Production Scheduling Manager

Get to Know Us

Welcome to LaManna, where flavours, quality, and genuine care come together in everything we make.

Our wholesale business is growing fast, and our production floor is the engine behind that growth. Every order, every pallet, every delivery depends on a schedule that works, day in, day out.

We're looking for a Production Scheduling Manager who's as comfortable balancing a production plan as they are working the floor to make it happen. If you get real satisfaction from a schedule that just works, this could be your next role.

About the Role

Based at our Food Manufacturing site in Footscray, you'll own the master production schedule, balancing customer demand, capacity, and cost to keep production running smoothly as our wholesale business scales.

• Develop, publish and maintain the master production schedule across all departments
• Convert forecast and confirmed orders into daily and weekly production plans
• Manage the schedule dynamically around demand changes, supply shortages, and downtime
• Coordinate with procurement, warehousing and dispatch to keep material and packaging on track
• Establish and maintain production standards, including batch times, labour hours, run rates and yields
• Maintain accuracy of production master data in the ERP system (BOMs, recipes, routings, costs)
• Analyse actual versus standard performance and lead corrective action on variances
• Identify capacity constraints and lead continuous improvement initiatives
• Work closely with our Wholesale and Business Development team to align capacity with demand
• Chair the daily production meeting and lead weekly planning reviews
• Support department managers and production leads day-to-day

About You

• Tertiary qualification in supply chain, operations, engineering or food technology (or equivalent experience)
• 3–5 years in production planning, scheduling or manufacturing operations, ideally in food manufacturing or FMCG
• Demonstrated experience with ERP or MRP planning systems
• Prior experience and knowledge of Supply'd is preferred
• Advanced Excel and strong analytical skills
• Solid understanding of standard costing and variance analysis
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing or continuous improvement methodology highly regarded
• Familiarity with food safety systems (HACCP) desirable
• Highly organised, with the ability to manage competing priorities under pressure
• Strong communication skills, comfortable engaging both the production floor and senior management
• Self-directed, with a bias for action and improvement

How We Care For You

We take care of our team the same way we take care of our customers, with heart.

• Free onsite parking
• Free fresh meals, snacks and beverages during your shift
• Staff discount card for you and your immediate family
• Mental health support through our Employee Assistance Program
• A supportive team culture and real opportunities to grow your career