About the role

To perform hands-on production and material-handling activities while providing day-to-day work coordination, on-the-job guidance and practical support to a small production team. The role will train and guide less-experienced workers, monitor work progress, and report production, quality or safety issues to management. This is a long-term position for a practical working team leader, not an office-based supervisor.

Key responsibilities

- Operate production machinery and equipment in accordance with approved work instructions, training and internal authorisation

- Undertake general manufacturing, assembly, material handling and workshop activities as required

- Allocate and coordinate daily tasks for approximately three production workers and monitor work progress

- Provide practical on-the-job training, instruction and guidance to team members, including new or less-experienced workers

- Ensure team members follow approved work instructions, safe work procedures, housekeeping requirements and supervisor directions

- Monitor basic workmanship and quality requirements and promptly report defects, non-conformances, equipment issues or production delays

- Operate a forklift for material movement, loading, unloading and positioning where authorised





- Assist with crane/lifting operations and operate relevant crane equipment only where the required High Risk Work Licence and site authorisation are held

- Coordinate protected movement and staging of materials and components for production

- Escalate safety, quality, staffing and production issues to the responsible manager/supervisor

- Full-time permanent position

- Hands-on leadership role in a manufacturing environment

- Opportunity to train and lead a small production team

About you

- Previous experience in a manufacturing, engineering, fabrication, rail, metalworking or similar industrial environment

- Able to perform hands-on production work and safely operate relevant machinery after site-specific training and authorisation

- Experience leading, guiding or coordinating a small shop-floor team is preferred

- Able to train workers in practical tasks, reinforce work instructions and provide clear day-to-day direction

- Good safety awareness and ability to report quality, equipment or production concerns

- Reliable, hands-on and able to work effectively with both management and production employees

- Valid Forklift High Risk Work Licence (LF) - preferred

- Relevant Crane High Risk Work Licence - preferred

- Dogging or Rigging licence/ticket - advantageous, but not essential

- Relevant trade qualification or practical industry experience - desirable but not mandatory

📌 Production Supervisor (Maryborough)
🏢 JINYANG TECH AUSTRALIA
📍 Maryborough