Production Supervisor | Christchurch

Roster: 9:00am - 9:00pm | 4 Days On, 4 Days Off (11.5-hour shifts)

Are you an experienced people leader with a passion for leading high-performing teams in a fast-paced manufacturing environment? We have an exciting opportunity for a Production Supervisor to join our Harewood Operations team & play a key role in delivering safe, efficient, and high-quality production outcomes.

About the Role

Reporting to the Production Manager, the Production Supervisor is responsible for leading the Harewood production team to deliver production and customer requirements safely, efficiently, and within business parameters. The role oversees the Bread Plant operation and drives a culture of continuous improvement across safety, people, quality, performance and customer outcomes.

As a Production Supervisor, you will:

• Lead, coach and develop Team Leaders and production employees to build a high-performing and engaged team.
• Drive a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with all health, safety and environmental requirements.
• Manage daily production activities to achieve operational targets, labour efficiencies and production schedules.
• Monitor and improve operational performance, including OEE, waste reduction and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Partner with Maintenance, Hygiene, Quality and other site functions to maximise plant performance and product quality.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, quality and GMP standards while supporting internal and external audits.
• Support performance management, succession planning and employee development activities across your team.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• 2-4 years' experience in a supervisory or leadership position within a manufacturing or FMCG environment.
• Proven leadership and people management capability.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Advanced planning, organisational and decision-making abilities.
• Sound commercial acumen and a continuous improvement mindset.
• Excellent teamwork skills with the ability to influence across multiple functions.
• A Frontline Management or Business Management Diploma would be advantageous.
  

You'll have the opportunity to lead a large production team, influence site performance & contribute to the success of one of New Zealand's leading food manufacturers.

So, why join us?

At GWF we live and breathe our four values, SAFE, COURAGEOUS, TRUSTING & COLLABORATIVE. As a diverse business with a proud heritage, we offer a broad range of career opportunities, where we challenge and support our people “To act like owners of the business”.

• Competitive salary and annual incentive.
• Flexibility to work from home.
• Opportunities for development and growth.
• Supportive environment where we live our values and encourage inclusivity & diversity.
• Long service benefits and generous parental leave support
• Product allowance

To apply for this opportunity please submit your application by clicking on the ‘apply now' button or please feel free to contact our recruitment email recruitmentnz@gwf.com.au for a confidential discussion.

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.

We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures, LGBTQI+ community and people living with disability.

So, we can get to know you in the best possible way, we're happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs. Let us know your needs in providing a positive, barrier-free recruitment process via email to recruitmentnz@gwf.com.au.

Important: We have been alerted to scam emails falsely claiming to represent George Weston Foods. We will never offer employment without a formal recruitment process, ask for payment, or request sensitive information via external links or unsolicited messages. All official communication will come from verified company channels.

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