How You Will Make Contributions That Matter
Lead Our Kiewa Site as Factory Manager – Drive Growth, Safety & Excellence
Lead our Kiewa operations in this newly created Factory Manager role and play a pivotal part in shaping the future of our operations. You'll oversee the production of high-quality dairy products of cream cheese and yoghurt, while driving operational excellence and supporting ongoing growth and capital investment. This is a hands-on leadership position managing 24/7 operations across a large, diverse workforce, where you'll foster a strong safety culture, build capability, and deliver results.
What You'll Do
* Lead and develop front-line leaders to drive engagement, productivity, team integration, and cost efficiency.
* Champion a safety-first culture and ensure compliance with all regulatory standards.
* Embed food safety excellence by partnering with quality teams.
* Maximise production efficiency and deliver cost-saving initiatives through team collaboration, operational discipline and continuous improvement initiatives.
* Manage complex budgets and support capital projects alongside day-to-day operations.
* Foster collaboration across teams, networks, and joint venture partners.
* Drive a strong positive culture, build capability across teams
About You
As a confident and credible operational leader who is known for building capability, through developing people, and delivering results, you will have
* Proven experience leading large, diverse teams in food manufacturing or FMCG environments.
* Strong commitment to safety, quality, and compliance.
* Demonstrated ability to build capability and drive cultural change.
* Resilient and adaptable under pressure with excellent problem-solving skills.
* Expertise in operational excellence, cost management, and continuous improvement
Location & Lifestyle -
Enjoy a Regional Lifestyle with Big Career Impact
Living in Kiewa region, near Albury–Wodonga, where you'll enjoy a relaxed regional lifestyle without sacrificing access to essential services for a perfect opportunity to combine career growth with quality of life.
The area is known for affordable housing, short commutes, strong schools, and a close‑knit community, with easy access to the Alpine region for outdoor recreation and direct Hume highway access to Melbourne and Sydney for convenient travel. Relocation support may be available for suitable candidates.
We'll support you with
* The opportunity to make contributions that matter, whilst being supported by multinational, values led company
* A competitive annual salary and bonus structure
* Learning and development opportunities with the ability to grow in your own way
* Ability to participate in our Employee Share Ownership Program
* Product Discounts and other employee benefits
Saputo Dairy Australia is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants require Australian working rights at the time of applying. We are a 2026 Circle Back Initiative Employer and commit to respond to every applicant.