Job Description

Workshop Manager / Production Manager

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Rocklea, QLD

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$110,000 – $120,000 + Super

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Full-time, Permanent (Site-Based)

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The Chance

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A key leadership position within a well-established steel fabrication and manufacturing business, responsible for end-to-end workshop operations, production output, and workforce performance. This role sits across production, HSE, quality, and planning — with full accountability for ensuring fabrication activities are executed safely, efficiently, and in line with stringent quality and delivery standards. You will lead a multi-disciplinary team across supervisors, leading hands, and support functions, driving performance against defined KPI's while embedding structured processes, continuous improvement, and strong cultural leadership.

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Core Responsibilities

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Production Leadership & Planning

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- Own and actively manage the production plan, ensuring labour, equipment,



and work centres are optimally allocated across all active jobs
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- Continuously monitor production progress, adjusting resourcing and sequencing to maintain DIFOT commitments and throughput targets
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- Drive adherence to production schedules, ensuring capacity utilisation across work centres remains consistently above target levels
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- Collaborate closely with planning, admin, and supply chain to ensure material availability and workflow alignment
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Workshop Operations & Performance

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- Lead daily workshop operations across fabrication, welding, and finishing activities
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- Manage production performance against measurable KPI's including:n n
- DIFOT (>95%)
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- Right First Time (>99.5% per process)
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- Productivity vs estimated hours (>90% baseline)
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- Capacity utilisation (>95%)
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- Rework / NCR impact (
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