Plant Manager
Gold Coast Region
Full-Time
Senior Operations Leadership

Take the next step in your career with a global manufacturing leader, overseeing a significant manufacturing operation.

This is a senior leadership role for an experienced Plant Manager who enjoys being close to the operation, leading people and driving measurable improvements across production, safety, quality, cost and efficiency.

The Opportunity
You will have overall responsibility for the day-to-day performance of the site, leading a workforce of approximately 150 employees and a team of Production Managers, Supervisors and Line Leaders.

You will be responsible for:
Driving production performance, OEE, quality and cost targets
Developing and delivering production plans in line with business requirements
Leading continuous improvement initiatives across the plant
Applying Lean, Six Sigma, 5 Why and 6S principles
Overseeing maintenance, production planning, logistics and procurement
Identifying and resolving operational issues and reducing inefficiencies
Developing SOPs, processes and systems to improve plant performance
Building capability through coaching, mentoring and cross-training




Driving a solid safety-first and high-performance culture
Working closely with senior management and support functions to achieve business objectives

About You
You will be an experienced manufacturing leader with:
5+ years' Production or Plant Management experience
A degree or tertiary qualification in Engineering, Business or a related discipline
Proven experience leading large manufacturing teams
Strong practical knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement
Experience with OEE, production planning, KPIs and cost control
Solid people leadership, communication and problem-solving skills
The ability to turn business objectives into transparent actions and measurable results
A hands-on and commercially focused leadership style

Experience within packaging, plastics, container manufacturing, chemical or related industrial manufacturing environments will be highly regarded.

Why Consider This Role?
This is an opportunity to join an established global manufacturing organisation, take ownership of a major site and have a direct impact on people, production and operational performance.

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