FORMA Joinery is seeking a Production Manager to help lead, structure and strengthen the production side of the business as the company continues to grow.

This is not only a factory management role. It is a growth-based position suited to someone who can bring structure, discipline, efficiency and practical leadership into a fast-moving production environment.

The Production Manager will be responsible for overseeing daily production operations while also helping improve the systems, processes and standards that allow the business to scale.

This role requires someone who understands workmanship, workflow, people management, problem solving and the importance of creating a production department that operates with consistency, accountability and professionalism.

The right person will be hands-on where required, but also capable of stepping back, identifying inefficiencies, improving systems and helping build a stronger production operation for the future.

Position Overview

FORMA Joinery is seeking a Production Manager to help lead, structure and strengthen the production side of the business as the company continues to grow.

This is not only a factory management role. It is a growth-based position suited to someone who can bring structure, discipline, efficiency and practical leadership into a quick-moving production environment.

The Production Manager will be responsible for overseeing daily production operations while also helping improve the systems, processes and standards that allow the business to scale.

This role requires someone who understands workmanship, workflow, people management, problem solving and the importance of creating a production department that operates with consistency, accountability and professionalism.

The right person will be hands-on where required, but also capable of stepping back, identifying inefficiencies, improving systems and helping build a stronger production operation for the future.

About FORMA Joinery

FORMA Joinery is a growing joinery and cabinetry company delivering residential and commercial projects across Brisbane and surrounding areas.

The company is focused on quality workmanship, design-led outcomes, professional systems and long-term growth.

FORMA is building more than a joinery workshop. The business is developing into a larger, more structured construction and design-focused company with clear standards across sales, design, production, installation, marketing and management.

As the company grows, the production department must become more organised, more efficient and more scalable.

This role is central to that next stage.

Purpose Of The Role

The purpose of the Production Manager role is to ensure the production department operates efficiently, accurately and professionally.

This includes managing factory workflow, coordinating staff, preparing jobs for production, reviewing documentation, identifying issues early, maintaining quality standards and improving the systems used to move work through the business.





The Production Manager is expected to help create a production environment where:

- Jobs are properly prepared before they enter production.
- Staff understand what needs to be done.
- Materials and hardware are organised.
- Production issues are identified early.
- Quality is checked before work leaves the factory.
- Installers receive work that is ready and properly communicated.
- Delays, errors and inefficiencies are reduced.
- The department becomes easier to manage as the company grows.

Key Responsibilities

Your duties will include, but are not limited to:

- Managing daily factory operations, production workflow and job progress.
- Coordinating production staff, apprentices, factory workers and relevant subcontractors where required.
- Reviewing approved job documentation, drawings, specifications, material selections and hardware requirements before production commences.
- Identifying missing information, unclear details or production risks before jobs enter the factory.
- Coordinating with Designers, Estimators, Admin, Installation teams, builders and management to ensure production requirements are clear.
- Planning and prioritising jobs to meet production timelines and installation schedules.
- Ensuring materials, hardware, board, stone requirements and other job components are ordered, checked and available when required.
- Producing, reviewing or coordinating cutting lists, production documentation and job specifications where required.
- Identifying and resolving production issues, design clashes, material concerns, hardware issues or constructability problems before they affect delivery.
- Monitoring workmanship, quality control and compliance with FORMA Joinery’s production standards.
- Ensuring completed joinery is checked, labelled, protected and ready for delivery or installation.
- Coordinating with installers to ensure job readiness, site requirements and installation information are properly communicated.
- Improving production systems, factory workflow, staff coordination and internal processes.
- Supporting staff training, supervision and accountability within the production department.
- Maintaining accurate production records, job notes, material information and internal documentation.
- Reporting production delays, risks, staffing issues, quality concerns or job problems to management as required.
- Assisting management in building a more structured, efficient and scalable production department.
- Any other reasonable duties consistent with your skills, experience and role as Production Manager.

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for someone who can bring more than technical ability.





The successful candidate will have strong practical knowledge, but also the mindset to help build a department.

The ideal person will be:

- Experienced in joinery, cabinetry, shopfitting, manufacturing, construction or a related production environment.
- Strong in workflow coordination and job organisation.
- Able to lead staff and communicate clearly.
- Practical, calm and solution-focused under pressure.
- Comfortable identifying problems before they become larger issues.
- Capable of improving systems, not just working within existing ones.
- Reliable, disciplined and committed to high standards.
- Strong with quality control and attention to detail.
- Able to work with designers, installers, factory staff and management.
- Interested in long-term growth rather than only a short-term position.
- Willing to take ownership of outcomes and contribute to the company’s future structure.

Skills And Experience

The successful candidate should ideally have:

- Experience in joinery, cabinetry, shopfitting, construction, manufacturing or factory-based production.
- Experience managing or supervising staff.
- Strong understanding of production workflow and job sequencing.
- Ability to read and interpret drawings, plans, specifications and production documentation.
- Strong understanding of materials, hardware, manufacturing requirements and installation considerations.
- Ability to identify design or production issues before they cause delays.
- Good communication and leadership skills.
- Strong organisational ability.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- A practical understanding of quality control.
- A willingness to improve systems and contribute ideas.

Experience in Cabinet Vision, production software, scheduling systems or workflow management systems would be beneficial but is not essential if the right practical experience and mindset are present.

Growth-Based Role

This is a growth-based role.

As the Production Manager demonstrates value through efficiency, problem solving, leadership, reliability, staff coordination, quality control and contribution to the business, the role may continue to grow in responsibility and opportunity.

FORMA is looking for someone who can help build a production department capable of supporting a much larger business in the future.

The right person will not only manage what is happening today.

They will help create the systems, standards and structure required for where the company is going.

The Right Fit

This role will suit someone who takes pride in creating order, solving problems and improving the way work moves through a business.

The right person will understand that production management is not only about getting jobs out the door.

It is about building a department that is organised, accountable, efficient and respected.

FORMA is seeking someone who wants to be part of a growing company and who has the experience, discipline and mindset to help shape the next stage of that growth.

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