Production Manager
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 30, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 28, 2026. Job Mail scores C on the Alion truth index.
Key Responsibilities
Production Planning: Ensure production plans, staffing, equipment and materials are ready for start-up.
Production Management: Manage production flow, output, changeovers and bottlenecks to meet targets.
Yield and Waste Control: Maximise raw material recovery and minimise waste, giveaway and rework.
Capacity Planning: Align production schedules, labour and capacity with operational requirements.
Quality and Compliance: Ensure adherence to food safety, quality standards and SOPs.
Production Systems and Traceability: Maintain accurate production data, inventory records, batch tracking, coding and labelling. Marel/Innova experience is advantageous.
Packaging and Inventory: Ensure correct packaging specifications and effective stock control.
Team Leadership: Lead, coach and manage production teams, including performance and disciplinary matters.
Health, Safety and Hygiene: Maintain a safe, clean and hygienic production environment.
Continuous Improvement: Identify inefficiencies and implement improvements to productivity and operational performance.
Performance Reporting: Monitor production KPIs, analyse results and report on performance.
- At least 5 years’ experience in a similar role within an FMCG or manufacturing environment.
- Proven experience managing high-volume production operations and production teams.
- Strong knowledge of production planning, scheduling and capacity management.
- Experience in yield management, waste reduction and continuous improvement.
- Sound understanding of food safety, quality standards and traceability.
- Knowledge of inventory control, Bills of Materials (BOMs) and packaging specifications.
- Strong leadership, analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Experience managing production KPIs, performance reporting and operational standards.
- Knowledge of labour relations, performance management and workforce supervision.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365, particularly Excel, Word and Outlook, as well as Teams and OneDrive.
- Ability to work under pressure and make sound operational decisions.
- A relevant tertiary qualification in Production, Supply Chain or Operations Management.
- Experience in the protein industry, such as meat, fish or dairy processing, where yield management is critical.
- Experience with Marel/Innova production management systems.
- Knowledge of HACCP and GMP.