Job Description
Wilson industries are investing in the future of its manufacturing and engineering operations. We are seeking a hands on Manufacturing Improvement Manager to lead the systems, process, engineering and technology improvements that will build a more productive, scalable and data driven factory.
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Reporting directly to the General Manager, this is a newly defined senior role with the opportunity to influence how Wilson operates for years to come.
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This is not a traditional Production Manager position.
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The Production and Manufacturing Manager is responsible for daily production output, labour allocation and shop floor execution.
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You the Manufacturing Improvement Manager will focus on building and improving the systems, processes, technology and engineering capability that enables factory optimisation and continuous improvement.
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This Opportunity
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You will lead Wilson's manufacturing transformation agenda across:
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Manufacturing productivity and continuous improvement.
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Epicor Kinetic manufacturing and engineering systems.
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Routings, work centres, BOM's, standard times and manufacturing data.
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Engineering workflow, PDM and drawing/revision control.
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DriveWorks and design automation.
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Robotic welding and advanced manufacturing.
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Laser manufacturing and automated material handling,
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Factory layout, material flow and capacity improvement.
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Capital projects, business cases and advantages realisation.
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Change management, training and technology adoption.
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You will directly manage the Manufacturing Engineer and provide functional leadership across manufacturing engineering, engineering systems and process improvement resources.
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Key Responsibilities
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Identify and implement practical improvements in productivity, capacity, flow and labour efficiency.
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Establish reliable manufacturing routings, work centres, standard times and work instructions
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Lead the manufacturing and engineering process requirements for Epicor Kinetics.
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Improve BOM, engineering and manufacturing master data accuracy.
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Develop meaningful manufacturing dashboards and shop floor data capture.
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Improve engineering to production workflows and design for manufacture practices.
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Lead and implementation and adoption of PDM and DriveWorks for appropriate product families.
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Improve drawing control, revision management, BOM generation and engineering turnaround times.
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Develop business cases and lead implementation of automation, robotics and capital projects.
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Improve factory layout, material flow, WIP visibility and equipment structured continuous improvement practices and measure the financial benefits delivered.
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Lead communication, training and adoption of new systems, processes and technology.
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Work closely with Production, Engineering, Sales, Finance, Procurement and the factory leadership team.
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About You
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You will be an experienced manufacturing improvement, manufacturing engineering and transformation leader who can combine technical depth with practical implementation capability.
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You will bring:
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Significant experience in manufacturing leadership, manufacturing engineering or continuous improvement.
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Experience leading or managing an engineering or manufacturing team.
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Proven ERP or MRP implementation experience in a manufacturing environment
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Strong knowledge of routings, BOM's, work centres, standard times and manufacturing master data.
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Demonstrated experience improving productivity, capacity, process flow and labour efficiency.
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Experience with Lean manufacturing and structured continuous improvement.
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Strong project management capability including capital equipment and technology implementation.
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Experience leading organisational change and workforce adoption and new systems.
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Commercial understanding of ROI, labour efficiency, capacity and capital justification.
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The ability to communicate credibly with operators, tradespeople, engineers,



managers and senior leadership.
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A practical, analytical and persistent approach to embedding change.
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Experience with one or more of the following would be advantageous
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Epicor Kinetics or another manufacturing ERP/MRP system.
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SOLIDWORKS and SOLIDWORKS PDM
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DriveWorks or comparable design-automation software.
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Engineer-to-Order or Configure-to-Order manufacturing.
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Robotic welding, laser cutting or advanced fabrication.
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Automated storage and retrieval systems or automated material handling.
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Pressure vessels, tanks, HVAC, stainless steel fabrication or related engineering manufacturing.
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Industry 4.0 or digital manufacturing technologies.
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An engineering, manufacturing, operations or related tertiary qualification.
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What Success will look like
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In this role you will help Wilson achieve: -
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Improved labour and machine productivity.
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Increased manufacturing capacity and throughput
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Stronger Epicor adoption and manufacturing visibility.
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Accurate routings, BOM's standard times and engineering data
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Faster engineering and quotation workflows.
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Improved drawing and revision control.
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Successful implementation and utilisation of automation.
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Reduced rework, scrap and process related errors.
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Improved factory flow and reduced unnecessary handling.
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Less reliance on spreadsheets, manual workarounds and tribal knowledge.
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A sustainable culture of standardisation and continuous improvement.
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Why join Wilson
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This is an opportunity to join Wilson at the start of a significant manufacturing transformation. You will have direct access to the General Manager and genuine influence over investment, systems, engineering capability, automation and future design of the operation.
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You will not simply maintain an established system. You will help design it, implement it, engage the workforce and measure results.
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If you are motivated by building better manufacturing businesses and turning improvement opportunities into measurable outcomes this role offers an opportunity to make a significant impact.
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📌 Manufacturing Improvement Manager (South Australia)
🏢 Wilson Industries
📍 South Australia