Lion is a global beverage company with a portfolio that includes many market-leading names in beer, wine, spirits, seltzer & non-alcoholic drinks. Our range includes classic brands like Tooheys, Speights, XXXX and Wither Hills, and craft beer brands like Little Creatures, James Squire and New Belgium’s Fat Tire.
We employ approximately 4,000 diverse and talented individuals across the globe, predominantly in Australia, New Zealand, the United States and the UK, who are passionate about their craft and working towards a shared purpose: to champion sociability and help people to live well.
At Lion, we do everything from “land to hand,” including manufacturing, distribution, sales and marketing of our products, making Lion an exciting and complex business with a wide range of career paths. Whether you want to work in one of our breweries, in a sales role partnering our customers or a business support role in one of our offices, we invest heavily in our people’s wellbeing and their development.
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Tooheys Brewery is one of the largest in the country, producing a vast array of exceptional beers for the Australian market. As a Brewing Team Leader, you will lead a team across the production process within the Brewing Department ensuring performance metrics, product quality and improvement benchmarks are met.
In this role you will be responsible for safety, quality, and performance within the brewery. This role will have a dual focus on both people leadership for a team of Brewery Technicians and production plan execution to ensure efficient operations are maintained.
The Brewery operates Monday – Friday 24 hours and this role will rotate across day and afternoon shifts. This role will be based onsite at the Tooheys Brewery in Lidcombe, NSW and is a permanent full-time opportunity.
Some of the skills you will have:
- Knowledge of brewing and or Food Manufacturing Processes
- Previous team leadership experience
- Ability to work cross functionally and bring stakeholders on a journey
- Exposure to the execution of predefined plans
- IBD or relevant tertiary qualifications in Food Science or Processing are advantageous
Some of the things you will be doing in the role:
- Lead and develop your team to achieve tasks and support with talent building
- Action weekly production plans with a focus on Quality and efficiency
- Support with Continuous Improvement projects
- Control spend to budget within your influence
- Champion a safety-first culture at the Brewery
At Lion, we choose to be a leader in driving inclusion, diversity, and gender parity. We have an ambitious goal to reach at least 40% representation of both men and women in all teams in all areas of the business. Are you hesitating to apply because you don’t think you meet all the criteria? If you believe you are aligned with our values at Lion, we’d encourage you to still click on that apply button so we can explore your unique skill set and the value you could add to one of our teams.