Who are we:

K&S; Corporation is an ASX-listed company and dominant multi-modal transport and logistics provider in Australia and New Zealand. Our comprehensive offerings across road, rail, and sea transport, alongside fuel distribution and specialised logistics subsidiaries, position us a critical player in national and trans-Tasman supply chains, serving a wide range of sectors from mining and agriculture to retail and industrial clients. With a proud 80-year history our brand is known for innovation, customer focus, continuous improvement, and industry leading safety. K&S; Freighters maintains one of Australia's largest company-owned fleet, employing over 1600 personnel and headquartered in Truganina, Victoria.

About K&S; Freighters:

At K&S; Freighters, we're more than just transport, we're the driving force behind Australia's supply chain. From road, rail, and coastal sea forwarding to export packing and wharf lodgement, we deliver seamless, end-to-end logistics solutions that keep Australia moving.

The Opportunity:

Reporting to the Executive General Manager based in Melbourne, this is a senior leadership role with responsibility for the safe, compliant and profitable performance of the operations while building a collaborative accountable and high performing team.

We're looking for a self-sufficient leader with strong transport industry experience who understands what it takes to run a complex operation. You will be comfortable balancing safety and compliance, operational efficiency, financial performance, customer engagement and retention of your people.

What You'll Responsible For:

- Lead the safe, compliant and efficient operation of the Kewdale business




- Drive safety performance and ensure transport regulatory compliance
- Deliver operational, financial and contractual KPIs
- Manage budgets, operating costs and opportunities for improvement
- Build an engaged, accountable and collaborative team culture
- Improve employee retention and develop capability across the operation
- Work closely with multiple customers to ensure strong service delivery
- Identify opportunities to improve productivity, cost and overall performance
- Provide visible leadership through regular safety walks and driver observations

What you'd bring:

We're looking for someone motivated, commercially aware and confident in leading teams in a transport environment.

You will have:

- Robust leadership experience within transport, freight or logistics
- Extensive knowledge of transport operations and safety
- Experience managing budgets, costs and operational performance
- A proven ability to lead, engage and retain operational teams
- Strong commercial judgement and problem-solving skills
- Confidence working autonomously and making decisions
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Why Join us:

This is an opportunity to take ownership of a significant transport operations and make a genuine difference strengthening safety, improving performance and continuing to build a collaborative high performing culture.

To uphold our core value of "Everybody Safe Everyday" a pre-employment medical and police check will be required to be successful in this role.

Applicants must have full Australian working rights. We are not engaging recruitment agencies for this role.

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📌 State Manager - WA (Melbourne)
🏢 K&S Freighters
📍 Melbourne