Senior Mechanical Design Lead

7 days ago

Adelaide, South Australia beBeeDesign Full time $150,000 - $200,000

Design Manager Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Design Manager to lead our design functions across national operations. This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced mechanical design professional to take ownership of our design strategy, elevate collaboration across sites, and drive innovation in a growing company.

The successful candidate will oversee design activities across multiple teams, driving a national design framework that ensures consistency, quality, and efficiency, while fostering a culture of innovation and technical excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead and unify our design functions nationally under a single strategic vision.
  • Develop and implement a national design framework to enhance collaboration, consistency, and quality.
  • Mentor and manage the national design leadership team, fostering a culture of excellence, innovation, and accountability.
  • Establish and govern design standards, templates, and review processes to ensure compliance with functional, customer, and regulatory requirements.
  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders to align design outputs with operational needs and oversee project delivery for timeliness, quality, and cost-effectiveness.
  • Manage resources and tools to optimise performance across sites and support complex projects.
  • Identify and resolve design bottlenecks or risks, maintaining smooth workflows across all project pipelines.
  • Partner with the Design Innovation Manager to deliver innovation projects, embed new technologies, and drive cost-reduction initiatives.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering (or related discipline).
  • Proven leadership experience in design management, ideally within manufacturing or automation.
  • Strong technical knowledge of mechanical design principles and tools.
  • Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and team leadership skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to deliver projects to specification, on time and on budget.
  • Commitment to fostering innovation, standardisation, and continuous improvement.

Benefits:

Foster a culture of passion, commitment, collaboration, innovation, and quality. We provide supportive employee-driven development plans, including leadership roundtables, job shadowing, and specialized external training.

Our Values:

We are passionate about delivering innovative end-of-line packaging automation solutions. Our brands strive for innovation, quality, and growth, directly attributed to our wonderful teams across Australia.

With over 100 employees, we're embedded deep in Australia's production infrastructure—and now we're scaling again.

What You'll Bring:

  • A proven track record of success in a similar role.
  • Exceptional leadership and communication skills.
  • A strong commitment to innovation and continuous improvement.

Join us at HMPS Propac:

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