Factory Manager

**Factory Manager**
- **Join the leading new steel house frame manufacturer, Supaloc servicing iconic residential developer brands Weeks Homes, Arden Homes and more**:

- **Be a part of a company which plays a key role in the building new homes and better futures for Australians.**:

- **Oversee daily operations in our Edinburgh factory, being responsible for the end-to-end manufacturing performance of the factory.**

Supaloc delivers high-performance steel framing systems which have shaped and transformed the dreams of Australian families for nearly 30 years. We are the nation's largest supplier of precision-engineered steel framing systems, providing 'end to end' solutions for new home construction across multiple states and have a strong emphasis on working with leading regional brands.
Our company culture is focussed on safety, innovation, and quality.

We are proud to belong to the NEX Building Group, a diverse and expanding organisation with over 1300 passionate employees whose purpose is to build beautiful homes for Australians. Established in 1987 and continuing to evolve both organically and through acquisition, we are well positioned for growth and committed to achieving our vision of being Australia's leading home building group.

**About the opportunity**

As part of NEX Building Group, at Supaloc we are Future Thinkers. Looking towards further growth, we are searching for a Factory Manager to join our diverse team to keep helping build better futures for Australians.
- Full-Time Permanent Role.
- Monday to Friday.
- Day Shift - Flexible with hours.
- Edinburgh location.
- Competitive salary.
- Parking onsite.

**About the role**

The Factory Manager reports to the Manufacturing Manager. You’ll be responsible for end-to-end manufacturing performance, leading a multi-disciplinary team, including resource planning, quality assurance, safety compliance, and systems improvement. Key responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

- Lead and manage daily production operations across steel-framing manufacturing, ensuring output meets quality and delivery standards.
- Oversee workforce planning, training and performance management to maintain a high-performing, safety-first team.
- Monitoring performance and KPI’s.
- Enforce WHS protocols and ensure full compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Drive process improvements through lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Collaborate with engineering, logistics, and senior management to align production with business goals.

**About you**

You will share a passion for our purpose and be aligned to our core values; better together, be accountable, people matter and think bigger. In addition, you will demonstrate:

- Proven experience in a factory or production leadership role.
- Strong leadership skills with experience managing multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience with improving production and performance within a factory.
- Deep understanding of manufacturing processes, workflow design and optimisation.
- Understanding of the lean manufacturing and continuous improvement principles.
- Tertiary degree in Manufacturing or related field is not essential, but highly desirable.

We are keen to improve female (and other marginalised groups) representation in our workplaces. If this role appeals to you but you don’t feel you tick every box, we encourage you to still apply. We’d love to have a chat with you about your career goals.

Building new homes and better futures for Australians is a true honour and so rewarding. Here are some other rewards and benefits we offer our employees.

**Our perks and benefits**

We believe that our employee community is a key strength of our organisation, and we aim to attract the best talent to achieve our strategic goal of being Australia’s leading residential builder and employer of choice in our sector. We are committed to taking care of our employees, that’s why we offer a bundle of benefits:

- Discount on building a home with any of our building brands (after qualifying period).
- Income protection insurance
- 100% funded by NEX. Covers up to 2 years at 75% of base salary in case of illness or injury.
- Paid Parental leave - 12 weeks for the primary carer and 4 weeks for secondary carer (we’re proud to be industry leading with this benefit).
- Employee discounts on gym memberships (Fitness Passport), motor vehicles (Mitsubishi), home appliances, energy, health insurance and more.
- AIA Vitality health and wellbeing program.
- A genuine focus on diversity and inclusion (we’re proud of our Women in Construction Program and annual Building Inclusivity Awards).
- Employee assistance program to support your mental, financial and physical wellbeing.
- A huge catalogue of online learning and ongoing professional development programs.
- NAWIC and HIA corporate membership.
- Attractive remuneration.
- And so much more

**Interested?**
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