Operations Systems Analyst – Manufacturing Operations
Competitive Daily Rate + Super 
Ballarat, Victoria

The Company 
Our client is a well-established Australian manufacturing organisation with a long-standing presence across multiple production facilities nationally. Operating within a fast-paced industrial environment, the business is heavily focused on operational excellence, continuous improvement, and strengthening the use of systems and data to improve plant performance. This is a site-based role supporting a large-scale 24/7 manufacturing operation and offers excellent long-term career development across operations, engineering, continuous improvement, and broader manufacturing leadership pathways.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and analyse operational reports covering production, quality, reliability, inventory, labour, and performance metrics.
• Support daily, weekly, and monthly operational reporting for site leadership teams, including presentation of key trends, risks, and operational issues.
• Work closely with Production, Maintenance, Engineering, Warehouse, and Quality teams to improve operational visibility and support data-driven decision making.
• Support operational systems, reporting tools, dashboards, and data integrity across the manufacturing site.
• Assist with continuous improvement initiatives including root cause analysis (RCA), process mapping, Kaizen activities, audit follow-ups, and action tracking.
• Identify reporting inefficiencies and support improvements to operational systems, dashboards, and site processes.
• Engage with frontline operators, supervisors, and leadership teams to improve system adoption, accountability, and operational discipline across the site.
• Support audits, governance activities, SOP reviews, and compliance reporting where required.
• Assist operational leaders with identifying performance trends, production bottlenecks, and opportunities for process improvement.

Your Background/Experience

• Tertiary qualifications across Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, Business Analytics, or similar disciplines.
• 1-4 years’ experience within a manufacturing, industrial, operations, or production environment.
• Strong analytical capability with the ability to interpret operational data and communicate practical insights.
• Experience working with reporting systems, operational dashboards, or manufacturing systems such as MES, ERP, Power BI, production reporting platforms, or similar.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel capability with experience managing and analysing large datasets.
• Exposure to Continuous Improvement methodologies including Lean, RCA, Kaizen, or process improvement activities highly advantageous.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills with the confidence to work directly with operational and frontline teams.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

What’s On Offer?
This organisation is investing heavily in operational improvement and is seeking someone who wants to build a long-term career within manufacturing operations and continuous improvement. The successful candidate will gain exposure across Production, Maintenance, Engineering, Warehouse, and Leadership functions while playing a key role in improving operational performance through better use of systems and data. Flexible work arrangements are available for the right person. 

If this opportunity sounds like it may be of interest, please submit your Resume and we will aim to get back to you as soon as possible.