Manufacturing Operations Team Leader

We have an awesome opportunity for a Team Leader to join our Rail Products Cold Section team based at Molycop’s Waratah plant.

This role offers a competitive salary, growth and development opportuntities and other benefits including great work-life balance, being a Monday to Friday day shift role.

**About the role**

You will be responsible for:

- leading a team of machinists, inspectors and operators across a multi-shift operation producing high class rail wheels as part of the Molycop business, including the safety, performance, planning, productivity and training of the team;
- the implementation of strategies to continuously improve the safety and operational performance of your team while keeping our quality promise to customers;
- implementing the department’s production plan in terms of quality, quantity and timeliness; and
- optimising asset management through operational discipline and cost management processes.

**About you**

The successful applicant must be able to demonstrate safety and customer focus as core values and ideally have a number of years frontline leadership experience.
An understanding of manufacturing methodologies and continuous improvement processes will be advantageous, but not essential.

Other key attributes are:

- A people focused leader with strong people and operations management experience
- High level of data analysis and analytical skills
- Demonstrated experience with managing projects and implementing organisational and cultural change
- Sound computer literacy (Microsoft Office suite)
- Mechanical aptitude and previous heavy manufacturing leadership is highly desirable but there is also potential for you to grow into the role
- Machining or NDT experience is advantageous however not essential

**Why join Molycop**
- _Opportunity to be a part of the heart of our Steel city_
- _Our awesome organizational culture - we really care about our people_
- _Our plant is central to Newcastle, based in Waratah with free on-site parking_
- _We are truly passionate about safety and proud of our safety performance and culture_
- _Our team goes above and beyond, is collaborative and supportive, and we enjoy coming to work_
- _We offer great conditions and benefits such as growth and development and career pathways_
- _We have an on-site subsidised canteen plus discounted gym membership._

**About Molycop**
- Molycop is a global market leader in the production and supply of grinding media, mining chemicals and rail consumables. The company has built a strong reputation over many years for outstanding service, industry knowledge and trusted supply. Molycop produces high quality products with maximum durability, designed to resist wear and deliver exceptional performance to mining assets._
- Molycop has a global manufacturing and sales network with grinding media manufacturing facilities located close to customers’ operations in key mining regions of North and South America and Australasia. Grinding media is predominantly used in the copper, gold and iron ore mineral extraction process._
- In Newcastle we make low-carbon steel and are at the forefront of sustainable manufacturing globally. We employ electric arc furnace steelmaking technology utilising raw materials with more than 90% recycled content and have built a long-term partnership with UNSW SMaRT Research Centre to commercialise innovative recycling technologies._
- Whilst internationally Molycop has over 1800 employees, in Australia we have around 600 employees based in Newcastle (Waratah NSW), Cootamundra (NSW) and Bassendean (WA). We rely on our highly skilled and knowledgeable teams of employees to perform their work safely and effectively whilst contributing to our business’ success and growth._