About the Company
This is a leading Australian food producer - a privately owned, family business with a fully vertically integrated supply chain. As part of their operations, they have a large food processing and production facility in Regional Queensland. With a long-term owner-operator ethos and a $20M+ annual CapEx program, the business is investing heavily into their manufacturing facility and have created this new role, Capital Projects Manager, to lead that agenda. 

This is a fully 100% onsite role at the manufacturing site. You will have to relocate permanently to the region for this permanent role. 

The Role
Reporting to the Plant Manager, this is a newly created, standalone role responsible for owning capital project delivery end-to-end at a large and complex food manufacturing facility. You will manage a portfolio of projects ranging from under $100K up to larger projects over $5M+ mix of capital works, new equipment, new lines, significant utilities infrastructure (refrigeration, steam, water treatment, electricity etc.).

• Develop project scopes, business cases, costings and timelines. Run projects from initiation through to commissioning and handover.
• Manage contractor, consultant and vendor relationships - holding suppliers accountable on cost, scope and schedule.
• Oversee concurrent CapEx and OpEx budgets, tracking spend and forecasting against approvals. 
• Drive on-site process improvements alongside capital works - mix of BAU projects to improve throughput and reducing downtime, and major CapEx.
• Work alongside other internal teams Operations, Engineering/Maintenance, QA, Safety throughout the project lifecycle

Candidate Profile 

• Demonstrated track record delivering capital projects end-to-end in a high-volume manufacturing environment. Preference will be given to similar fast-moving industries such as food, beverage, packaging, pharmaceutical, processing, industrial, chemicals, fertilisers etc. 
• Previous experience managing capital projects $4M+ from initation and planning stage, through to execution and delivery.
• Strong contractor and vendor management - commercially minded with budget discipline.
• Hands-on and visible leadership style, comfortable working on the plant floor

This is a genuine greenfield opportunity to establish the project management and project delivery function from the ground up. The company has a stable and high-tenure leadership team and a long-term growth agenda. You will have real ownership and visibility from day one. 

Relocation assistance is available for the successful candidate and their family. 

How to apply
To apply online, please click on the appropriate link below and apply with your CV through the portal. No cover letter required.

If you have any specific questions please email through to Orrin Huang at ohuang@sharpandcarter.com.au