Location:
Christchurch, New Zealand
Contract Duration:
6 months – immediate start
Are you an experienced Senior Business Analyst with a passion for manufacturing transformation? Talent Hive is seeking an exceptional contract BA to play a critical role in a major production innovation program driving sustainable change and technology adoption in the food sector.
About the Opportunity
You will join a leading Australasian manufacturer undergoing significant transformation, redesigning all production processes to meet ambitious sustainability and efficiency targets. Your mission: translate operational needs into practical, future-proof systems and workflows that support batch traceability, decarbonisation, recyclable packaging upgrades, and a seamless move to new technology platforms.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with subject matter experts and system vendors to design and validate best-practice production processes end-to-end.
- Bring cross-functional alignment between production, planning, QA, and warehouse teams, ensuring readiness for solution testing and go-live.
- Design workflows and workstation setups to deliver batch-level traceability and compliance.
- Identify data and process gaps, refine requirements, and support configuration, testing, and documentation.
- Support change management and training materials for factory teams, contributing to SOP development and cutover planning.
- Act as a proactive bridge between technical and operational teams, ensuring early value delivery across multiple sites.
- Champion continuous process improvement in an environment transitioning from highly manual to cloud-based digital operations.
- Proven experience as a Business Analyst within manufacturing, ideally food/FMCG sectors.
- Strong understanding of production design, work and machine center setup, and batch/material traceability.
- Hands-on Microsoft Visio skills and knowledge of cloud-based systems.
- Exceptional relationship management, facilitation, and presentation skills—comfortably driving engagement and change among diverse teams.
- Track record of delivering process improvement, documentation, and change management in transformation projects.
- Be at the forefront of industry-leading sustainability and technology initiatives.
- Collaborate with passionate, empowered teams navigating organisational change.
- Deliver outcomes that drive lasting efficiency and environmental impact.
- Flexible work arrangements and competitive daily contract rates.
Interested applicants should submit a CV outlining relevant experience in manufacturing process design, FMCG, and transformation delivery. Successful candidates will demonstrate ability to bridge gaps between technical systems and production realities—while managing change, training, and stakeholder alignment.
Transform the future of Australasian manufacturing—apply now with Talent Hive.
