About Us
SalDoce Fine Foods offers a diverse and healthy range of allergy free and gluten free baking mixes, including breads, cakes, pancakes, muffins, and pizza. Our products are stocked by Woolworths, ALDI, Coles, IGAs, wholesalers, and exported to more than 20 countries worldwide.
SalDoce Fine Foods is seeking a Production and Logistics Officer to join our team and contribute to our innovative and growth-driven culture.
Job Description:
The Production & Logistics Officer is an officer-level support role focused on assisting with the day-to-day coordination of production, inventory, logistics, and compliance activities across SalDoce Fine Foods’ manufacturing and warehouse network. Reporting to the Purchasing Manager, this role suits a proactive and detail-oriented candidate who can support multiple functions in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment while working closely with internal teams, suppliers, and contract manufacturers.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
1. Sales Forecasting and Planning
- Assist the Purchasing Manager with production planning and replenishment coordination based on sales requirements and stock levels.
2. Production, Purchasing and Inventory Control
- Assist with production requirements and coordination to help meet customer demand and sales objectives.
- Maintain accurate production, purchasing and inventory records in the ERP system.
- Assist with stock coordination across multiple warehouses and contract manufacturers, including receiving and verifying stock movements.
- Assist with maintaining ingredient and packaging records, including production documentation and forms.
- Support supplier and co-manufacturer documentation requirements through follow-up, record maintenance and coordination.
- Support the Procurement/Purchasing Manager in coordinating with suppliers and internal teams to support the timely availability of raw materials and packaging.
- Assist in maintaining the purchase register and delivery schedules, ensuring receivals and assembly builds are accurately processed in the ERP system.
3. Contract Manufacturer Coordination
- Assist with liaising with co-manufacturers to support compliance with company procedures and relevant national and international requirements.
- Support co-manufacturer follow-up actions and assist with maintaining related records and communications.
- Assist with coordinating and maintaining documentation for new products, ingredients and related changes.
- Assist in maintaining product specifications for YesYouCan and other company products.
4. Quality, Compliance and Key Activities
- Assist with maintaining records and documentation required for HACCP and customer compliance programs.
- Assist with monitoring incoming materials and ingredients through the Approved Supplier Program.
- Assist with internal and external audits, by maintaining required documentation.
- Assist with maintaining raw material and supplier/manufacturer quality documents such as PIFs, COAs and other relevant records.
- Assist in ensuring ingredients and packaging received are properly recorded in the ERP system for traceability and product tracking.
- Maintain records relating to formulation or recipe changes as directed.
- Monitor task timelines and follow up with internal and external stakeholders to support on-time completion of key activities.
5. General Administration
- Provide administrative and coordination support across production, procurement, logistics and compliance activities to help improve efficiency and accuracy.
Key Requirements
- 1-2 years’ experience in production, supply chain, logistics, procurement or operations support, preferably in food manufacturing or FMCG.
- Demonstrated experience with ERP systems for inventory, purchasing and production management.
- Basic to intermediate knowledge of food safety standards, HACCP principles, supplier documentation and quality compliance requirements.
- Strong organisational skills with high attention to detail and the ability to manage competing deadlines.
- Good written and verbal communication skills for liaising with internal teams, suppliers, and manufacturing partners.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite; experience with inventory or supply chain software highly regarded.
- Qualification in Supply Chain, Food Science, Business, or a related field would be an advantage.
Pay: $65,000.00 per year
Experience:
- production, supply chain, logistics: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
