Thermogard is a Global company that manufactures and distributes cold chain packaging, with a focus on leading the international market in innovative and sustainable cold chain solutions.
Our mission is to be indispensable to our customers by providing consistently impeccable service, an unbroken supply chain, and to reward and inspire our team. With strong growth prospects and huge uptake over the last year, it is time for us to add another production location!
We are looking for an established Production Supervisor who is up for the challenge, taking full responsibility to ensure accurate and timely regional production and warehouse operations — from receiving and stock control through to picking, packing, and dispatch.
This position will be pivotal in ensuring an unbroken supply chain for our clients, and a smooth operation for our Brisbane branch.
Key responsibilities will include:
· Providing accurate and on-time reporting to Supply Chain and Operations Manager
· Actively managing production assistant staff to ensure achievement of KPIs and daily activity targets
· Ensuring engagement, moral, and team culture are aligned with Thermogard values
· Maintain the order summary and production schedule
· Coordinate workloads and timelines from orders to dispatch
· Coordinating receiving, picking, packing, replenishment, and dispatch of orders
· Ensuring materials are delivered to the production team on time, in full, and in the correct quantities and locations
· Coordinating warehouse layout to optimise space utilisation, safety, and material flow
· Developing and implementing stock control procedures and visual systems (labelling, locations, min/max levels, Kanban or similar) to reduce over-stocking and waste
· Booking and coordinating freight across multiple carriers
· Receiving and processing incoming overseas container deliveries
· Maintain the machines and adjust specific settings for production
· Overseeing the care and maintenance of warehouse equipment (forklifts, pallet jacks, racking, etc.)
· Ensure orders are packed and ready for dispatch
· Weekly stock takes to ensure inventory levels for manufacturing
· Assisting on the production packing line and willing to turn your hand to any task
· Supervising the warehouse and production while the Factory Manager is offsite
· Assisting with recruitment and onboarding of new team members
About you
This is a hands-on role, so you need to be confident in the management and delivery of each element in a production and warehouse operation.
You’ll bring experience in production supervision with you, as well as:
· Being passionate about going the extra mile
· Leading by example
· Working at pace, and driving productivity
· Being highly organised, systematic, and disciplined
· Exhibiting a strong interest in continuous improvement
· Ability to build strong internal relationships
· Having a knack for bringing positivity with you to work
· Experience with production machinery or a relevant trade qualification
· Previous experience in a warehouse, inventory, receiving, or customer service role
· High attention to detail to minimise despatch errors and ensure orders go out accurately
· A sound understanding of health and safety, and a strong safety focus
· Confidence with computers and technology
· Good communication, numeracy, and literacy skills
· The ability to lift 25kg
· Reliability and punctuality as part of a team
· A forklift licence which is a requirement for this role
If this sounds like you and you would like to join our team, please submit a copy of your CV.
Pay: From $34.96 per hour
Work Location: In person
