About Pace
At Pace Farm, we’re proud of our strong family values that have guided us since the 1970s. From humble beginnings, we’ve grown into one of Australia’s largest egg producers, delivering the freshest, tastiest eggs nationwide. Our vision is simple yet powerful: Eggs for Everyone – ensuring that all Australians have access to nutritious, high-quality eggs every day. As the leading supplier of farm-fresh eggs and egg products, our mission is to continue setting the standard in the industry by valuing our people and equipping them with the skills to deliver top-quality products and service. With egg-citing growth and expansion on the horizon, now’s a great time to join us and be part of our continued success!
About the role
Join us as our Area Manager (Manufacturing) – Southern Region. In this pivotal role, you will oversee the efficient operation of multiple egg grading floors and liquid egg plants across geographically dispersed sites. You will ensure production, compliance, and quality standards are consistently met while driving continuous improvement, cost efficiency, and capability across teams. Providing strong leadership and operational guidance to site managers and supervisors, you will ensure operations remain aligned with business objectives and customer requirements.
This role can be based out of either our Euroa or Kinglake West site.
What you’ll do
- Lead multi-site grading floor operations and liquid egg production (Kinglake West)
- Ensure production targets, KPIs, quality and compliance standards are met
- Drive consistency in processes, systems and operating standards across sites
- Lead, coach and develop Site Managers and Supervisors to build strong teams
- Champion food safety, biosecurity, animal welfare and WHS compliance
- Maintain audit readiness and lead responses to internal and external audits
- Optimise production scheduling, inventory flow and supply chain coordination
- Identify efficiencies, standardise workflows and drive continuous improvement
- Manage area budgets and monitor cost, productivity and performance metrics
- Partner with supply chain, logistics and sales to support customer outcomes
About You
Do you thrive on bringing order to complexity, leading strong teams, and unlocking better performance across multiple sites? You’ve built your career in fast-paced manufacturing, FMCG or agribusiness environments and know what it takes to keep operations running smoothly at scale. You set clear expectations, coach rather than command, and balance accountability with trust. You enjoy connecting people, process and performance and take pride in doing things the right way. If you’re ready to lead a high-impact network, build stability, and make your mark across the Southern region, we’d love to hear from you – apply now.
What We’re Looking For
- Minimum 2+ years’ leadership experience, with proven capability across multi-site manufacturing, FMCG or agribusiness operations
- Strong operational mindset with the ability to drive performance, yield and efficiency
- Experience leading, developing and stabilising site leadership teams
- Solid understanding of food safety, quality systems and OH&S compliance
- Commercial acumen with the ability to interpret performance data and P&L results
- Confident stakeholder management across operations, supply chain and support teams
- Ability to set clear expectations and hold teams accountable
- Experience driving continuous improvement and standardisation across sites
- Comfortable navigating ERP systems and operational reporting tools
- Willingness and ability to travel regularly across Victorian and ACT sites
Why Join Pace Farm?
- A collaborative and inclusive work environment
- Ongoing learning and development opportunities
- Monthly office-wide birthday celebrations
- Regular free products plus discounts on groceries, fuel, tech, fashion, dining & more
- Access to novated leasing options
- Enjoy the benefits of a car allowance with this role
To find out more about us, visit https://www.pacefarm.com
Interested?
To apply for this exciting opportunity, please hit apply now and submit your resume, we look forward to reviewing your application.
Pace Farms acknowledges the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as First Peoples of Australia. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all individuals, regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability or age background, feel valued and respected. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.
