Practical and production-focused leadership

Tuan QLD - Full-Time

Opportunity to make a real impact

Practical and production-focused leadership

About Us

Hyne Timber is a leading Australian manufacturer of sustainable timber products. Our products are the basic building blocks for the construction of quality, sustainable homes and buildings.

We are a 140-year-old family-owned business with an innovative spirit, progressive culture and plenty of opportunity. With multiple locations along the Australian east coast, Hyne’s 800 employees are proud to deliver exceptional product quality and service.

It is an exciting time to be a part of the timber industry as the health and environmental benefits of sustainable timber are increasingly being recognised. Timber is a 100% renewable resource, and we manufacture our products from certified, locally grown plantation softwood.

Your Next Role - Production Trades Team Leader

As the Production Trades Team Leader, you’ll provide hands-on, production-focused leadership to our trades team, ensuring people and technical resources are effectively coordinated to maximise plant reliability, uptime and production performance.

Working closely with Production and Maintenance, you’ll lead daily priorities, respond to equipment issues and ensure preventative and corrective work is completed at the most effective opportunity. You’ll also play a key role in developing your team, improving equipment performance and driving continuous improvement.

Leading, supporting and developing the production trades team

Coordinating trade resources and daily priorities to support production requirements

Providing hands-on technical leadership during breakdowns and equipment disruptions





Driving plant reliability by identifying and addressing recurring equipment issues

Coordinating preventative and corrective maintenance, including shutdown activities

Working collaboratively across Production and Maintenance to improve plant performance

Coaching team members, setting clear expectations and building capability

Driving continuous improvement through Lean and Business Excellence practices

Safety always comes first. Our goal is that everyone goes home in the same condition they arrived.

You Will Bring

Trade qualification as a Fitter, Wood Machinist or other relevant trade

Demonstrated leadership experience within a manufacturing or industrial environment

Robust technical capability in equipment reliability, fault finding and breakdown response

Experience coordinating people, work priorities and maintenance activities

Strong communication, planning and problem-solving skills A collaborative, hands-on leadership style with the ability to coach and develop others A strong commitment to safety, production performance and continuous improvement

Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Business Excellence or structured problem-solving is advantageous

Experience with CMMS systems such as Pronto is advantageous

Current First Aid Certificate, or ability to obtain and maintain one

Why Hyne Timber?

As a Hyne Timber Employee, You’ll Enjoy

Above-award wages

Paid parental leave - up to 26 weeks at full pay

Ongoing training and career development opportunities

Supportive, people-focused leadership

Wellbeing programs, including access to an Employee Assistance Program for you and your immediate family

Secure, long-term employment with opportunities to grow

📌 Production Trades Team Leader (Maryborough)
🏢 Hyne Timber
📍 Maryborough