Our client is a market-leading food manufacturing business seeking a technically strong senior leader with a background in engineering-led operations to take ownership of site performance and future capability.
The Company Our client is a market-leading food manufacturing business seeking a technically strong senior leader with a background in engineering-led operations to take ownership of site performance and future capability.
This role oversees Manufacturing, Maintenance, Capital Engineering, Procurement, Warehousing Logistics, Finance and HR, with a strong focus on asset performance, capital delivery, process optimisation and engineering-driven continuous improvement.
As part of the senior leadership team, you will play a critical role in scaling site capability, delivering major upgrades and infrastructure projects, and embedding best practice across safety, reliability, quality and performance.
The Role You will be responsible for: Developing and executing engineering-led strategies to scale production capacity and site capability in line with business growth.
Leading site master planning, including future infrastructure, equipment upgrades and installation of new technologies.
Owning the delivery of capital projects from concept through to commissioning and operational handover.
Driving asset reliability, maintenance effectiveness and overall equipment performance across the site.
Leading cross-functional teams across manufacturing, engineering, maintenance, logistics, safety, finance and HR.
Embedding a strong continuous improvement culture, using data, root cause analysis and structured problem-solving to deliver measurable results.
Implementing leadership development and capability uplift across technical and operational teams.
Championing a safety-first culture, ensuring WH S systems, engineering standards and risk controls are robust and effective.
Continuously reviewing site systems, processes and performance metrics to improve quality, compliance and productivity.
Your Background You will bring a strong blend of technical depth and operational leadership, including: Proven senior leadership experience within food, FMCG, beverage or process manufacturing environments.
5–10+ years' experience operating at Site Manager, Operations Manager, Engineering Manager or equivalent senior level.
Engineering qualification (Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Industrial or similar) highly regarded.
Strong experience leading major capital projects, ideally involving automation, materials handling systems, packaging lines or warehousing technology.
Demonstrated success improving plant performance through reliability engineering, asset management and continuous improvement frameworks.
Advanced understanding of LEAN, Six Sigma, OEE, RCA, and structured problem-solving methodologies.
Strong commercial awareness with experience managing budgets, P L and capital investment decisions.
The ability to engage technical and operational teams alike, building credibility from the shop floor to senior stakeholders.
What's On Offer This is a rare opportunity to step into a highly influential role where your technical expertise will directly shape the future capability of a growing manufacturing operation.
You'll lead significant capital investment, modernise systems and infrastructure, and position yourself for future executive leadership pathways.
A highly competitive package is on offer, including base salary, superannuation and performance-based bonus.
If you would like to discuss this opportunity further you can contact Luke Del Vecchio at Blackbook Executive on ****************************** #SCR-luke-del-vecchio