as required
• Ability to be hands-on in both attitude and skills
• Understanding of mechanical equipment

If interested and you match the required skills and experience please click the APPLY NOW button or call Jonathan Hall on 07 3153 9903 for a confidential discussion.