Site Operations Manager
We’ve been trusted to serve Aussie communities since 1914 and grown to become a top 30-listed on the ASX with 120,000 team members and a portfolio of iconic brands. At Coles Group, you’ll not only get to make a difference to millions of Aussie lives—you’ll also get to see your impact.
About the team
Retail Ready Operations Australia (RROA) is the first Coles owned retail ready meat facility.
Based at Erskine Park, our site is highly automated, sophisticated and equipped to global best practice. We have a strong focus on team member safety, quality and continuous improvement whilst ensuring that customers' security of supply, quality, availability of product and value for money expectations are met.
Our facility is fully integrated into the Coles sourcing, production, and logistics and stores' network.
About the role
This senior leadership role reports directly to our Head of Site and is responsible for providing strategic and day to day leadership to our high performing operations teams.
Champion safety, quality and culture and lead the team in continuing to achieve operational excellence.
You will also:
- Oversee and develop the Senior leadership team with a focus on embedding a culture of excellence and continuous improvement
- Oversee the people plan through strategic workforce planning and robust succession and talent management
- Champion health, safety and wellbeing ensuring these are viewed as fundamental to our ways of working
- Manage OPEX budget and identify opportunities for additional savings whilst minimizing downtime
- Protect and enhance the brand and reputation through expecting quality in all things
About you and your skills
You will have:
- Extensive leadership experience in a manufacturing environment (preferably food/short shelf life)
- Extensive experience in lean manufacturing, continuous improvement and quality assurance systems
- Exceptional commercial and financial acumen
- Experience in managing and developing highly efficient and motivated leaders
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With us it’s not about the discounts (although you do get those), it’s about joining a team where your wellbeing and professional development is invested in and celebrating your contributions is the norm. And because everyone leads unique lives, we offer flexible work including work from home, additional leave and parental leave entitlements.
We’re continuing to build a gender equitable team, and a culture that’s just as diverse, inclusive and welcoming as the communities we serve. We encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples), abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities.
We’re happy to adjust our recruitment process to support candidates with disability. Find out more in the ‘Our Recruitment Process’ section of our careers site.
Job ID: 115062
Employment Type: Full time