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Reporting to the General Manager, the Operations Manager plays a key role in ensuring Rainbow Confectionery operates safely, efficiently and consistently every day. This is a senior leadership position with responsibility for leading the factory management team and supporting approximately 70 staff across production, packing, engineering, technical and warehousing functions. Working closely with your teams you will turn strategy into action, optimise production to consistently meet demand, maintain high standards of quality and food safety, and drive continuous improvement in a practical and people-focused way.
Job Responsibility:
Leading day-to-day factory operations to ensure a safe, efficient and productive workplace
Supporting, mentoring and developing a capable and engaged leadership team
Driving continuous improvement initiatives to ensure efficiency, capability and performance
Ensuring operations deliver on time, within budget and to Rainbow’s quality standards
Overseeing food safety, quality assurance and compliance with regulatory requirements
Taking a proactive, solutions-focused approach to challenges and change
Building positive working relationships across all stakeholders
Requirements:
Experienced manufacturing or operations leader
Strong technical understanding of manufacturing
Proven ability to lead teams and build trust
Proven experience in high-speed, shift-based processing environments
Understanding of lean and efficient manufacturing practices
Naturally curious and committed to ongoing learning
Strong interest in developing both systems and people
Agile, practical and approachable
Comfortable leading people performance and solving problems
Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on leadership
Shares Rainbow Confectionery’s values
Leads with integrity, professionalism and a genuine commitment to safety, quality and teamwork
Nice to have:
Proven experience in high-speed, shift-based processing environments
Understanding of lean and efficient manufacturing practices