Job Description

A well-established, family-owned bulk materials business in South East Queensland is seeking an experienced Operations & Engineering Manager to take ownership of a complex, engineering-intensive production operation. This is a key management role reporting directly to the General Manager of Operations, with genuine upward influence and autonomy to run your own area of the business.

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About the Role

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Taking ownership of a site that processes bulk construction materials through a heavily automated, PLC-controlled production and drying operations, you'll take full accountability for production output, plant reliability and engineering integrity, balancing hands-on plant leadership with a longer-term view on asset renewal and continuous improvement.

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This role has deliberately been positioned as an engineering-led position rather than a traditional operations management role, as we're looking for someone who can get into the technical detail of complex processing equipment, not just manage the people running it.

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Key Responsibilities

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- Lead day-to-day production and processing operations to meet volume, quality and cost targets
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- Own the engineering integrity of PLC-controlled production equipment, including fault-finding, performance optimisation and reliability improvement
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- Lead capital and asset renewal projects (infrastructure, control systems and plant upgrades),



engaging and working closely with specialist engineering contractors and designers
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- Apply structured continuous improvement methods to reduce downtime and lift production performance
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- Provide hands-on technical leadership to a small team of production and plant supervisors, several of whom are experienced long-term operators
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- Coordinate closely with sales and planning functions to ensure production keeps pace with demand
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- Manage budgets, reporting and inventory/stock processes for the operation
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- Champion safety leadership and compliance across all production and engineering activities
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What You'll Bring

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- Tertiary qualification in engineering (mechanical, electrical, process or similar) or an equivalent technical background with solid engineering depth
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- Proven experience managing a production or processing operation with complex, automated (PLC-controlled) equipment
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- Demonstrated experience leading capital projects and asset replacement/renewal programs
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- Strong people leadership skills, with the credibility to manage experienced, technically-minded frontline staff
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- Commercial acumen and comfort owning budgets, KPIs and reporting
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- A hands-on, site-based leadership style
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What's On Offer

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- A genuine key management role
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- Autonomy to run your own area of the business against a clear set of targets
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- The opportunity to shape the engineering and asset strategy of a growing operation
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📌 Operations and Engineering Manager (Queensland)
🏢 Sourceable Talent
📍 Queensland