About this opportunity

We specialise in the manufacture and supply of rigid plastic and metal packaging servicing for the consumer and industrial sectors.

Pact's Health and Personal Care packaging division manufactures bespoke packaging designed in collaboration with our customers to meet sustainable and commercial packaging requirements. 

From deodorants to milk powder, we use locally sourced recycled content in our state-of-the-art manufacturing sites. Our range includes bottles, jars, vials, tubes and specialities with Health Care technical componentry and closures of all shapes and sizes to promote consumer ease of use and uniqueness.

As Operations Manager you will have accountability for the Health and Personal Care (HPC) NSW sites and will report to General Manager HPC.

The Operations Manager drives, leads and is accountable for the initiatives required to achieve delivery of the site cost budget while using a continuous improvement outlook.  The role is accountable for P&L cost lines, achieved through production forecasting (S&OP), driving, and improving Safety outcomes, Operational Excellence, Supply Chain and Reliability across the site.  You will oversee functional areas and their associated personnel roles which are required to deliver these outcomes. Ongoing compliance with all safety, quality, performance, and people’s Key Performance Indicators are key measures of success that ensures the site adopts a culture of continuous improvement and customer focus on a consistent basis.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Manage the technical and quality interactions with Plant production employees and ensure that customer focus is maintained and prioritised.
• Proactively contribute to change strategies and programs that reinforce desired values and behaviours, improve culture, climate, morale and enhance performance and productivity.
• Ensure respectful and ethical conduct/behaviours and a culture of equal opportunity and fairness is always prevalent onsite.
• Take full accountability to deliver the budgeted P&L cost outcomes for the business unit. Ensure a robust S&OP process is implemented and business improvement plans to deliver PIP long term.
• Translate PACT Group’s short and long-term objectives into a plan for management of the plant. Ensure all employees understand their contribution to the achievement of the Group’s safety, performance, and financial targets.
• Manage the entire manufacturing process and ensure plant is continuously improving and delivering a reliable and efficient operational result.
• Ensure operational aspect of P&L is delivering on operations objectives and key performance indicators.
• Monitor the quality and quantities of packaged products to ensure they are accurately manufactured to grade and specifications.
• Develop production and preventative maintenance schedules, raw materials (resin etc) requirements, systems infrastructure, and stock levels in accordance with the Site operational budgets and parameters.
• Manage production plans to ensure resources and processes are utilised in a way that optimises inventory, machinery, labour and facilitates the achievement of sales plans and production targets.
• Ensure that PACT’s performance management policies, processes and procedures are consistently followed and create a culture of accountability and collaboration.
• Drive the sales and operations planning processes and ensure that plant reliability is maintained and labour efficiency is optimised for outcome and cost.
• Ensure production plan is always adhered to and engage WHS and Quality resources in planning processes.
• Ensure that work is carried out in a safe working manner and maintaining safe working environments.

Your skills and experience

To be successful in this role, you’ll have:

• Leadership experience operating at a senior plant management level, in an industrial manufacturing operation in a P&L profit centre environment.
• Experienced in driving cost reduction through a continuous improvement strategy.
• Demonstrated ability in leading S&OP process.
• Experience and demonstrated understanding of practical application of Operational Excellence across all roles on site and with stakeholders
• Leadership experience at delivering safety and cultural change in the industrial or manufacturing sectors.  
• Proven people leadership and change management experience with a collaborative and enabling approach.
• High mechanical aptitude and Operational Excellence/LEAN implementation disciplines
• High motivation and commitment to quality people and plant performance and customer service excellence.  
• Strong understanding of safety principles and behaviours
• Refined and well-developed communication and influencing skills.
• Proven experience in working cooperatively in an industrially diverse environment

As our Construction Safety Advisor you’ll be responsible for maintaining and improving the safety management system for construction projects. In this role you’ll also responsible for undertaking desktop and on-site safety audits and driving safe work practices within our construction projects.

• Develop and maintain construction safety management system procedures and guidance material
• Review and critique external partner project-specific safety management plans and client requirements
• Participate in High Risk workshops with the project management team
• Undertake routine onsite construction inspections to ensure safety issues are appropriately identified, assessed and risks are mitigated
• Complete site inspection reports, including findings and following up on the implementation of corrective actions
• Manage reporting processes for customer projects as well as internal reporting

About the role

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Investment Operations Analyst to join our dynamic finance team. The ideal candidate will play a critical role in ensuring the smooth functioning of fund operations and investment processes. Your responsibilities will encompass a diverse range of duties including fund operations management, financial reporting support, and maintaining key relationships with external stakeholders. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to the success of our investment strategies and operations while advancing your career in financial services. 

Responsibility

• Take ownership of daily fund operations and investment activities, including managing new investor unit registry, subscriptions, distributions, redemptions, and investor records using our established system.
• Perform basic fund-level bookkeeping monthly to support NAV and IAS reporting.
• Assist in the financial year-end process for FATCA/CRS reporting, AIIR, Tax Statements, etc.
• Cultivate positive relationships with external service providers such as custodians, investment counterparties, and bankers.
• Assist in due diligence on underlying investments, primarily fixed-income securities like public bonds, private credits, and short-term securities.
• Analyze investment performance and broad market data to provide insights for reporting and decision-making.
• Prepare ad-hoc reports, charts, and registers to support record-keeping and decision-making.

• Tertiary degree in finance, accounting, business analytics, or related fields.
• Exceptional attention to detail in numerical data processing.
• Proficient in MS Office suite, particularly Excel; basic knowledge of Python coding.
• Basic understanding of accounting principles; experience with XERO accounting software.
• High proficiency in English and Mandarin languages.
• Prior knowledge or internship experience in fund or investment operations.
• Capable of prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines.
• Able to work independently and take ownership of responsibilities.
• Maintains confidentiality while handling day-to-day tasks.