Production / Site Manager
Visa sponsorship
Manufacturing · Perth, WA, Australia · Full-Time · Discussed at interview · Visa: Employer sponsored
A leading manufacturer with a national presence in Australia is looking for a hands-on Production / Site Manager. The role is based at its rural production site, about two hours from Perth, WA, and suits someone from a manufacturing or mechanical background.
In this job you run the entire site. You plan output and workflow, keep people safe, set rosters and look after quality and inventory. Much of the focus is on machinery, so practical maintenance skills will help you every week. Your line manager sits in senior management on the East Coast, which gives you freedom to decide, with support available when you need it.
A useful next step is to make sure you can live near the site at least Monday to Friday, as the role requires it. The employer is open to candidates needing sponsorship if they bring the right skills and experience along with strong communication skills.
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Key Responsibilities
- Take charge of production throughput
- Organise workflow on the site
- Keep the working environment safe
- Look after staffing and rostering
- Build relationships with local suppliers and contacts and work with external contractors for maintenance and transport
- Influence decisions about facility upgrades and processes
- Manage quality control and inventory
- Diagnose equipment issues on site and decide when external suppliers need to be called
- Communicate with internal and external stakeholders and keep the team productive
Requirements & Eligibility
- Mechanical or fitting experience (qualifications preferred) and earlier leadership experience in production settings
- Good understanding of how machines are maintained and how preventative schedules work
- Can spot where production gets held up (bottlenecks) and plan production around it
- Works well with skilled and unskilled workers and can communicate with and motivate the team
- Experience with inventory control and an understanding of logistics
- Strongly organised, puts safety first and is comfortable using software for administrative and system functions
- Happy to live in a rural location at least Monday to Friday
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