Operations Team Leader

About the Mint

The Royal Australian Mint is a small government agency working within the Commonwealth Government Portfolio of the Treasury.  The Mint is a non-corporate Commonwealth Entity and is listed under the Public Governance Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act). The Mint is also covered by the Public Service Act 1999 (Cth) (PS Act).

The Royal Australian Mint makes coins and other minted products to serve the needs of the Australian economy, foreign countries, investors and collectors. We are stewards of a thriving national institution that showcases our Nations stories through the National Coin Collection, and a world class museum and gallery experience.

The Royal Australian Mint creates public value through a range of coining and minting-related activities. We play a key role in sharing the stories of Australia by recognising significant anniversaries, events, organisations and cultural perspectives through coins.

The Mint offers some of the most unique career opportunities within the public service, including roles such as:  

•    Coin making – polishing, laser frosting, 3D engraving, Physical Vapour Deposition hard coating, chrome plating, dies inspection and collars manufacture.

•    Machinery – operate and maintain minting critical machines.

•    Coin Sculpting – design coins, medals, medallions, and token, etc.

•    Graphic Design – design coin packaging materials, exhibition graphics, etc.

•    Engineering – technical support and manufacturing operations.

About the Branch

The Operations Branch of the Royal Australian Mint (the Mint) is an operationally focused, multi-disciplinary team responsible for the manufacture of Australian and selected international circulating coin, collectable coins, and supply tooling to support those production requirements. The Operations Branch is the manufacturing arm of the Mint. It covers tooling and machining services, die preparation, blank preparation, electro plating and chemical processing, coin manufacture, planning and packing.

As well as daily production targets, the branch has a strong focus on safety, continuous improvement, and quality. The Operations branch is currently embarking on a large program of uplift initiatives, providing a great opportunity for enthusiastic leaders to contribute to meaningful change and development.

About the Role 

The Operations Team Leader is responsible for facilitating day-to-day operations including assisting with production scheduling, team resource planning, reporting, problem solving, and managing production outputs. The position will support some minor procurement activities, and external stakeholder management, such as maintenance contractors. The Team Leader will need to liaise with other branches in the Mint to coordinate production and safety activities. This role supervises a medium sized culturally diverse team, supporting a safe and efficient manufacturing environment.

This position will initially be located within the Circulating Coin production team but may come to cover other areas within the branch as needed. The Circulating Coin team is responsible for the manufacture of all Australian circulating coinage, some foreign coinage, and high-volume collectable coin programs. The successful candidate will need to balance manufacturing priorities on both a made to order and forecast basis.

The duties of this position include:

1. Scheduling production work orders and managing potential schedule conflicts and other issues.
2. Coordinating the implementation of production schedule through team leaders and liaising with Mint stakeholders to ensure that production demands are met.
3. Advising management on the effectiveness of schedules and production, making recommendations where appropriate.
4. Developing, attaining and sustaining key performance indicators and performance measures in production.
5. Dealing with challenging manufacturing issues, problem solving, and recommending solutions to management on how to address those issues.
6. Using various Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems to manage resources including the tracking of production schedule, equipment parts, manufacturing materials and orders.
7. Leading a team across multiple shifts and work areas.
8. Supporting junior team leaders with their management of staff and ensuring that standards, policies and procedures are followed. Giving feedback as necessary.
9. Managing and supporting growth and development of staff through their Individual Work Plans.
10. Facilitating and managing purchasing requirements for production.
11. Preparing and reviewing procedures, work instructions and reports.
12. Facilitating, drafting and reviewing risk assessments and related activities.
13. Model and promote a safe, inclusive, respectful and high performing workplace culture that reflects obligations under the WHS Act, the APS values and DRIVE Leadership behaviours.

Security clearanceThis position requires a Baseline security clearance. The successful applicant will be required to obtain and maintain a clearance at this level.

How to apply

Please submit your application by 11:30pm on Tuesday 4 November 2025. You will need to upload:

•    A current resume

•    A one-page-pitch that describes how your skills meet the requirements of the role as detailed in the position description.

Applications will need to be submitted through the APPLY button.

Should you have any questions regarding the role, please contact Samantha Chester on

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