Hunter Campbell Looking for Operations Manager at Auckland, New Zealand Full Time

As a part of the integration of the New Zealand Creameries business into Open Country Dairy, we are excited to take this Operations Manager role to market.

This strategic position is designed to ensure operational efficiency and drive success as they continue to grow and evolve.

The Operations Manager will be responsible for managing production, quality, and engineering functions to standards of operational excellence and compliance across their Auckland and Motueka sites.

Key Responsibilities

The position includes the responsibilities:

• Lead a culture that delivers to customer expectations, while supporting and growing team development.
• Optimise the site capabilities and processes to produce the volumes of finished goods whilst imbedding a continuous improvement mindset.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop and achieve operations goals to industry best practice standards.
• Manage Cost Of Production, utilities services, maintenance engineering, and capital projects.
• Manage operational risks, plus ensure compliance with company policies, regulations, food safety, environmental, and health & safety standards.
• Develop and implement strategies to streamline operations, improve manufacturing operations technology, and integrate systems.
• Set, monitor, and achieve performance metrics that drive alignment and generate insights for management goals and business strategy.

About You

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Proven experience as an Operations Manager or in a similar leadership position within an FMCG manufacturing environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a hands-on approach to operational challenges.
• Excellent people development skills, communication and leadership abilities in a manufacturing operations environment. Adding structure and process as the teams are grown to meet product demand.
• Demonstrated experience in process improvement, technology enhancement, and change management.
• Financial acumen and sound numeracy skills.
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

For further information click apply or contact John Boyle on 021 73 75 76 or email [email protected]