The Company

Our client is a market leading heavy industrial manufacturing business seeking a highly motivated and experienced operations manager to lead and manage all aspects of Manufacturing, Maintenance, Capital Engineering, Warehousing/Logistics, and site based admin support. As a key member of our leadership team, you will focus on compliance, continuous improvement, and Workplace Health & Safety, driving best practices to optimize operational performance, safety, and product quality. Your leadership will also empower and support the entire business through a further exciting growth phase.
 
The Role

Reporting to the EMG, your role will be responsible for:

1. Develop and implement strategies to drive operational and business improvement across multiple sites within a complex multi-national business.
2. Anticipate future needs and develop plans to address growing site installation projects.
3. Lead, motivate, and engage teams across manufacturing, maintenance, logistics, and safety to achieve individual, team, and site objectives.
4. Foster a culture of business improvement and accountability to ensure continuous results and performance enhancement.
5. Implement leadership development programs to build a strong succession pipeline for long-term leadership stability.
6. Promote a safety-first culture across the site, ensuring that WH&S processes are in place, including induction, training, and safety programs.
7. Drive excellence in safety performance, risk awareness, and compliance with safety regulations.
8. Regularly review and improve operational processes to maintain high-quality standards and compliance.

 
Your Background

In order to be successful in this role you will have:
 

1. Operations leadership experience, responsible for leading manufacturing teams in an industrial manufacturing environment. 
2. Senior level manufacturing operations leadership experience – Ideally 5-10 years+ at Site Manager level.
3. Proven experience in developing and building strong leadership groups within a manufacturing plant leading to positive change.
4. Must have the ability and track record of delivering the longer-term strategic vision.
5. Experience working with engineering and being either involved from an Operations perspective on the delivery of large capital projects, ideally those that have included automated warehousing equipment & processes.
6. Strong continuous improvement background with a good grasp of sophisticated continuous improvement methodologies such as LEAN / Six Sigma and 5Y problem-solving tools.
7. Good commercial acumen, able to understand and manage finances / P&L with the ability to identify the key cost drivers in a fast-paced manufacturing plant.
8. Strong communication, coaching, consultation and negotiation skills with an ability to engage and influence internal stakeholders.

 
What’s On Offer

This is a rare opportunity to step into a pivotal leadership role within a market-leading business poised for continued growth. You’ll be empowered to shape operational strategy, deliver real impact, and position yourself for future executive-level opportunities. An attractive salary package is on offer, including base salary, superannuation, and performance-based bonus.

If you would like to discuss this opportunity further you can contact Clinton Holmes at Blackbook Executive on 03 9823 7402.

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