Process Manager

Overview

As Production Manager you will oversee day-to-day operations at a large-scale processing facility, ensuring safety, quality, and production KPIs are met. You’ll collaborate with site leadership to drive continuous improvement and cultivate a high-performing culture. The role focuses on optimizing productivity, reliability, and plant performance alongside maintenance and engineering teams. This is an opportunity to develop into more senior operations leadership while contributing to a sustainable, safety-driven operation. You will work in a forward-looking, ambitious environment that values accountability and people development.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive salary and package
• Opportunity to build a career in operational leadership

Responsibilities

• Support safe and efficient production operations
• Monitor production, quality, and efficiencies
• Drive continuous improvement projects on productivity, reliability, safety, and quality
• Collaborate with maintenance and engineering to maximise plant performance
• Assist with workforce planning, resource allocation, and employee development
• Analyse operational data to identify improvement opportunities
• Develop operating procedures and best practice standards
• Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork, and operational excellence

Key requirements

• Strong foundation in manufacturing, processing, recycling, or similar industrial environment
• Technical mindset with ability to quickly understand plant and processes
• Strong emotional intelligence and people skills
• Experience supervising or leading operational teams
• Desire to build a long-term career in operations leadership
• Proven continuous improvement knowledge with demonstrable improvements
• Data-driven problem solving and performance management
• Knowledge of health, safety, and environmental best practice
• Strong communication and stakeholder management

• emotional intelligence
• people management
• communication
• continuous improvement
• data-driven decision making
• operational data analysis

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