The Production Manager is responsible for coordinating and managing the day-to-day production activities of the workshop to ensure vehicle repairs are completed safely, efficiently, correctly and within agreed timeframes. The role provides the critical link between the office, estimating, parts and workshop teams, ensuring technicians have the information, parts and resources required to complete repairs without unnecessary delays. The Production Manager is expected to maintain visibility over every vehicle in production, identify problems before they affect delivery dates and take ownership of keeping work progressing through each stage of the repair process.

Key responsibilities

Plan and coordinate the daily production schedule across the workshop

Allocate work to technicians based on skill level, workload, repair requirements and available capacity

Monitor vehicles throughout each stage of the repair process

Ensure repair plans and job instructions are understood before work commences

Conduct regular workshop walk-throughs and actively monitor job progress

Identify vehicles that have stalled or are at risk of missing their expected completion date

Reallocate labour and resources where necessary to maintain workflow

Review upcoming jobs before vehicles enter production and ensure repair methods, parts requirements and sublet work have been identified





Work closely with the Parts Department to ensure parts are ordered and received in line with scheduled repairs

Provide daily direction to panel beaters, painters, assemblers, detailers and other production employees

About you

Minimum 3 years in a similar role - Workshop Manager, Production Manager, Workshop Controller, Leading Hand or similar

Strong experience within the collision repair / smash repair industry

Strong computer confidence. Experience with iBodyshop/Audanet/PartsCheck is essential.

Excellent understanding of vehicle repair processes from initial strip through to final delivery

Ability to manage multiple vehicles and competing priorities simultaneously

Strong people-management and communication skills

Ability to identify production bottlenecks and take corrective action

High standard of workmanship and attention to detail

Good understanding of workplace health and safety requirements

Solid organisational and problem-solving skills

Trade background in panel beating, vehicle painting or another automotive repair

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📌 Automotive Repair Production Lead (Brisbane)
🏢 Fix Auto Collision - Brisbane
📍 Brisbane