Production Supervisor | Day Shift | Otahuhu

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, and 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. 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.'

About the role

This is a 12-month fixed-term role. The Day Shift Production Supervisor position will work Monday to Thursday, 9.00am to 7.30pm, at the Otahuhu bakery, supporting our new Gluten Free Plant (7 team members).

The Otahuhu Bakery is on a journey of transformation and improvement and is looking for a motivated leader who has a fresh perspective, new ideas, and a CI mindset:

• Ensure daily production targets are met, championing health and safety and food safety quality requirements.
• Manage the teams, including payroll, leave management, and ensuring any performance or people issues are addressed in a timely manner.
• Focusing on staff development and training
• Prioritising food safety and quality requirements, such as GMP audits, investigating customer complaints, and setting up required actions with the support of the business partner.
• Identify and lead continuous improvement projects relating to safety, quality, cost, and efficiency.

• Experience leading teams in a manufacturing environment required (ideally FMCG)
• Strong leadership and the ability to connect, engage and influence various business stakeholders, including bakery operators and Team Leaders
• Strong communication, numeracy, literacy and interpersonal skills
• Ability to problem-solve, be solution-focused, and make the right decision in a pressured environment.
• Time management
• Experience in continuous improvement and familiarity with a variety of CI models and methodologies is preferred.
• Understanding of SAP/MRP processes is preferred.

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. 

• Competitive Short-Term Incentive
• Values-driven culture
• Daily allowance of our products available to take home
• Employee Reward and Recognition Programme – Golden Moments
• Ongoing support and training opportunities for personal and professional development
• Parental leave, volunteer days, study assistance, and much more!

• 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.

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

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 disabilities.

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.

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