Production Manager

• Join a site with opportunities to shape its future and make a lasting impact
• Lead a large operational team in a high-volume manufacturing environment
• Work in a supportive and inclusive culture that values safety, quality and innovation

An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced Production Manager (known internally as Shift Manager) to join the leadership team at our Canning Vale bakery. Reporting to the Operations Manager, you'll play a critical role in leading production operations, developing high-performing teams, driving a strong safety culture, and delivering operational excellence in a fast-paced FMCG manufacturing environment.

This role is ideal for a people-focused manufacturing leader who enjoys coaching teams, solving problems, and continuously improving performance.

This position is primarily a Monday to Friday role, working standard business hours with start times typically between 7:00am and 9:00am with flexibility to provide operational coverage during periods of leave. This includes the ability to occasionally work weekends, early morning shifts (2am onwards) and afternoon shifts.

Purpose of the Role

• Leading and developing Supervisors and production teams to achieve safety, quality and production targets
• Driving a culture of safety, accountability and continuous improvement
• Managing shift operations to ensure products are produced safely, efficiently and on time
• Monitoring labour utilisation, production performance, downtime and waste
• Supporting food safety, quality and compliance requirements including GMP standards
• Managing employee performance, engagement and development
• Building strong relationships with internal stakeholders across Operations, Quality, Maintenance and Supply Chain
• Identifying and implementing operational improvement initiatives

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Extensive leadership experience within FMCG manufacturing, food manufacturing, or a related production environment
• Proven ability to lead and develop frontline operational teams
• Strong knowledge of workplace safety, food safety and quality systems
• Experience managing labour planning, production performance and operational costs
• Well-developed communication and stakeholder management skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Experience using SAP and Microsoft Office applications

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.

Important: We have been alerted to scam emails falsely claiming to represent George Weston Foods. Please note that we will never offer employment without a formal recruitment process, ask for payment, or request sensitive information via external links or unsolicited messages. All official communication will come from verified company channels.