Management (Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics)
Full time
Since 1978, Perfection Fresh has pioneered premium-quality fresh produce in Australia, tailored to local diets and lifestyles. Focused on horticultural innovation, it uses data and cutting-edge farming technologies. With over 2,000 people across Australia and globally, Perfection Fresh is marked by its rich history, expertise, and comprehensive approach to farming, product variety, and marketing.
Reporting to the General Manager Two Wells, the newly created role of Head of Workforce Optimisation is responsible for operational leadership and labour planning for a significant workforce at the state-of-the-art Two Wells facility. Key responsibilities include:
Modelling, reviewing, and controlling workforce allocations and costs against budgets and forecasts; Leading, motivating, coaching, and managing a team of Labour Managers to maintain a safe, positive, productive, and constructive performance culture; Developing data-driven reporting to provide insights on trends for workforce and operational planning, and driving continuous improvement initiatives; Overseeing wellbeing, performance, scheduling, and rostering with a focus on enhancing wellbeing, culture, and engagement across a diverse staffing cohort; Ensuring effective relationships with growers and labour hire providers to optimise operational outcomes. Applications are encouraged without delay from emotionally intelligent, pragmatic, analytical, driven, and experienced manufacturing or operations professionals with proven people leadership, financial, and stakeholder management skills. Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to understand workforce-related legislation and regulation, and a commitment to customer and service excellence are critical. Experience in lean manufacturing will be very highly regarded. Also important is the ability to model Perfection Fresh values of passion, respect, innovation, discipline, and ethics.
An attractive remuneration package, including a range of employee benefits and potential long-term incentives, is offered to secure a consummate people and operations leader capable of driving and delivering enhanced workforce planning and resourcing outcomes.
Further Information / How to Apply Visit perfection.com.au for further information on our client. Confidential enquiries are welcome to Andrew Reed , Bernie Dyer and Justin Hinora on (08) 8100 8827. Visit henderconsulting.com.au for a job and person specification and to submit your application which should include a cover letter and CV uploaded as one PDF document. #J-18808-Ljbffr