Site General Manager

About us

Stacked Farm is leading the way in automated indoor vertical farming - driven by innovation, efficiency and sustainability. With proprietary automation technology, we've reimagined how leafy greens are planted and harvested: faster, cleaner and greener than ever before. Recently named 2025 Sustainability Leader by The Australian Financial Review, winning both the Agriculture & Environment category and the title of Overall Innovation Winner, we're now bringing our proven model and premium-quality produce to the U.S. As we expand rapidly with new farms and advanced product lines, we're reshaping the AgTech landscape.

Find out more about us here - https://stackedfarm.com/au

About the role

Reporting into the Chief Operating Officer, this is a significant site leadership role with end-to-end accountability across supply planning, manufacturing operations, engineering, process improvement, distribution and logistics at our new Melbourne facility. The site requires a proactive transformational leader who can bring operational rigour, commercial discipline and visible leadership. You will be equally comfortable on the factory floor, in the numbers, in front of senior leaders, and in the hard conversations that come with lifting standards.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the site and its associated supply chain functions, providing clear direction, performance expectations and leadership to the site leadership team
• Drive stronger performance across order fulfilment, quality, safety, logistics and customer service outcomes
• Build a culture of accountability, learning, operational discipline and continuous improvement across the site
• Partner with Safety, Quality, Engineering, Finance, Procurement, People & Culture and commercial teams to deliver the broader strategic agenda
• Identify and implement cost-saving opportunities in partnership with supply chain operations and Finance
• Improve facility processes, performance and overall operational effectiveness
• Ensure full compliance with WHS regulations, food standards, chain of responsibility obligations and quality systems, including SQF, HACCP, and HARPS
• Develop site capability through technical training and more autonomous, multi-skilled ways of working

About you

• Senior operational leadership experience within food manufacturing, FMCG or another regulated, fast-paced environment
• Strong technical knowledge across supply chain operations, logistics, engineering, quality and food safety
• Demonstrated success leading performance across complex operational environments
• Strong business acumen with the ability to connect operational decisions to commercial outcomes
• Experience operating within robust regulatory and compliance environments
• A degree qualification in Science, Engineering, Food Technology or a related discipline
• Strong numeracy, data interpretation and structured problem-solving capability
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, particularly in advocating for and leading change
• A practical, visible leadership style that works across all levels of the organisation

Don’t tick every box? Apply anyway.

We’re not looking for a perfect CV or someone who has done every part of the role before.

If you have strong transferable skills, relevant experience from an adjacent field, or simply think you could be great at the job, we want to hear from you.

At Stacked Farm, we value people who can learn quickly, ask good questions, solve problems and get things done. We’ll give you the context, support and expertise around you to learn the parts you don’t already know.

You don’t need to meet every requirement on the page. If the role feels like a strong fit, apply.