Operations Manager

4 weeks ago

Townsville, Queensland, Australia Six Degrees Executive Full time
About the client

My client is a national industrial manufacturer–distributor, part of a global group with a broad customer base across primary industries and commercial markets. The organisation has a strong safety culture, a stable demand profile, and a pragmatic approach to continuous improvement and reliable service.

About the role

You will lead the Townsville site end-to-end: people, production, maintenance, safety, and day-to-day contractor activity. A key focus is continuous improvement—standardising routines, removing bottlenecks, tightening housekeeping, and tracking simple before-and-after measures so gains are sustained. The role is hands-on, with clear accountability for performance, cost, and compliance.

Key responsibilities
  • Set the daily plan across receivals, processing/packaging, and dispatch to meet output, service, and quality targets.
  • Lead a core team and scale labour during higher-volume periods; set rosters, coach supervisors, and manage performance.
  • Plan and deliver maintenance with internal staff and contractors; schedule shutdowns and manage critical spares.
  • Drive improvement in changeovers, workflow, and visual standards; embed standard work and simple metrics.
  • Manage the site budget (operating and small capital), raise purchase orders, and report weekly/monthly on safety, production, and downtime.
  • Ensure compliance with safety and environmental requirements; lead incident response, investigations, and close-outs.
  • Work closely with Supply Chain, Safety, Finance, and central Engineering to align schedules and priorities.
  • Prepare concise, costed proposals for minor upgrades with clear payback and delivery timelines.
About you
  • Have led operations for a manufacturing/industrial/logistics site or a sizeable department (e.g., bulk handling, building products, chemicals, food, ports, utilities, heavy FMCG).
  • Visible leader on the floor; confident coordinating contractors and delivering brownfield works while the plant runs.
  • Proven experience shifting maintenance from reactive to planned and using maintenance/enterprise systems for work orders, inventory, and reporting.
  • Comfortable managing a site budget and delivering small capital projects.
  • Clear, practical communicator who brings solutions and follows through.
  • Trade or engineering background valued, not essential.
How to Apply

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