Operations Director

1 week ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia News Corp Australia Full time
Key Responsibilities

Customer

• Responsible for all internal and external queries relating to quality, quantity, and timeliness of delivery of our products

• A key point of contact for Masthead communication on any product changes or amendments

• A key contributor to integrating and prioritizing new products into the production schedule

Financial

• Responsible for developing and managing the Print Centre budget, including quarterly forecasting and reporting to senior leadership

• Management of controllable costs: Examples include Engagement activities, Annual/LSL Leave, Labour Management (inc. Headcount, Overtime, Casual hours), Waste management, cleaning

• Identify and implement cost-saving initiatives. Examples include process improvement changes, roster optimization, production changes, and restructuring

Operational

• Responsible for throughput performance/copies per hour. Optimizing the output of our equipment is fundamental to not only producing our current production schedule but also in being able to deliver new products in the future

• Responsible for equipment reliability by ensuring programmed maintenance is scheduled, labour is appropriately allocated, and breakdowns are resolved in a timely fashion

• Manage risks, (industrial, financial, operational, HSS, etc) ensuring compliance with all regulatory and statutory obligations. Oversee root cause analysis and implement appropriate solutions, for example, web breaks

• Jointly accountable (with Logistics) for on-time truck deliveries

• Drive a high-performance culture that always looks to continually improve our product lifecycle, from when the files arrive at our Print Centre

People

• Lead Safety by example. At NCA, we have a zero-tolerance policy for unsafe conditions and unsafe behaviors. We are focused on ensuring that our behaviors support a culture of zero harm, and we hold ourselves accountable through the reporting of TRIFR, hazards, incidents, preventative safety, regulatory compliance, and 360 conversations

• Effective and timely communication is critical as an Operations Leader. Whether this is for implementing changes, managing performance, or driving employee engagement, your approach to communication should be structured, impactful, and relevant to the audience you are communicating with

Requirements

• Continuous improvement should be a habit, not a once-off exercise. Identifying new opportunities to improve your operation must be an inherent skill that you have

• Exceptional business acumen and the ability to forecast market trends (peaks and troughs) will be critical in exceeding cost and operational targets

• Critical thinking and problem-solving in an operational setting

• Exceptional at building relationships and influencing executive stakeholders

• High level of resilience and able to manage and mitigate resistance

• The ability to communicate to front-line employees and senior executives

• Inspirational, trustworthy, and dependable

About Us

News Corp Australia is the nation's most influential media organization, reaching an unduplicated audience of 16 million Australians every month. As well as our famous news and sports brands, we lead the way in fashion, food, health, real estate, and parenting. We have the largest online news audience in the country, with a bigger digital footprint than Facebook

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