Packaging manager

• An opportunity to own your role
• Inner City location with parking provided
• Great team atmosphere with company perks

We are Lactalis Australia

We are owned by the Lactalis Group, the world’s largest producer of dairy goods.  With a range of more than 2,000 products, Lactalis is committed to playing a daily role in the health and well-being of consumers throughout the world, via the provision of nutritious dairy products—milk, cheese, yoghurt and other soft foods and beverages.

At the heart of our business locally, we have over 2,700 passionate employees, working closely and constructively with some 500 Australian farmers to produce the finest dairy products in the country.

Pillar brands such as Pauls, Oak, Ice Break, Tamar Valley Dairy, Vaalia, President and Galbani provide Lactalis Australia with a deep national footprint for growth and prosperity.

About the Opportunity

An exciting new opportunity exists for an experienced Packaging Manager to join our Industrial team in South Brisbane. Reporting to the Manufacturing Manager, you will play an integral role in the day to day operation across blow molding and packaging to ensure timely delivery of product to schedule and specification.

Main responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Ensuring production is as per the schedule, and manufacturing budget;
• Ensuring compliance to food safety requirements for all products manufactured;
• Ensuring all products produced are to specification and in line with quality guidelines and expectations of our customers;
• Coach and manage your team of direct reports to achieve budget, quality, safety and production requirements;
• Manage and implement productivity and effiency gains.

You will have:

• Sound Dairy FMCG industry knowledge;
• Sound influencing and relationship management skills, with the ability to lead and motivate people;
• Demonstrated ability to coach, mentor and develop employees;
• Superior analytical and problem solving ability;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement improvement initiatives;
• Experience and knowledge with industry compliance requirements;
• Knowledge of GMP, HACCP and OHS;
• Demonstrated experience in championing best practice;
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in the Manufacturing, Engineering or Science fields is desirable.

This is an opportunity for a experienced and motivated leader to join our operational team. It is critical to your success that you have a strong ability to foster positive working relationships, take a strategic approach to developing and executing plans as well as the ability to influence outcomes through your team.

The successful applicant must be pro-active, have a hands on leadership style, complemented by a professional work ethic which will inspire the team to reach higher goals. If you have the ambition, drive and competency to succeed in this role please submit your application, including current resume by selecting 'Apply' and following the prompts.

More about Lactalis Australia 

Click on the link to learn more about Lactalis Australia and our journey which has led us to become the World’s No.1 Dairy Company https://lactalis.com.au

We would like to take the opportunity to thank you in advance for applying for this position, however only short-listed candidates will be contacted.  If this isn’t your time to work with us we wish you all the best in your career search and welcome you to apply for positions with Lactalis Australia in the future.

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