CSR is a leading Australian manufacturing business operating across Australia and New Zealand, building innovative, sustainable building products and systems.

Opportunity

CSR seeks an experienced Operations Manager to lead our Commercial Fitout manufacturing operations across five sites in Sydney (Villawood, Ingleburn, Blacktown, Brookvale, and Gloucester). This role will be based at Villawood and responsible for ensuring operational excellence, safety, quality, and efficiency across our multi‑site environment.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead and optimise manufacturing operations across five sites in a fast‑paced setting
- Provide strong people leadership, building engagement and capability across teams
- Mentor and develop frontline leaders to deliver results
- Improve communication between frontline teams and site leadership to ensure alignment
- Oversee capital expenditure projects and manage a structure of 8 direct and 80 indirect reports
- Ensure equipment reliability and operational efficiency across all facilities
- Drive continuous improvement and implement best‑practice manufacturing processes
- Own and manage the P&L; and cost centre, focusing on cost control and performance
- Strengthen workplace culture and implement skills development frameworks such as a skills matrix
- Lead safety initiatives and embed systems to reduce risk and improve site safety outcomes
- Navigate organisational change with a collaborative and pragmatic leadership approach

About You





You are a proven operations leader with extensive experience in complex multi‑site manufacturing environments. You bring a strategic mindset, the ability to execute through others, and a track record of delivering measurable results.

Key Requirements

- 10+ years’ experience in manufacturing or a similar operational environment
- Demonstrated success leading large, geographically dispersed teams in a multi‑site setting
- Strong capability in building leadership depth and leading through leaders
- Relevant engineering or related qualification
- Proven track record in driving operational performance and continuous improvement
- Experience managing significant capital projects and optimising production facilities
- Strong commercial acumen, including P&L; ownership and cost management
- Experience overseeing warehousing operations (domestic and international shipments)
- Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and problem‑solving skills
- Resilient, adaptable, and comfortable operating in a fast‑paced, changing environment

What We Offer

- Supportive and collaborative culture that fosters innovation and inclusion
- Employee benefits including up to 14 weeks of paid parental leave, an employee assistance program, and employee rewards discounts
- Rewarding career with on‑the‑job learning, development, and upskilling opportunities across our brands

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