Site Leader | Sydney

Job Description

George Weston Foods makes some of Australia & New Zealand's favourite and most innovative products. GWF employs around 6000 people across 58 sites and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Associated British Foods plc. GWF's product range is diverse and includes leading brands of bread and baked products, small goods, flour, milled products, animal feed, as well as cleaning and hygiene solutions.

Mauri, a business unit of GWF, is passionate about all things made with high-quality bakery ingredients and Animal Feed. We believe that our success will help create a more sustainable future and growth for our business. We are Mauri and our purpose is, Together, we sustainably feed the nation.

An exciting opportunity is available for a Site Leader to join our Camellia site in a full-time, permanent role. Reporting to the Head of Manufacturing and a member of our senior operations leadership team, this role is responsible for the direction and oversight of the end-to-end yeast manufacturing processes. Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Strong leadership of a diverse workforce; driving engagement, development and mentoring.
• Provide the leadership, structure and resources to improve safety and engagement to best-in-class levels.
• Drive increased productivity and output through a culture of continuous improvement and organisational alignment.
• Joint accountability for Camellia business outcomes, culture implementation and operational management.
• Develop and maintain relationships and strategies with all key stakeholders within the community to promote our ongoing commitment to the environment.
• An open and collaborative relationship with Commercial and Technical teams to ensure specifications and expectations are always exceeded.
• Maintain strong relationships with Quality personnel to ensure a team approach to quality and food safety management is in place.
• Active contribution & collaboration with the Mauri Operations Leadership Team.

About You:

You are an inspirational leader passionate about team development, mentoring and driving site engagement. An operational background, particularly in FMCG, is critical, and a demonstrated understanding of Yeast processing and equipment is ideal. Formal qualifications in business management training, yeast brewing and engineering (chemical) is advantageous. Ideally, you will have high adaptability, strong commercial acumen and strong problem-solving skills.  

You will need to manage ambiguity and build strong stakeholder relationships. We require a continuous improvement mindset that proactively looks for improvement initiatives at our site.

What's on offer at Mauri?

We are a business that promotes diversity, has a flexible working environment and a genuine focus on personal development to help build your capabilities and career. We have access to discounts to over 500 retailers through our reward and recognition platform.

We have a Safe, Courageous, Trusting, and Collaborative culture, in line with our values. Best of all it is a great place to work, where you can bring your authentic self! 

Start the Conversation

If this role sounds like a good fit for you, we would love to hear from you. Submit your application today.

We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people living with disabilities.

Our recruitment process typically consists of a brief, prearranged telephone or video call, followed by 1-2 interviews conducted in-person or over Zoom/Teams. However, we are happy to adjust our process to support accessibility needs so that we can get to know you in the best way possible. Let us know how we can create a positive, barrier-free process for you via email to peopleandperformance@maurianz.com.

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