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Fabrication Supervisor

12/8/2025

The Fabrication Supervisor will lead and engage a diverse team to ensure productivity and safety while maintaining quality standards. They will also oversee compliance with regulatory requirements and manage team competencies.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

10,001+ employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

No

About The Company
JBS Australia is Australia’s largest and most respected meat and food processing company. The company has a strong portfolio of leading beef, lamb, pork, and value-added branded products. JBS Australia is part of the global JBS business, which is the largest animal protein business in the world and the second largest food company with operations in North America, South America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. The Australian operation came under JBS ownership in 2007. In Australia, JBS owns some of the largest and most technologically advanced production facilities in strategic locations for access to livestock. JBS owns and operates 10 processing facilities and six feedlots across Australia, as well as Australia’s largest smallgoods manufacturer Primo Foods, and Andrews Meat Industries, a high-value meat cutting and case-ready production facility. JBS Australia also owns and operates a wholesale division, D.R. Johnston; an international meat and by-products trading business, Swift & Company Trade Group; and are the majority shareholder in the leading automation technology company, Scott Technology. Today, JBS Australia exports to more than 50 countries, while also maintaining a significant market share in the domestic beef and lamb market.
About the Role

About Us

JBS Australia, part of the global JBS business, is the largest and most respected meat and food processor in Australia with a strong portfolio of leading beef, lamb, pork, salmon and value-added products. Our Northern division operates five beef processing plants across Queensland and Northern NSW, producing more than 400,000 tonnes of beef products every year.

 

Located in Ipswich in South East Queensland, the JBS Dinmore Plant is the largest beef processing facility in the southern hemisphere. The plant employs approximately 2,000 team members with a processing capacity of 3,400 head of cattle per day.

 

About the Role

JBS Dinmore is currently recruiting an experienced Fabrication Supervisor (Boning Room) to join our high performing team. Reporting to the Fabrication Manager, your key responsibilities will include:

  • Leading and engaging a large diverse team of Fabrication team members, ensuring we have a productive, engaged and safe team
  • Maintaining all necessary relationships to ensure maximum production and continued production of a high-quality product
  • Ensuring all regulatory requirements are met regarding fresh beef production
  • Ensuring teams are adequately manned to meet the daily production requirements
  • Ensuring all team members meet the competency requirements to carry out the tasks allotted to them
  • Ensuring all employees are supervised and managed in a manner in line with company values and the employee handbook including code of conduct
  • Monitoring departmental Leads regarding knowledge of current chemical leans, cutting lines, and packaging, having ensured that the scales are tested physically daily
  • Ensuring pre-operational hygiene inspection defects as highlighted by the Lead’s inspection, are corrected prior to start
  • Checking the Leads understanding of special procedures or operations and the need to implement when occasion arises
  • Ensuring a safe and healthy workplace is maintained and safe work practices are developed, implemented and maintained
  • Coordinating OH&S training programs for Leads and employees, ensuring all are familiar with acceptable rules
  • Completing all required departmental management production report in a timely manner

 

About You

  • Previous experience in the meat industry essential
  • Previous experience in a similar leadership position highly regarded
  • Excellent communication, delegation and interpersonal skills
  • Demonstratable problem-solving skills
  • Knowledge of occupational health and safety, and quality assurance
  • Demonstrated computer literacy skills, specifically within Excel, Word and Outlook
  • Ability to respond calmly in difficult situations whilst maintaining a strong customer service focus
  • Exceptional ability to prioritise and multi-task
  • High attention to detail
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
  • Demonstrated ability to work autonomously as well as within a team environment

 

Why work for JBS Australia?

  • Heavily discounted JBS products
  • Retail discounts with national partners
  • Health insurance discounts with Bupa and Medibank Private
  • Ongoing training and career development opportunities

 

Interested? APPLY NOW!

Key Skills
LeadershipCommunicationDelegationInterpersonal SkillsProblem-SolvingOccupational Health And SafetyQuality AssuranceComputer LiteracyCustomer ServicePrioritizationMulti-TaskingAttention To DetailTeamworkAutonomyFast-Paced Environment
Categories
Management & LeadershipFood & BeverageManufacturing
Benefits
Heavily Discounted JBS ProductsRetail Discounts With National PartnersHealth Insurance Discounts With Bupa And Medibank PrivateOngoing Training And Career Development Opportunities
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