Manufacturing Specialist - Packaging

Introducing Suntory Oceania

Craft your future with Suntory Oceania, a new $3b multi-beverage partnership between Suntory Global Spirits and Suntory Beverage and Food. Underpinned by quality, craftmanship and a strong sense of purpose.

Our market-leading portfolio will have over 40 brands including Jim Beam® and Maker’s Mark® Bourbon, Hibiki® Japanese Whisky, Canadian Club® Whisky, -196, V Energy, Maximus and Suntory BOSS Coffee. 

Inspired by our Yatte Minahare spirit, which encourages us to dream big, Suntory Oceania has recently built a $400 million new state of the art manufacturing & distribution facility in Swanbank, Queensland, that is highly automated and has sustainability and a carbon neutral ambition, aligning with our Growing for Good philosophy.

The Opportunity

Our brand-new World Class facility in Ipswich is producing our multi-beverage portfolio of drinks for the Oceania region. We are now looking new team members who are Subject Matter Experts (SME’s) across in Keg line manufacturing. These positions will be key foundational members of our inaugural keg line team, that directly enable our Manufacturing capability.

You will be utilising brand-new world-class equipment, in a state of the art, industry 4.0 Greenfield facility. From commissioning to start-up and on-going exceptional execution.

What you’ll be doing:

• Utilize various high-speed automated packaging equipment to execute our daily/weekly/monthly targets, aligned to our manufacturing plan including all deliverables and improvement initiatives.
• Achieve daily company compliance GMP and HACCP standards.
• Facilitate effective problem solving.
• Drive continuous improvement activities on the production lines.

Experience that you will bring:

As part of a highly engaged team, we are looking for someone who is outcome focused with a positive can-do attitude as well as:

• FMCG beverage manufacturing experience (Keg line highly desirable)
• Lean manufacturing industry experience
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skill
• A continuous improvement mindset and desire to collaborate with others

Apart from free drinks to keep you energized, here’s what else we have to offer:

• Grow your career – we like to promote from within and have incredible learning and development opportunities around the world. 
• An inclusive parental leave policy for both primary and secondary caregivers.
• Gradual return to work to help you transition back from parental leave. 
• Flexible working –  hybrid working and flexible start and finish times. 
• Discounted health insurance.
• We are committed to giving back to our communities, so we provide you with volunteer leave to do so.
• Opportunity to purchase additional leave to give you more time to recharge & a day off on your birthday.

Unleash your Spirit with Suntory Oceania

As Suntorians we believe in Dreaming Big and Growing for Good. We take pride in our sustainability, diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, striving to grow responsibly and inclusively. If you are ready to unleash your spirit with Suntory Oceania, then please apply today.

We want our interview process to be as inclusive as possible. If you require any adjustments as part of the process, do not hesitate to let us know.