About the job

ANZ Operations Lead

Lead end‑to‑end operations for a global malt producer. Drive safety, quality, and major CAPEX projects

Your new company

Shape the Future of Premium Malt Production

Our client is one of the world’s leading malt producers, transforming high-quality barley into the premium malt used by brewers and distillers globally. As part of our BU Executive Committee, we are seeking an experienced Operations Manager to lead our end‑to‑end industrial operations, ensuring our facilities consistently deliver excellence in safety, quality, efficiency, and innovation.

This is a pivotal strategic leadership role overseeing the full industrial transformation process—Steeping, Germination, and Kilning—and driving the development of our industrial assets and operational culture.

Your new role

Lead operations for a global agrifood business with a strong commitment to long‑term sustainability, and influence and implement the BU strategic roadmap alongside the leadership team.

Shape a high‑performance culture grounded in safety, quality, and continuous improvement whilst working with a passionate international network, including head office's subject-matter expert.

Operational Leadership:

• Develop and execute manufacturing plans to consistently achieve volume and quality targets.
• Build and embed a culture of continuous improvement: identify business drivers, prepare business cases, and execute improvement initiatives.
• Ensure best-in-class manufacturing practices in collaboration with head office.

Quality Management:

• Guarantee the integrity of malt quality standards across raw materials and finished products.
• Ensure compliance with FSSC 22000, ISO 14001, Halal certification, and quality systems.
• Maintain compliance with all relevant legislation, norms, and internal policies.

Technical & CAPEX Management:

• Identify, justify, and lead strategic investment projects for the Business Unit.
• Oversee full project life cycles in partnership with head office’s technical teams.

Safety Leadership:

• Champion Malteurop’s Group Safety Culture and the deployment of CARE Standards.
• Foster a workplace environment that prioritises accountability, employee wellbeing, and safety excellence.

What you'll need to succeed

Skills & Attributes:

• Strong leadership and strategic thinking capability
• Proven team building and people management experience
• Effective communicator who thrives in a collaborative environment
• Deep understanding of manufacturing processes
• High integrity with a commitment to values, ethics, and organisational culture
• A strong team player with a continuous improvement mindset

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Technology, Engineering, Manufacturing or related field
• 10+ years’ experience in operations management, ideally in the agrifood or processing industry
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary teams

• Develop and execute manufacturing plans to consistently achieve volume and quality targets.
• Build and embed a culture of continuous improvement: identify business drivers, prepare business cases, and execute improvement initiatives.
• Ensure best-in-class manufacturing practices in collaboration with head office.
• Guarantee the integrity of malt quality standards across raw materials and finished products.
• Ensure compliance with FSSC 22000, ISO 14001, Halal certification, and quality systems.
• Maintain compliance with all relevant legislation, norms, and internal policies.
• Identify, justify, and lead strategic investment projects for the Business Unit.
• Oversee full project life cycles in partnership with head office’s technical teams.
• Champion Malteurop’s Group Safety Culture and the deployment of CARE Standards.
• Foster a workplace environment that prioritises accountability, employee wellbeing, and safety excellence.

• Strong leadership and strategic thinking capability
• Proven team building and people management experience
• Effective communicator who thrives in a collaborative environment
• Deep understanding of manufacturing processes
• High integrity with a commitment to values, ethics, and organisational culture
• A strong team player with a continuous improvement mindset

• Bachelor’s degree in Technology, Engineering, Manufacturing or related field
• 10+ years’ experience in operations management, ideally in the agrifood or processing industry
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary teams