Ready to take full ownership of a large-scale, export beef processing operation? We are seeking a proven Plant Manager to lead our Grantham facility, driving performance across processing, boning, and logistics in a fast-paced, high-volume environment. This is a hands-on leadership role where you will be accountable for safety, production, people, and profitability - ensuring the plant consistently delivers against operational and commercial targets. About Us: Stanbroke is a reputable family-owned Australian cattle and beef business. Our operations span Northern Queensland, with extensive cattle properties, backgrounding operations in Southern Queensland, state-of-the-art feedlots, a fully accredited beef processing facility, and global marketing capabilities. We offer a full range of grain-fed and grass-fed beef categories and export to over 40 countries worldwide. About Your Role: As Plant Manager, you will lead a workforce of 1000 employees and a senior leadership team of up to 10 direct reports across operations, engineering, QA, and support functions. You will take end-to-end responsibility for plant performance - from livestock receival through to finished product ensuring alignment across supply, production, and customer requirements. What You’ll Be Responsible For: Leading all plant operations including processing, boning, rendering, value-add and loadout Delivering production targets across throughput, yield, and efficiency Driving cost control, labour optimisation, and plant performance Ensuring compliance with export, QA, food safety, and animal welfare standards Building and leading a high-performing leadership team Managing workforce planning, performance, and industrial relations Partnering with Engineering to maximise plant reliability and minimise downtime Aligning operations with livestock supply, customer specifications, and export schedules Identifying and implementing continuous improvement initiatives across the site Plant upgrades focused on efficiency, automation, and capacity growth Opportunity to play a key role in shaping future plant capability About You: You are an experienced operational leader with a strong track record in large-scale meat processing or food manufacturing environments. You bring strong commercial nous and the ability to lead from the front, driving accountability and performance across a complex operation. You will have: Proven experience managing large, multi-department operations Experience with export markets and QA/compliance requirements Demonstrated ability to lead large teams and senior leaders Strong financial and commercial acumen A hands-on, visible leadership style Lead performance improvement across a large-scale export processing facility Drive reductions in downtime and improve plant efficiency Lift yield performance and cost per head outcomes Driving accountability, structure, and performance discipline across the site Why Join Us? Lead a large, high-performing processing facility Be part of a fully integrated Australian beef business Drive meaningful impact across operations, people, and performance Work in a role with real scale, complexity, and opportunity Opportunity to grow your career within a large, vertically integrated business, with scope to take on broader leadership and strategic responsibilities over time Come in, take ownership, fix performance, and build the future of the site If you’re ready to take ownership of a major operation and deliver results at scale, we’d like to hear from you.