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Add expected salary to your profile for insightsNight Shift Factory Manager - Rotating Roster, BraesideLocation: Woodlands Drive and Lower Dandenong Road Braeside, MelbourneHours of Work: Full-time, 7pm-3am (may vary), 76-hour fortnightThe CompanyBread is the heart and soul of Laurent. We craft authentic French breads, based on time-honoured recipes and contemporary breads using the finest ingredients. With 25 years of success, 18 retail outlets, 2 manufacturing facilities and over 500 employees; quality is our life. Along with constant innovation and ensuring authenticity for French artisan baking, paying homage to the values of a true French village bakery.The RoleA great opportunity is now available to join our manufacturing team at our Braeside facilities. In this role, you will help to maintain our exceptional product standards by managing our night shift production within the manufacturing sites. We are looking for an outstanding and experienced Night Factory Manager, with experience in the Food/FMCG sector.You will lead the production and packing teams in this hands-on role and will have the ability to make decisions autonomously during your shift with complete control of the Factory during this time. You will ensure company quality standards are adhered to and corrective action is taken when needed and will report directly to the Operations Manager.This role is pivotal in allowing us to continue to provide all our cafs, customers, and export chains with high-quality products each day.Key responsibilities:Manufacturing OperationsBe fully accountable for the manufacturing operation end-to-end.Lead and coordinate resources to ensure the site is run efficiently, including identifying and exploring efficiencies with a major focus on continual improvement.Ensure compliance with required OH&S, Quality, GMP, HACCP, Hygiene, and Food Safety policies.Provide strong, hands-on leadership to ensure each nights production targets are delivered in full and on time with minimal quality issues.Notify and investigate quality and safety incidents with appropriate corrective actions delivered.Take responsibility for OH&S focusing on LTI and Incident frequency reduction year on year.Team DevelopmentContinually improve the development of the team, processes, and efficiencies; enabling the broader business to achieve its strategic growth plans.Improve the culture and focus on team development.OtherAdhoc duties as required.The Successful Candidate:Have at least five years experience in the food manufacturing industry including at least four years experience in a management capacity.Being a qualified Chef or Baker is highly desirable.Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as good numerical ability.Be fully accountable for the manufacturing operation end-to-end.Proven ability to manage working relationships across production, planning, and warehouse operations.Strong planning and organisational skills.Ability to work under pressure.A team player.Applicants must be able to work in Australia without any ongoing work restrictions.Please note only short-listed candidates will be contacted.If you want to be a part of this world-class team, apply now!We look forward to hearing from you!How do your skills match this job?Sign in and update your profile to get insights.Your application will include the following questions:Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?How many years'' experience do you have as a production manager?Have you worked in a role which requires a sound understanding of OH&S/WHS?Do you have professional baking experience?How many years of people management experience do you have?What''s your expected annual base salary?How much notice are you required to give your current employer?How many years'' experience do you have in the FMCG manufacturing industry?Laurent Bakery is a premium food business encompassing the manufacture, retail, and wholesale of French/European style breads, cakes, pastries, savouries, confectionery, and other food products. Our speciality is stone-baked sour-dough production respecting principles of artisan baking.Source: This is an extract from the company''s own website.To help fast track investigation, please include here any other relevant details that prompted you to report this job ad as fraudulent / misleading / discriminatory. #J-18808-Ljbffr