Production Team Leader

1 week ago


Auckland City, New Zealand Goodman Fielder Full time

Goodman Fielder New Zealand is one of the largest branded food manufacturers and suppliers in New Zealand, serving customer needs with a portfolio of iconic, trusted food brands that New Zealanders have grown up with and enjoy every day. Our excellent portfolio of consumer brands includes Vogel's, Molenberg, Freya's, Meadow Fresh, Tararua, Puhoi Valley, Edmonds and Ernest Adamsjust to name a few
We are passionate about our iconic brands and products, and strive to be the best place to work in New Zealand. We are looking for talented and passionate individuals to join our business and be part of our success.
Our Opportunity
The role of the Production Team Leader is an integral member of the Production and Site leadership team with management responsibilities for a high performing team and team culture. The Production Team Leader ensures production is delivered in a cost effective manner.
**Shift pattern available is**: Tuesday: 12am - 7.15am, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: 7.00pm - 7.15am
Total 42 hours per week over 3.5 days
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the Shift Production team to ensure that resources are correctly allocated to deliver on Key Performance. Key measures include DIFOT, Waste %, OEE, giveaway, line utilization, productivity, and complaints per million.
- Mentor and develop direct reports so that they are able to make decisions in a timely manner as they relate to production, and warehousing.
- Deliver high quality finished product by ensuring compliance to all Food Safety Systems, and ensure that action is taken to escalate and resolve issues in a timely manner.
- Oversee the hygiene of the plant by ensuring cleaning occurs at correct times and to the correct standard.
- Ensure all measurement systems are implemented and maintained as required to meet the changing needs of the business. These include the OFS and SAP systems - the tools used to drive operational excellence.
- Ensure all reporting requirements are supplied in an accurate and timely manner.
- Manage the shift production team via a wide variety of communication techniques, for example tool box meetings (shift Handover, Daily Direction Setting, TALK meetings), focused improvement groups.
- Elevate issues relating to SHE, Quality, and delivery in a timely manner, utilizing agreed processes.
- Lead and participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives as outlined in the site roadmap.
- Develop, introduce and maintain visual workplace KPIs for production line teams.

About You
- 5+ years manufacturing experience in the food industry
- 3-5 years established leadership of a mid-sized team
- Machine operation and/or engineering management practice
- Supply chain management understanding
- Exposure to Quality Assurance and Food Safety Systems
- A great attitude towards health and safety
- Ability to drive performance
- Effective communication skills
- SAP and SHE systems experience (desirable)
- Food manufacturing experience (desirable)

With sites spanning across the Australasian region our employees have the opportunity to fashion their own home grown career across functions, locations and brands. Our aim is to be a destination employer in the food industry where we don't just offer jobs - we offer careers.



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