Operations Manager - Large Scale Horticulture Production

North-West Hills District, Sydney

Our client is a well-established and growing horticultural business operating across a substantial production footprint in Sydney's North-West. Supplying customers across Australia, the business is recognised for its quality, scale and long-standing reputation within the green life industry.

We are seeking an experienced Operations Manager to lead production, people, productivity and continuous improvement across a large-scale nursery operation. This is an opportunity to oversee a dynamic production setting where people leadership, planning, operational excellence and continuous improvement are critical to success.

Working closely with senior leadership, growers and production teams, you will play a key role in shaping the future growth and performance of the business.

About the Role

Reporting to senior leadership, you will be responsible for leading daily operations across a large-scale production environment, driving productivity, safety, quality and team performance.

Key responsibilities include

- Leading and developing production teams across multiple operational areas
- Driving labour productivity, workforce planning and resource allocation
- Implementing continuous improvement and Lean initiatives
- Developing operational KPIs and accountability across teams
- Improving efficiency, process flow and equipment utilisation
- Working closely with growing and production teams to achieve operational targets
- Building a strong culture focused on safety, teamwork and performance
- Managing operational planning, workflow and production schedules
- Identifying opportunities for automation and process improvement




- Supporting future growth and operational scalability

About You We are interested in speaking with candidates from:

- Wholesale or commercial nurseries
- Horticultural production
- Propagation and growing operations
- Protected cropping and greenhouse environments
- Broadacre agriculture
- Fresh produce, food manufacturing or other labour-intensive production environments

You will bring:

- Proven experience leading medium to large operational teams
- Strong skills in labour management and workforce planning
- A hands-on leadership style and visible presence on the floor
- Experience driving productivity and continuous improvement outcomes
- Excellent people leadership and coaching capability
- Strong operational planning and problem-solving skills
- A focus on safety, quality and operational excellence

What's on Offer

- Leadership opportunity within one of Australia's established horticultural production environments
- Significant scope to influence productivity, culture and operational performance
- Stable, long-term career opportunity with an ambitious and growing business
- Beautiful greenfield working environment away from traditional industrial settings
- Supportive leadership team committed to investment and continuous improvement
- Competitive salary package

Apply Now If you're passionate about leading people, improving operations and delivering results in a production-focused environment, we'd love to hear from you.

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