Packaging Manager

Welcome to Suntory Oceania

Craft your future with Suntory Oceania, a new $3b multi-beverage partnership between Suntory Global Spirits and Suntory Beverage & Food. Underpinned by quality, craftsmanship and a strong sense of purpose, our exciting new partnership is powered by two manufacturing sites, five distribution centres and more than 1500 Suntorians across Australia and New Zealand.

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. As One Suntory, we will be positioned as the fourth largest beverage player in the region, ready to ignite the category, creating more beverage moments from sunrise to sunset. Together, we will bring the best of Suntory to Oceania.

The Opportunity

Our new beverage manufacturing facility in Ipswich is world class and a next-generation, industry 4.0 site, equipped with leading edge technology, machinery and processes.

We are now looking for an experienced Packaging Manager to manage the delivery and improvement of our Manufacturing Processes and People that enable us to craft our iconic multi-beverage portfolio of beverages.

As a member of the site leadership team, you will actively contribute to site culture and our unwavering commitment to Safety and an All for the Quality mindset aligned to our Suntory Leadership values.

What you’ll be doing

• Enable our semi-autonomous vision in our Manufacturing Teams, through the application of the daily management rhythm to deliver, implement and validate our people and process improvements.
• Delivery of packaging Right First Time targets.
• Coach & mentor, our Leaders to support the capability build of our teams.
• Responsible for the Packaging Teams in the execution of our Site Production Plan, including all daily / weekly / monthly deliverables and improvement initiatives to target KPI’s.
• Drive a culture of Continuous Improvement, in Safety, Quality, Environment, Efficiency, and Autonomous Maintenance, leveraging Best Practice as the basis for all process improvement.
• Support systems and processes validation through Performance and Operational standards.

Experience that you will bring:

With an outcome focused mindset and a strong positive can-do attitude, you will demonstrate the following:

• Experience in FMCG Beverage manufacturing or a relevant highly regulated industry in a Senior Leadership role.
• Excellent knowledge of Process Technology, with ability to work on a variety of critical plant and processing systems.
• Strong Lean manufacturing industry experience utilizing six sigma concepts and tools.
• Experienced in Manufacturing change management.
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills and methodical approaches to solving complex problems.
• Tertiary qualification in Engineering, Manufacturing or Science is desirable.

What we can offer

• Our facility is a brand-new greenfield plant and as such, you’d be working with leading edge technology and high performing individuals.
• 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.
• Discounted health insurance. On-site physio
• We are committed to giving back to our communities so we provide you with volunteer leave to do so. 
• Complementary beverages on-site and allocation.

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.