Hydrapower Australia has been designing and manufacturing hydraulic earthmoving attachments in Brendale since **** — road profilers, stabilisers, trenchers, flail mowers, post hole borers, slashers, brooms and more, direct from our workshop to customers across Australia and overseas.
We're a small team with long-serving staff and a genuine family feel. We back the right people, teach what needs teaching, and look after those who look after us.
We've built a strong reputation by doing what we say we'll do, looking after our customers and building quality equipment that lasts.
Visit us at Hydrapower - /
THE ROLE
This is a newly created role sitting at the heart of our operation.
As our Operations Manager, you'll be the person helping tie everything together across the workshop, engineering, purchasing and administration functions.
You'll work closely with our leading hands, engineer and office team to make sure jobs move through the business efficiently, customers are looked after and production runs smoothly.
No two days are exactly the same. One minute you might be helping prioritise fabrication jobs, the next you're coordinating purchasing, solving a production bottleneck or working with the team to improve workflow.
The purpose of the role is simple:
Help us run and grow the business while building the next chapter of Hydrapower.
We're not hiring a resume.
We're hiring a person.
Character, attitude and practical leadership matter more to us than fancy titles.
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING
Coordinating day-to-day workshop operations
Managing production schedules and priorities
Working with fabrication, machining, assembly and paint teams
Supporting purchasing and inventory management
Coordinating with engineering to keep jobs moving
Monitoring workflow, capacity and delivery commitments
Leading and supporting staff across the business
Running planning and production meetings
Working with suppliers and subcontractors
Identifying bottlenecks and helping improve efficiency
Maintaining a safe, organised and productive workplace




Being a key point of communication between the workshop and office
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
The must-haves:
Operations Manager
Hydrapower Australia | Brendale QLD
ABOUT US
Hydrapower Australia has been designing and manufacturing hydraulic earthmoving attachments in Brendale since **** — road profilers, stabilisers, trenchers, flail mowers, post hole borers, slashers, brooms and more, direct from our workshop to customers across Australia and overseas.
We're a small team with long-serving staff and a genuine family feel. We back the right people, teach what needs teaching, and look after those who look after us.
We've built a strong reputation by doing what we say we'll do, looking after our customers and building quality equipment that lasts.
Visit us at Hydrapower - /
THE ROLE
This is a newly created role sitting at the heart of our operation.
As our Operations Manager, you'll be the person helping tie everything together across the workshop, engineering, purchasing and administration functions.
You'll work closely with our leading hands, engineer and office team to make sure jobs move through the business efficiently, customers are looked after and production runs smoothly.
No two days are exactly the same. One minute you might be helping prioritise fabrication jobs, the next you're coordinating purchasing, solving a production bottleneck or working with the team to improve workflow.
The purpose of the role is simple:
Help us run and grow the business while building the next chapter of Hydrapower.
We're not hiring a resume.
We're hiring a person.
Character, attitude and practical leadership matter more to us than fancy titles.
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING




Coordinating day-to-day workshop operations
Managing production schedules and priorities
Working with fabrication, machining, assembly and paint teams
Supporting purchasing and inventory management
Coordinating with engineering to keep jobs moving
Monitoring workflow, capacity and delivery commitments
Leading and supporting staff across the business
Running planning and production meetings
Working with suppliers and subcontractors
Identifying bottlenecks and helping improve efficiency
Maintaining a safe, organised and productive workplace
Being a key point of communication between the workshop and office
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
The must-haves:
Robust leadership skills and a good attitude
Experience leading people in a manufacturing, workshop or operational environment
Ability to organise work and keep multiple priorities moving
Someone who takes ownership and follows things through
Practical problem-solving ability
Strong communication skills
Someone who earns respect through actions rather than titles
Highly regarded:
Trade background
Experience in fabrication, machining or heavy equipment manufacturing
Experience managing production schedules
Purchasing and supplier management experience
Mechanical aptitude and an understanding of manufacturing processes
Experience working with ERP or manufacturing software systems
Exposure to hydraulics, earthmoving equipment or agricultural equipment
WHAT WE OFFER
A genuine opportunity to help shape the future of the business
Opportunity to make a genuine impact on the future direction of the business
Stable manufacturing business with more than 40 years of history
Long-serving, close-knit team
A workplace where you're treated like a person, not a number
The opportunity to make the role your own
Brendale location — easy access from Brisbane's north side and Moreton Bay region
Competitive salary package based on experience
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📌 Operations Manager - Manufacturing (Brisbane)
🏢 Hydrapower Australia
📍 Brisbane