About the role:
Reporting to the Business Unit Manager, the Manufacturing Manager is accountable for the safe, efficient, and cost-effective delivery of production outcomes, while driving continuous improvement across Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost.
This is a unique opportunity to combine hands-on operational leadership with strategic manufacturing excellence to help drive performance improvements, capability uplift, and process optimisation in a growing business.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead daily manufacturing operations to deliver production targets aligned to customer demand
- Drive performance across key metrics including safety, quality, cost, delivery, and waste
- Ensure adherence to the production schedule and proactively manage risks and delays
- Play a central role in site expansion initiatives and capital projects, including implementation and optimisation
- Drive continuous improvement through lean manufacturing and operational excellence initiatives
- Champion a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with WHSE standards and legislation
- Maintain and improve quality systems aligned to HACCP, FSSC22000 and ISO standards
- Partner closely with maintenance teams to maximise equipment reliability and performance
- Identify capital investment opportunities and contribute to long-term site strategy
- Lead, coach and develop a team, build capability and engagement
- Drive strong industrial relations and foster a high-performing, accountable culture
Your Skills and Experience:
- Extensive experience in manufacturing (FMCG or similar), with 10+ years in leadership roles
- Demonstrated success in leading high-performing teams and driving change
- Strong knowledge of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement
- Experience in capital projects, or major transformation programs
- Sound understanding of safety, quality, and regulatory frameworks
- Strong commercial acumen and decision-making capability
- Engineering or manufacturing-related tertiary qualification
- Experience with SAP or similar systems and exposure to unionised environments will be highly regarded.
- Relevant Tertiary Qualifications - Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering Degree.
Why Join Pact?
- Join a business at the forefront of sustainable manufacturing
- Be part of a strong leadership team driving operational excellence
- Competitive salary and career growth opportunities