Site Manager - Tatura

If you are curious & creative, invested in not only your own success but also the growth of others, and believe in building the Great Australian Food Company, then you might be the one for us!

• Senior leadership opportunity
• Employer of choice in an amazing regional area
• Relocation support available for successful candidate
• Engage and inspire across various levels of our site

Lead our multi-faceted dairy manufacturing facility based in Tatura, play a pivotal role in the continued evolution in this rewarding role

The Role

Our Tatura site is an icon in the region, well known around the world for its quality dairy products. As well as being the country’s largest producer of cream cheese, it also produces infant formula, nutritional lactoferrin, various milk powders, plus our famous single serve butter.

The site employs around 300 people and with such a variety of products and production areas. This opportunity offers a unique and rewarding challenge for an experienced operational professional to sink their teeth into.

You will play a pivotal role by delivering improved efficiencies and continued engagement with the workforce to further develop the site culture, providing opportunities for development of our people. The role ensures the site meets customer, farmer, regulatory, and commercial expectations every day. We are looking for a true leader who is passionate about manufacturing and wants the site and its people to be their best.

Responsibilities

• Manage resources to achieve safety, quality, environment, production cost and customer service metrics
• Pursue the creation of a working environment culture that realises improved productivity and job satisfaction
• Facilitate the implementation, identification, and achievement of a value creation culture on site
• Proactively develop and enhance the site safety culture to ensure best practice is maintained
• Maintain site assets and seek optimisation opportunities to improve plant performance

About you

• Demonstrated experience as a Site Manager or similar position in FMCG or Dairy industry
• Sound leadership capability being able to create buy in across various levels of stakeholders and team members
• Strategic business thinking capability and commercial acumen
• Sound project & change management skills being able to facilitate and lead significant change
• A skilled leader with a strong history centred around delivering results and empowering people to be the best they can be

The Bega Group Story

The Bega Group is home to many trusted and iconic food and beverage brands. Whether it’s VEGEMITE on toast, a Dare on the go or a Zooper Dooper on a hot day - you've probably grown up enjoying the iconic products we proudly manufacture every day.

Our growth story of becoming a successful ASX 200 listed company with an annual turnover in excess of $3 billion and approximately 4,000 employees, is made possible by our dedicated workforce who live and breathe our values every day. We have a strong regional focus and proudly support the communities where we work, live and play. At the Bega Group, we are proud of our heritage and will continue to build great opportunities to encourage our people to develop and thrive. Come and be a part of our success story as we continue to build The Great Australian Food Company through creating Great Food for a Better Future!

Life at the Bega Group

Company culture and our values are very important to us. From flexible working arrangements and regular social catch ups, we’re committed to fostering a supportive and agile work environment for our team.

• Join a dedicated, forward-thinking and innovative culture
• Grow with us, through opportunities for career development and progression
• Contribute by giving back to your community through charities we partner with
• Access to mental and physical health programs through our wellbeing portal and programs
• Enjoy excellent employee benefits, including flexible working, purchased leave options and salary continuance insurance

Applications

The successful applicant will be required to complete a pre-employment medical*. *

At the Bega Group, diversity and inclusion is a business priority, we want everyone to be themselves regardless of their background, religion, sexual orientation, age or gender so we can truly reflect the customers and communities that we serve. No matter how you identify, we encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities, and identities to apply to work at the Bega Group.

We will accept applications from all people with the right to live and work in Australia.