A well-established, family-owned Australian food manufacturing business in Sydney's western suburbs is seeking an experienced Production 2IC / Shift Supervisor to join its high-performing production kitchen.
Supplying retail, food service and export markets, the business continues to grow and invest in its people and operations. This is a hands-on leadership role ideal for someone who thrives on the floor, supporting their teams, driving output and ensuring production runs efficiently in a fast-paced, high-volume environment. This is a full-time position with an immediate start available for the right candidate.
Benefits
- Family-owned business with genuine, down-to-earth leadership
- Secure, full-time role with consistent weekday hours
- Hands-on exposure to multiple production lines and machinery
- Join a business growing through acquisition, creating real career opportunities
- Work alongside a diverse, collaborative and experienced production team
- Competitive salary package of $60k-$70k + super
- Clear pathway into ongoing leadership and career progression
About the Role
As the Production 2IC / Shift Supervisor, you will play a key hands-on leadership role within the production kitchen, ensuring daily operations run safely, efficiently and to plan.
Key responsibilities include:
- Supervising production staff across up to five production lines
- Supporting the Production Supervisor with daily planning, output targets and staff rostering
- Operating and troubleshooting production equipment, including mixers, tumblers and Robot Coupe machinery
- Overseeing batching, recipe compliance, raw ingredient handling and quality checks
- Monitoring HACCP, food safety and quality standards across manual and semi-automated processes
- Coordinating end-of-day stock transfers, raw material requirements and production stock counts
Shift times are currently under review and will operate within standard daytime hours (approximately 8:00am-4:00pm or 8:30am-4:30pm). Flexibility is required to adjust rostered hours in line with production demands.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Proven experience in food manufacturing or production kitchen environments (minimum 3 years ideal)
- Strong working knowledge of HACCP, food safety and quality assurance standards
- Hands-on experience with batching, raw ingredients and following recipes and production methodologies
- Physical capability to meet manual handling requirements
- Strong English communication and numeracy skills (recipes, batch numbers, use-by dates)
- The ability to lead diverse teams and step into a supervisory role as required
- Successful candidates must be willing to undergo a Drug & Alcohol test.
How to Apply
To be eligible to apply, you must have Australian or New Zealand citizenship or permanent residency, or unrestricted work rights. If this sounds like you, click "Apply Now."
Alternatively, for a confidential discussion, please contact Steven Belletty on 02 9267 8211.
Momentum is extremely passionate about providing equal employment opportunity for all. We are committed to diversity and an inclusive workforce. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People are encouraged to apply.
