Pilot Plant Technical Coordinator

Pilot Plant Technical Coordinator (The position has been filled)

• Dynamic Start Up Business | Innovative Parent Company
• Niche Product | Rapidly Growing Market
• Hands On | Bespoke R&D Production Facility

 

THE CLIENT

Our client is offering an exciting opportunity for a hand’s on food professional to make a difference for a start-up plant protein operation, which is unique in the market. We are seeking an experienced and motivated Production Manager with a curious mind and passion for excellence.

 

THE OPPORTUNITY

Based in Melbourne’s West, this is a permanent position and presents the perfect scenario for technically qualified Food Production professionals to work for an innovative start-up business.

Reporting to the Director, your role will play an integral part of our client’s state of the art R&D production establishment. Your expertise and experience will help develop and contribute to the ongoing growth of the business where your responsibilities will include

• All aspects of operations and outputs for the pilot plant

• Ensuring the manufacturing areas are well managed, compliant and sustainable with a good workplace culture

• Development of documented procedures & SOPs

• Strict adherence to Food Safety and OH&S standards

• Work with stakeholders towards product commercialisation

• Work day and production planning

• Leadership of a small team

• Form strong relationships with other areas of the business

• Strong involvement in a continuous improvement and quality culture

• Collaborate with business stakeholders on all production matters

As a part of the team you will work closely with other support functions to assist in improvement of productivity and product quality. This “hands on role” will provide you with a challenging, rewarding, secure and stable ongoing career in a dynamic organisation.

 

REQUIREMENTS

To be successful in your application, you need to meet the following criteria:

The ideal candidate will possess formal qualifications in food technology or food engineering, have 5-10 years experience within a food manufacturing environment. You will be able to demonstrate strong leadership skills with a proven history of achieving improvements in output and efficiency by actively engaging with good analytical and problem solving skills, excellent communication skills, and the ability to manage a complex processing environment.

In addition, our ideal candidate will have:

• A proactive attitude towards Workplace Health and Safety

• Strong understanding of Food Safety and HACCP – material produced from the pilot plant will be used in commercial context frequently

• An inclusive leadership style based on coaching and team building

• Leadership skills to be assertive and be able to deliver on business goals

• A passion for producing high quality product in a dynamic environment

• Experience in managing accurate systems, documentation and databases for team records and processes, including intermediate Excel and Word skills

• Expertise in problem solving and decision-making skills

• A hands-on work approach and is not afraid of getting their hands dirty

• Good mechanical aptitude and a “can do” attitude

• Facilitate in the training of new staff

• Ability to communicate, engage and lead a diverse work force of different backgrounds

• Excellent attention to detail

• Ability to increase efficiency in manufacturing line and reduce costs

• Forklift licence will be looked upon favourably

 

APPLICATIONS

To have a confidential discussion about these roles please call Peter on the following numbers:

Head Office: +61 3 9516 0100; Mobile: 0413 602 758.

Alternatively, if you would like to enquire electronically, please email [email protected]

In any communication relating to this opportunity, kindly cite the following reference: PRODMAN0719

To apply, please click the “Apply Now” button to send your resume and a covering letter to CS Executive Group.

Subsequently, as part of CS Executive Group’s pre-screening process for its clients, candidates who are considered suitable for shortlisting may then be sent formal selection criteria to respond to in more detail.

 

THANK YOU

We would like to thank you for taking the time to apply for this role. As we receive a large number of applications every day, we can only contact short-listed candidates. If you do not receive a call from our Recruiters, then your details will remain in our database for future suitable roles.