Manager Production

**Date**:May 19, 2025

**Location**: Collie, WA, AU, 6225

**Company**:South32 Group Operations Pty. Ltd.

**DISCOVER A BRIGHTER FUTURE**

At South32, we're meeting the challenge of enabling a sustainable future through our focus on responsibly producing commodities critical for a low-carbon world. As a collaborative, caring and inclusive company, there's no better place to make a genuine difference. Together we're making a positive, global impact that has the potential to change lives. Whatever career path you choose, we'll support you every step of the way to learn, grow and succeed. So join us, step towards a brighter future and leave your legacy.

**ABOUT WORSLEY**

Are you looking to be home every night? If so, this is your opportunity to live, work and play a short drive from stunning coastlines, scenic trails, magnificent jarrah forests and the food and wine heartland of **the South-West and Peel Regions of Western Australia**.

Our integrated **Bauxite Mine, Alumina Refinery and Port Operation** is creating the essential products needed for a sustainable low carbon future and is on a journey to become** the world's leading Alumina producer where our 1500+ workforce** value the lifestyle that **Worsley Alumina** has to offer.

**WHAT SOUTH32 OFFERS**
- Ability to purchase up to 4 weeks of additional annual leave.
- 26 weeks full-paid, or 52 weeks half-paid parental leave for primary carers.
- Annual short-term incentive bonus that recognises both your individual performance and the overall success of the business.
- Discounted rates on travel, healthcare, and technology products.

**ABOUT THE ROLE**

This role is a **Permanent**position on **9-day fortnight roster**,**DIDO from our **Worsley Alumina Refinery**, which is a short drive from Collie (15 minutes), Bunbury (45 minutes) and other nearby scenic communities

As the **Manager Production** you will be responsible for leading the strategic and operational performance of mine materials, logistics and production at Worsley Alumina, ensuring the safe and efficient delivery of raw materials from mine to refinery while embedding strong governance, cost control and continuous improvement across people, process and systems.

You will oversee end-to-end materials handling, from bauxite to critical inputs like coal, water and caustic, while ensuring alignment with global safety, tailings and sustainability standards. This role also leads the operation of the Overland Belt Conveyor (OBC), ensuring reliable execution, asset longevity, and proactive risk management.

**Other key responsibilities include, but aren't limited to**:

- Leading a multidisciplinary team to deliver material risk and logistics strategies
- Managing performance of key contractors and critical infrastructure assets
- Driving strategic governance across water, tailings and waste operations
- Shaping long-term plans for operational reliability and cost optimisation

**ABOUT YOU**

You will have experience and demonstrate capability in the following:

- Influencing senior stakeholders across technical, operational and commercial functions
- Building and leading inclusive, high-performing teams in complex industrial environments
- Translating long-term operational goals into clear, actionable execution plans
- Leading systems-level thinking across materials flow, risk and asset performance

**Qualifications for this position are**:

- Bachelor's degree in engineering, science or equivalent
- Minimum 8 years operational related experience within complex and challenging heavy industry environments or similar work environment
- Experience managing a multifaceted workgroup
- Capability to engage with and influence multiple or larger groups of internal and external stakeholders

**The job advert will close on Tuesday 27 May 2025