Distribution Team Leader, Townsville | QLD - Other

Job Description

About the opportunity:

We are seeking an experienced Distribution Team Leader to join our Townsville baking site.  The Distribution Team Leader is a key member of the Supply Chain team with responsibility for the delivery of the Supply Chain and Operations plan whilst on site. All Distribution Team Leaders are responsible to embrace and drive positive change and are accountable to strive toward great team culture and department efficiencies. They will be guided in developing high team performance through training to deliver compliance in safety, quality, plan attainment and cost standards. In addition, they will take part in leading the distribution team toward continuous improvement techniques and refining the sites FMCG practices.

The shift pattern available:

Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 10.00am - 6.00pm

 Key Responsibilities include:

• Leads a small team of 5 through dispatching operations and loading / unloading of outbound linehaul
• Ensures the Distribution Team achieves daily tasks and KPI's.
• Understands capacity requirements & set timelines, making sure staff fully adhere to operational systems & procedures
• Effective management of all department processes
• Ensure materials are requisitioned, and usage is to standard & variances are identified & subsequently rectified in a timely and accurate manner
• Ensure all production, safety and quality reporting requirements are supplied in an accurate & timely manner
• Participate in daily meetings & ensure that all relevant information is provided to direct reports

 The successful candidate will possess the following attributes:

• 2 years team Leadership experience
• Related industry experience (preferably within the food, dairy, beverage industry)
• Computer skills – Microsoft Office, SAP experience preferrable
• Leadership and Communication
• Logical, analytical and problem solving abilities
• Planning and organizing

 What can we offer you?

At Goodman Fielder our purpose is to create food that people love. We own a host of iconic brands that generations of Australians have grown up with and put in their supermarket trolleys every week including Helga's, Wonder White, Praise, White Wings, MeadowLea, and many more.

At Goodman Fielder our aspiration is to be the leading integrated food solutions business in the Region. We are a team that believes that anything is possible. A team that understands our business and focuses on the right things that make the biggest difference and one that considers our end to end value chain when making decisions to optimize our business. We drive change as an opportunity for us to innovate and transform our business and to achieve beyond what we think is possible.

With sites spanning across the Australasian region, working as part of a highly driven team at Goodman Fielder, you can expect to work with leading technologies producing a variety of the most reputable brands in Australia.

At Goodman Fielder, we aim to be a destination employer in the food industry where we don't just offer jobs - www.goodmanfielder.com.au