Production Manager

Alaxis exists to bring solutions to the world's water challenges and accelerate the transition to clean energy. We are a global leader in high-quality piping and fitting solutions for use in building, infrastructure, industrial, and agricultural applications. Over 15,000 people work for us in more than 40 countries, with 80 manufacturing sites. 

Vinidex
 

Vinidex, part of the Aliaxis group, has been setting the benchmark in pipeline systems and solutions for over six decades. Our legacy spans building, infrastructure, agriculture, and civil sectors. We make life flow with high-quality products that connect water, gas, and energy across Australia. 

We're proud of our sustainability initiatives, reducing our carbon footprint while delivering the best solutions for our customers, and making a positive impact on our communities. 

• We Dare
  to challenge the status quo, innovate, and learn fast

• We Care
  for the environment, our customers, and each other

• We Deliver
  by taking accountability for our decisions and actions

About the Role
 

We are seeking a results-driven, achievement-focused
Production Manager
to lead our Moulding and Fabrication teams, at our Smithfield manufacturing site.  

This is a hands-on leadership role in a fast-paced, high-volume manufacturing environment, where safety, quality, efficiency and continuous improvement will be vital to your success as you work on initiatives to drive best practice. 

In this role, you'll be responsible for operational performance, team development, and promoting a culture of excellence across all shifts. Strong leadership and relationship-building skills will be essential as you drive engagement and team alignment.  

• Champion a Zero Harm safety culture, ensuring compliance with Vinidex Pathways to Safe Work and ISO standards.

• Lead, mentor and coach a 50+ team, fostering collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning.

• Drive operational excellence through Lean and 5S principles, focusing on safety, quality, cost, and delivery.

• Oversee production planning, shift handovers, tier meetings, and SAP reporting to ensure accurate and timely performance tracking.

• Resolve complex manufacturing issues through root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.

• Ensure SOPs are followed, and training is delivered to maintain high standards and reduce risk.

• Collaborate with tooling, maintenance, and engineering teams to optimise equipment performance and reduce downtime.

• Lead initiatives to improve recyclate usage, reduce scrap, and support new tooling and product development.

• Build strong relationships across shifts and departments to ensure consistent messaging and team alignment.

What You'll Bring
  

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (Mechanical or Mechatronics preferred).

• 3–5 years of leadership experience in a fast-moving heavy industrial manufacturing   environment in Plastic (preferred), Steel, FMCG.

• Demonstrated experience using computer systems, specifically MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook), SAP experience (advantageous).

• Technical and strong mechanical aptitude, with the ability to analayse and solve complex manufacturing problems.

• Proven experience in safety, project management, continuous improvement, including lean manufacturing knowledge and implementation (preferred).

• Strong leadership and people management skills and experience in coaching and mentoring both skilled and unskilled labour, to develop and get the best out of the team.

• Highly effective planning and organisation skills, with excellent time management, and coordination skills, have a sense of urgency, results focused.

• Strong communication skills with the ability to make quick decisions and build stakeholder and customer relationships.

• Able to work autonomously as part of a team with a collaborative style, is positive, resilient, innovative and challenges the status quo.

• Thrive in fast-paced environment, safety-focused, and bring a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset to everything you do.

Why Join Vinidex? We Care
  

• Day shift role, Monday to Friday with flexible starting times available

• STI bonus program and competitive salary are just some of the ways we reward our employees for their contribution

• You will enjoy working for a business that is conscious about what we do, how it operates and our impact on the environment

• Industry leading paid parental leave - 26 weeks paid parental leave for primary carer and 4 weeks paid secondary carer

• Employee Assistance Program access for you & your immediate family

• We take it further with our Employee Recognition Programs and Service Awards

• Opportunity to join our mentoring programs

• Diversity, equity, and inclusion is close to our heart as a global business, you will have the opportunity to join the DEI council

• Career development opportunities available at locally and globally

• A safe work environment with a strong focus on "Go for Zero"

Ready to Make Life Flow…. for more information, please call Carla Treuer on
 

Aliaxis is proud to be an equal opportunity employer who welcomes candidates and employees from all backgrounds. We are committed to building and investing in a culture of belonging, where all our employees feel empowered, can be their true selves and are able to bring their best ideas forward and contribute to the company's "Growth with Purpose" strategy.

For us, equity and belonging starts at the application step: whether it's offering flexibility in scheduling interviews, or ensuring a supportive and inclusive environment, we strive to remove barriers and create equal opportunities for all applicants. Should you have specific needs, please do not hesitate to let us know and we will do our best to accommodate.

Just a heads up – we are currently not accepting CVs from recruitment agencies.  Thanks for your understanding and cooperation