Manufacturing Team Leader

We are 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, Ipswich that is highly automated and has sustainability and a carbon neutral ambition, aligning with our Growing for Good philosophy.

The Opportunity

We are currently seeking a Manufacturing Team Leader, to play a key role the production of our multi-beverage portfolio. In this position you will lead a team of highly skilled Manufacturing Specialists to craft beverages that delight our consumers.

You will successfully coach the team in the execution of our manufacturing plan and championing a team culture of continuous improvement in safety, quality, efficiency and autonomous maintenance, leveraging Best Practice as the basis for everything that we do.

What You'll Do

We are looking for someone who is passionate about leading, mentoring and developing others, enabling our teams to achieve our business requirements. To achieve this the focus will be on:

• Leading the competency and capability development of our Manufacturing Specialists.
• Manage performance & development of team in accordance with the people cycle.
• Ensures process areas meet or exceed company, food safety standards, GMP and HACCP.
• Lead and manage our team’s capability towards our goal of autonomous operations.

Experience that you will bring:

As well as a positive ‘can-do’ attitude you will also bring:

• Experience in FMCG manufacturing or relevant industry in a frontline leadership capacity (essential).
• Experience in training and mentoring team members.
• Lean manufacturing industry experience
• Excellent computer IS literacy / capability Incl. ERP & Scada experience
• Relevant qualification, I.e. Certificate IV or similar in frontline leadership or warehouse management (preferred).

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.
• An inclusive parental leave policy for both primary and secondary caregivers.
• Discounted health insurance, birthday off, novated Leasing,
• We are committed to giving back to our communities so we provide you with volunteer leave to do so.

Our DEI Commitment

At Suntory, we recognize that diverse knowledge, perspectives, and backgrounds contribute to our collective success. We are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where all individuals can bring their whole selves to work every day, regardless of race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or any other protected characteristic.

Our recruitment and selection processes are designed to highlight what Suntory offers as an employer while allowing candidates to share their unique skills and experiences. We understand that career trajectories vary, and if you believe your experience/background can benefit our team, we encourage you to apply. We endeavor to make our interview process as inclusive as possible and offer reasonable accommodations as needed. Together, we can cultivate a workplace where everyone can thrive and propel our mission of Growing for Good.