Manufacturing Site Operations Manager

Introducing 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 will be 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

The site packaging manager will be responsible for managing the delivery and improvement of our manufacturing processes whilst building capability within our people.

What you'll be doing

• Lead the continuous improvement (Monozukuri Way) for our manufacturing processes and systems to improve performance
• Support the design and implementation for the learning DOJO to help drive capability within our people
• Coach and mentor our manufacturing leaders to help support our goal of semi autonomous operations
• Lead the capital works implementations for projects less than $500,000 and support delivery of our plant modernization plan through PMO
• Champion the all for quality mindset to ensure we meet and exceed our quality standards
• Lead change initiatives to ensure successful implementation and adoption within the business

What's in your toolkit?

• Experience in a senior leadership role within FMCG or a similar highly regulated environment
• A degree in engineering or relevant industry experience
• Demonstrated experience developing and successfully implementing strategic initiatives
• Experience managing and developing large high performing teams
• Highly experienced with lean manufacturing tools and concepts
• A continuous improvement mindset you will consistently come up with innovative solutions to drive efficiencies

If you’re not an expert in all of these areas, don’t worry! A lot of what we look for is how you would align with our values and your ability to utilise your unique skills and experience.

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  
• Generous incentive to reward your hard work
• 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 – flexible hours and hybrid working
• Free on site parking
• Free life insurance and discounted health insurance
• We are committed to giving back to our communities so we provide you with volunteer leave to do so

What's next?

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.