Manufacturing Manager

 

Main characteristics

Location

Ingleburn, New South Wales

Company

Michael Page

Employment type

Permanent

Category

Engineering & Manufacturing

Industry

Industrial / Manufacturing

Job summary

About Our Client

With a global presence and long reputable history, you will be joining a successful manufacturer and leading supplier of well-known construction materials, tools, and products sold to retailers and hardware outlets across the country.

With over 80+ staff on-site, you will be based at the main manufacturing facility near Prestons, in Sydney's South West.

You will be joining a business focused on growth, continuous improvements, automation, and a positive safety-focused culture.

Job Description

You will have a handful of direct reports, including a Maintenance Manager, Planner, and Supervisors with who you will lead, develop and work together to drive business initiatives around automation, process improvement, cost reduction, reliability, maintenance, training, and development of staff.

With P&L responsibilities and a focus on best practice, this important leadership role has responsibility off the entire site, driven by a strategic vision and the ability to build relationships and deliver results.

Reporting to the Operations Director you will have a supportive, strategic, and structured leadership team around you. Utilise your exceptional communication skills to build strong relationships and foster an inclusive and productive working environment.

The Successful Applicant

If you have been looking for something that gets you up in the morning with a spring in your step, where you can really make an impact, build and drive growth and commit to a positive, safe, and higher performance culture whilst building your own succession plan and future career path within the business, this could be for you.

- Relevant qualifications or additional training in leadership, change management, manufacturing, or similar will be highly regarded
- Strong technical and mechanical understanding (especially around machinery, production lines, electrical and mechanical)
- Demonstrated experience leading manufacturing teams, and fostering positive & productive workplace cultures
- A strong leader with strategic vision and exceptional communication skills who can build strong relationships

Production Managers, Reliability Managers, and those in similar fields with a solid understanding of manufacturing operations are also encouraged to apply. FMCG exposure would also be highly regarded

What's on Offer

- Critical role in the business where you can make a positive impact
- Predominately working on the Day shift, however, some flexibility is required given it is a 24 hour facility
- Be part of the growth and change, create, implement and lead the teams
- Join a friendly and supportive business with engaged staff
- Located near Prestons in Sydney's South West
- Permanent full-time role with a generous salary; $150k + super + bonus
- Genuine long-term career opportunities
- An impressive global talent development program
- Working closely with the newly appointed Operations Director to drive change and growth