Australia's largest food manufacturer with 60+ production and distribution sites
George Weston Foods operates a distributed manufacturing network across Australia and New Zealand with over 6,000 employees. The tech stack reveals a traditional manufacturing footprint—SAP, Siemens PLC, Allen-Bradley controllers, JDA for supply chain, and CMMS for maintenance—paired with sales and marketing tools (Salesforce, Circana, Tableau). Current hiring is weighted toward manufacturing and sales roles, and active projects cluster around production optimization, waste reduction, and distribution efficiency, signaling operational scaling rather than digital transformation.
Notable leadership hires: Service Desk Lead
George Weston Foods is one of Australia and New Zealand's largest food manufacturers, operating 60+ production and distribution sites with a portfolio spanning bakery (Tip Top, Sunblest, Burgen), smallgoods (DON, KR Castlemaine), specialty products (Yumi's), flour and milled goods (Mauri), and hygiene solutions (Jasol). The company employs over 6,000 people and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Associated British Foods plc, a £15.4bn diversified food, ingredients, and retail group operating across 50 countries. GWF serves the Australian and New Zealand consumer goods market through a decentralized operating model with product-line autonomy.
ERP: SAP. Supply chain: JDA. Manufacturing control: Siemens PLC, Allen-Bradley. Business intelligence: Tableau, Power BI, Circana. Maintenance: CMMS. CRM/sales: Salesforce. Office: Microsoft 365.
Current focus: production plan optimization, waste reduction, preventive maintenance strategy, downtime reduction, inventory accuracy improvement, and distribution process efficiency. Also executing range reviews and new product development.
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