Continuous Improvement Lead in Brisbane

Opportunity to grow your Continuous Improvement experience in manufacturing with a competitive salary package, annual bonus, and market leading benefits.

High-impact position within a global FMCG brand!

We have an exciting permanent opportunity for a Continuous Improvement Lead to join our Manufacturing team, based in Northgate, Australia on-site!

The Company: The Kraft Heinz Company is one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world, with eight $1 billion+ brands and global sales of approximately $25 billion. Our brands are truly global, with products produced and marketed in over 40 countries.

Job Description:

• Lead continuous improvement for a defined production area to improve safety, quality, reliability, waste, productivity, efficiency, and unit cost.
• Coach and train operators and frontline leaders in practical problem solving, root-cause analysis, and standard work.
• Collect, consolidate, and analyse performance data (e.g., OEE, planned/unplanned losses, waste, defects, non-standard product) to identify trends and priority losses.
• Build and maintain KPI dashboards and visual performance boards that connect daily performance to site targets and improvement priorities.
• Identify gaps to targets and develop clear action plans with owners and timelines to close performance variances.
• Facilitate improvement workshops and on-floor projects with operations, maintenance, engineering, and process owners to remove chronic losses.
• Support equipment care and process stability practices (inspection/cleaning/lubrication, basic maintenance by operators, setup/centreline control, workplace organisation).
• Establish and sustain daily/weekly/monthly routines and meeting cadences to review performance, elevate issues, and track actions to completion.
• Support audits and corrective actions to maintain compliance with safety, quality, and operational standards.
• Contribute to a high-trust, high-accountability culture; cover related duties as needed, including acting as a process owner during leave.

About you:

• Degree in Engineering, Food Science or a related field, or at least 2 years’ experience in a food manufacturing/FMCG environment.
• Technical experience across end-to-end food manufacturing, including multiple preservation processes.
• Experience applying Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement approaches.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with capability in autonomous maintenance and cleaning/inspection/lubrication practices.
• Confident using Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Visio (and able to learn additional systems/tools as required).
• Able to plan, organise and communicate effectively; positive attitude with strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Experienced in training and facilitating groups; able to coach managers and teams.
• Understands the importance of safety, quality and documentation, including writing and maintaining clear procedures and accurate records.
• Eligible to work in Australia – with full working rights.

Benefits of working with us:

• Pay for Performance – industry leading variable compensation offerings tied to company and individual performance on top of a competitive base salary package.
• Parental Leave – paid time off for both primary AND secondary caregivers.
• Leave Options – Purchased leave, volunteer leave and LiveWell leave programs to give you even more flexibility to plan your life and spend time on causes that matter.
• Novated Leasing.
• In House Training Programs.
• Corporate Discount Programs.

Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.

Location(s): Northgate