CI Manager

Location: melbourne
Job Type: permanent
Salary: Competive Salary
Contact: Emma O'Donnell
CI Manager

This is an opportunity to step into a Continuous Improvement leadership role with a food manufacturing business at an important point in its growth journey.

The business is focused on lifting operational performance across its manufacturing operations and is looking for someone who can take real ownership of continuous improvement. You’ll be trusted to shape the CI roadmap, work closely with the leadership team and spend time on the floor helping teams improve how work gets done every day.

The role is hands-on by nature. You’ll be partnering with Operations, Engineering, Quality and Supply Chain to identify inefficiencies, reduce waste, improve yield and strengthen food safety and compliance. Just as importantly, you’ll be coaching leaders and frontline teams, helping embed Lean, Six Sigma and Kaizen ways of working so improvements are practical, measurable and sustained.
This is not a “project-only” CI role. It’s about building capability, influencing culture and setting the business up for long-term success. You’ll have visibility with senior leadership, the autonomy to challenge the status quo and the opportunity to make a genuine, lasting impact.

Responsibilites:
  • Owning and delivering the continuous improvement roadmap aligned to business goals
  • Leading Lean, Six Sigma and Kaizen initiatives across manufacturing operations
  • Improving production performance through standardisation, root cause analysis and data-driven decision making
  • Tracking performance through clear KPIs and reporting outcomes to leadership
  • Working closely with cross-functional teams to improve safety, quality and compliance
  • Coaching and mentoring leaders and frontline teams to build CI capability and ownership
Requirements:
  • 5–10 years’ experience in continuous improvement within food manufacturing or FMCG
  • Strong, practical experience with Lean, Six Sigma and CI tools (Green or Black Belt preferred)
  • A solid understanding of food safety and quality standards such as HACCP and GMP
  • Someone who is comfortable on the floor, engaging with teams and influencing change
  • Strong analytical skills and a pragmatic, outcomes-focused approach
  • The confidence to challenge constructively and lead cultural change
If you’re looking for a role where you can move beyond running isolated improvement projects and really shape how a manufacturing business operates, this is worth a conversation. Please click apply or email emmao@sde.com.au. 

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