Production Manager

• Lead with autonomy and make an immediate impact on site performance
• Help shape plant reliability and drive meaningful operational change
• Strong career growth in a supportive, values‑driven workplace

Tip Top Bakeries, (part of George Weston Foods) is looking for an experienced and hands‑on Production Manager to lead our Carrara manufacturing operations. If you’re passionate about people, safety and great product quality and enjoys working through complexities, this is your chance to step into a leadership role within a major FMCG manufacturer.

Reporting to the Site Operations Leader, this role will be responsible for all day-to-day production operations and play a key role in supporting the site as it moves through an important phase of reliability and performance uplift, ensuring products are manufactured on time and in full.

Purpose of the Role

• Lead, coach and support Production Supervisors and line teams
• Drive a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with all HSE requirements
• Deliver DIFOT, efficiency, waste and labour performance targets
• Ensure all products meet food safety, GMP and quality standards
• Partner with Planning and Reliability teams to maximise plant utilisation
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities
• Manage performance processes, development plans and workforce planning

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Min 3-5 years’ leadership experience in food manufacturing
• Strong knowledge of GMP, food safety systems and compliance standards
• A hands‑on leadership style with the ability to coach and influence
• Experience driving cultural change and high-performance environments
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving and decision‑making capability
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Why Join Us?

At Tip Top Bakeries, we're proud to produce an extensive range of wholesome sliced bread, muffins, crumpets, pies, and bakery snacks. Our purpose of ‘Everyday Moments of Goodness' represents the lives we touch and the difference we make. Those moments that bring a smile, make us proud, or keep us safe, are moments we strive for through our work.

We take pride in supporting our people to learn, grow, and develop throughout their careers with Tip Top Bakeries. We believe in the power of an inclusive and diverse workforce and invest in meaningful initiatives to remove barriers and enable our employees to have a satisfying and rewarding career with us. Our vision for Tip Top Bakeries is an organisation where everyone belongs, everyone is valued, and everyone has equal opportunity.

Join the team and be part of one of our iconic brands like Tip Top, Abbotts Bakery, Bürgen and Golden.

Working with Tip Top, we offer many benefits including:

• Family-friendly policies including 12 weeks of paid parental leave, additional paid time off to ease back to work and ongoing superannuation contributions during unpaid parental leave
• Recognition and award programs, including access to our online rewards platform
• Health and wellbeing programs including access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program, and on-site physiotherapy services
• Flexible working options
• Access to an extensive range of internal trainings and development programs for your career
• Financial support for approved study pathways, as well as traineeship and apprenticeship programs
• Two paid volunteer days per year as part of our focus on Community Partnerships
• Novated Leasing Options

Start the Conversation

If this role sounds like you and you’re eager to learn, grow, and help create everyday moments of goodness, we want to hear from you. To apply for this opportunity please submit your application by clicking on the ‘apply now' button.

Our Recruitment Process typically consists of a brief, prearranged telephone or video call, followed by 1-2 interviews in-person or over Zoom/Teams. We’re happy to adjust our recruitment process to support your accessibility needs. Let us know your needs in providing a positive, barrier-free recruitment process via phone on (02) 9168 4200 or email to ttpeopleservices@gwf.com.au . Please do not call to enquire about this position as the phone number is for requesting accessibility needs only.

During the recruitment process you may be required to complete pre-employment screening which include a medical (includes drug & alcohol testing) 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 – including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people living with disability