Production Supervisor

Location:

Adelaide, SA, AU

Night Shift opportunitiesDrive a positive culture of employee engagementFree product daily to take home!

At Tip Top, we're proud to be part of everyday moments of goodness for millions of Australians. As part of George Weston Foods, we're passionate about creating a safe, inclusive and high-performing workplace where our people can thrive.

Due to strong growth and increasing production volumes, we're expanding our operations team and looking for experienced Production Supervisors to join our Night Shift operation at our Dry Creek bakery. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing site, lead high-performing teams and play a key role in supporting increased customer demand.

Reporting to the Production Manager, you'll lead a team of bakery production employees to deliver safe, efficient and high-quality production outcomes. You'll play a key role in ensuring production targets are achieved while maintaining the highest standards of safety, food quality and team performance.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll work closely with Production Planning, Reliability, Quality and HSE teams to drive operational excellence and continuous improvement across the site.

Shift Options

This opportunity is available across the following night shift patterns (hours may vary slightly based on operational requirements):

Option 1: Sunday to Thursday

Sunday: 1:30pm - 11:00pmMonday: 1:30pm - 11:00pmTuesday: 7:00pm - 3:00amWednesday: 6:00pm - 3:00amThursday: 8:00pm - 4:00am

Option 2: Friday to Monday

Friday: 5:00pm - 3:30amSaturday: 7:00pm - 5:30amSunday: 9:00pm - 7:00amMonday: 9:00pm - 7:00am

Purpose of the Role

Leading and developing production teams to achieve safety, quality and performance targetsPromoting a strong safety culture and ensuring compliance with HSE requirementsManaging labour and production resources to meet daily production plansMonitoring production performance, waste and efficiency targetsPartnering with maintenance and reliability teams to minimise downtimeDriving continuous improvement initiatives across people, processes and systemsConducting coaching, performance conversations and team development activitiesSupporting food safety, quality and audit outcomesPreparing production reports and ensuring accurate shift handovers

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

Min 2+ years’ experience leading teams in a manufacturing, FMCG or food production environmentStrong planning, problem-solving and decision-making capabilityExcellent communication and stakeholder management skillsStrong leadership and people management skillsExperience managing safety, quality and operational performanceA continuous improvement mindsetThe ability to build engagement and accountability within teams

About Us

At Tip Top Bakeries, we're proud to produce an extensive range of wholesome sliced bread, muffins, crumpets, pies, and bakery snacks. Our purpose of ‘Everyday Moments of Goodness' represents the lives we touch and the difference we make. Those moments that bring a smile, make us proud, or keep us safe, are moments we strive for through our work.

We take pride in supporting our people to learn, grow, and develop throughout their careers with Tip Top Bakeries. We believe in the power of an inclusive and diverse workforce and invest in meaningful initiatives to remove barriers and enable our employees to have a satisfying and rewarding career with us. Our vision for Tip Top Bakeries is an organisation where everyone belongs, everyone is valued, and everyone has equal opportunity.

Join the team and be part of one of our iconic brands like Tip Top, Abbotts Bakery, Bürgen and Golden.

Working With Tip Top, We Offer Many Benefits Including

Family-friendly policies including 12 weeks of paid parental leave, additional paid time off to ease back to work and ongoing superannuation contributions during unpaid parental leaveRecognition and award programs, including access to our online rewards platformHealth and wellbeing programs including access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program, and on-site physiotherapy servicesFlexible working optionsAccess to an extensive range of internal trainings and development programs for your careerFinancial support for approved study pathways, as well as traineeship and apprenticeship programsTwo paid volunteer days per year as part of our focus on Community PartnershipsNovated Leasing Options

Start the Conversation

If this role sounds like you and you’re eager to learn, grow, and help create everyday moments of goodness, we want to hear from you. To apply for this opportunity please submit your application by clicking on the ‘apply now' button.

Our Recruitment Process typically consists of a brief, prearranged telephone or video call, followed by 1-2 interviews in-person or over Zoom/Teams. We’re happy to adjust our recruitment process to support your accessibility needs. Let us know your needs in providing a positive, barrier-free recruitment process via phone on (02) 9168 4200 or email to ttpeopleservices@gwf.com.au . Please do not call to enquire about this position as the phone number is for requesting accessibility needs only.

During the recruitment process you may be required to complete pre-employment screening which include a medical (includes drug & alcohol testing) and a criminal record check.

At Tip Top we strive to create a place where Everyone belongs, Everyone is valued, and Everyone has equal opportunity. 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 disability.

Important: We have been alerted to scam emails falsely claiming to represent George Weston Foods. Please note that we will never offer employment without a formal recruitment process, ask for payment, or request sensitive information via external links or unsolicited messages. All official communication will come from verified company channels.