Production Supervisor

**About the role**

Reporting to the Production and Despatch Manager at our bakery in Wiri, the Production Supervisor leads the bakery’s manufacturing team to ensure production is carried out to meet customer demands to the highest Safety and Quality Standard. This role plays a key role as one of four Supervisors on site.

Managing Team Leaders across our two divisions Tip Top Bun & Roll and Big Ben Pies, this role champions Safety and Quality; focuses on staff development through coaching, training, and performance management; arranges temporary labour when required including inducting and training to meet health & safety requirements; payroll and leave management; quality responsibilities including GMP audits and investigating customer complaints and setting up required actions with the support of the Business Partner. You will work closely with your teams and the site to identify, initiate, and lead continuous improvement projects relating to safety, quality, cost, and efficiency.

This role is a night shift position working Sunday to Thursday from 7.30pm to 4.00am.

**About You**

You will live and breathe our values of SAFE, COURAGEOUS, TRUSTING and COLLABORATIVE. You will be highly committed to ensuring that we meet our HSE obligations; You will do the right thing and not the easy thing; You enjoy building open and trusting relationships and do what you say you will; You will work creatively with others for better outcomes and embrace diversity.

Skills & Experience:

- Experience leading teams in a manufacturing environment (FMCG, preferably)
- Experience in Continuous Improvement and familiar with a variety of CI models and methodologies
- Confidence and capability working with numbers
- Excellent communication and decision-making skills
- Strong leadership and ability to influence various business stakeholders including bakery operators and Team Leaders
- Must be able to connect and engage with production team and other key members of the bakery
- Solid understanding of SAP / MRP processes
- Great Problem-solving skills
- Highly motivated and results driven with the ability to multitask and work under pressure

**About us**

George Weston Foods (GWF) makes some of Australia & New Zealand's favourite and most innovative products, living our purpose to Create Everyday Moments of Goodness. We are a quality and customer focused FMCG, employing more than 6,000 people across 40 sites. We are a wholly owned subsidiary of Associated British Foods plc. GWF's product range is diverse, and includes leading brands of bread and baked products, small goods, flour, milled products, animal feed, as well as cleaning and hygiene solutions.

Our Baking Division is renowned in New Zealand for our iconic brands which include Tip Top Bread, Ploughman’s, Burgen, Golden and Big Ben Pies - just to name a few. As a diverse business with a proud heritage, we offer a broad range of career opportunities, where we challenge and support our people to 'Be Yourself - at your best.' We are also very proud to have been recognised as the Inclusive Workplace and Supreme Winners at the 2021 Diversity Awards.

**Our offer to you**

We are passionate and enthusiastic about our people and our business. We seek to ensure every person grows during their time at GWF and is proud to work here.
- Values driven culture
- Competitive salary and annual incentive
- Ongoing support and training opportunities for personal and professional development
- Free products to take home or eat while at work
- Caring Everyday community programme - paid days to volunteer
- Parental support
- Study assistance and much more

It’s time to work hard and play harder if you are keen to learn and physically fit, **APPLY NOW**

During the recruitment process you may be required to complete our pre-employment screening tests including a medical check with a drug and alcohol test and a criminal record check.
- At Tip Top we strive to create a place where Everyone belongs, Everyone is valued, and Everyone has equal opportunity._

Please note: Applicants for this position will be required to undertake pre-employment screening tests, including Drug & Alcohol testing.