Production Manager

Ready to take the next step in your manufacturing leadership career?

At Essity, we're looking for an emerging leader who is ready for a bigger challenge. Based at our Springvale manufacturing site, you'll have the opportunity to lead a team of approximately 25 employees, drive operational performance, and develop your leadership capability within a global organization committed to improving the well-being of millions of people every day.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who has built a strong foundation in manufacturing and gained early people leadership experience and is now ready to take ownership of a production area and make a lasting impact.

About The Role

Reporting to the Site Manager, you'll lead the Tampons production area, ensuring the safe, efficient, and cost-effective delivery of operational targets. You'll work closely with cross-functional teams including Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, Technical and HR to drive performance, support continuous improvement initiatives, and create a highly engaged team culture.

This role offers a unique blend of hands-on operational leadership, people development, and continuous improvement, making it an ideal next step for a high-potential manufacturing professional.

What You Will Do

• Lead and develop a team of approximately 25 employees through frontline leaders.
• Champion a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with all safety, environmental, and quality requirements.
• Deliver production plans while meeting performance, quality, waste, and efficiency targets.
• Lead root cause analysis of production related problems and lead the implementation of sustained solutions.
• Support the management of operational budgets and resources.
• Coach and develop team members to build capability and engagement.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on productivity, reliability, quality, and cost reduction.
• Partner with Engineering, Maintenance, and Quality teams to improve equipment performance and manufacturing processes.
• Support new raw material introductions and process improvements.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and open communication.
• Contribute to positive employee relations and support the effective application of workplace agreements and policies.

Who You Are

You are a motivated manufacturing professional who enjoys leading people, solving problems, and improving performance. You are looking for an opportunity to step into a broader leadership role where you can continue to grow your career while making a meaningful contribution to a high-performing manufacturing operation.

To be successful, you will bring:

• Approximately 8 years' experience within manufacturing, FMCG, packaging, consumer goods, or a similar production environment.
• Minimum 2 years of people leadership experience, either as a Team Leader, Production Supervisor, Shift Leader, Area Leader, or similar.
• A degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline, or equivalent manufacturing experience.
• Experience within a GMP high-volume manufacturing or FMCG environment.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing and Operational Excellence methods including root cause analysis, 5S and six sigma.
• A solid understanding of manufacturing safety and quality requirements.
• Experience working with operational KPIs and production performance measures.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• A collaborative approach and the ability to build strong relationships across multiple functions.
• A passion for developing people and creating high-performing teams.

Highly regarded:

• Six Sigma Green Belt qualified through a credible organization, with improvement projects delivered with real benefits.
• TPM and Autonomous Maintenance experience.
• Experience producing TGA regulated products.
• Experience working in ISO 9001 and ISO 45001 certified sites.
• Familiarity with Enterprise Agreements or unionized manufacturing workplaces.

What We Can Offer You

Our purpose, Breaking Barriers to Well-Being, provides meaning to everything we do. Join us to improve well-being for people and drive positive change for society and the environment. At Essity, you'll feel valued, empowered to grow, and challenged to achieve business results in a collaborative and open atmosphere.

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04 Sept 2026

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