Your tasks We are seeking an experienced and hands-on Workshop Supervisor – Hydraulic Power Units to lead our Hydraulic Power Unit team.
In this role, you will oversee the day-to-day workshop operations, leading a team of skilled Hydraulic Fitters and Technicians to ensure hydraulic systems and power units are assembled, tested and delivered safely, on time and to the highest quality standards.
This is a great opportunity for someone with strong technical expertise in hydraulic systems who enjoys leading people, developing team capability and driving continuous improvement in a collaborative workshop environment.
What you will be doing Workshop Leadership Supervision: Lead and support a team of Hydraulic Fitters and Technicians, overseeing daily activities and maintaining a productive, collaborative workshop workplace.
Production Planning Coordination: Coordinate workshop activities, allocate resources and manage production schedules to ensure customer requirements and delivery deadlines are met.
Hydraulic Assembly Technical Support: Oversee the assembly, integration and testing of hydraulic power units, providing hands-on technical guidance and troubleshooting support.
Quality Technical Standards: Ensure hydraulic systems are assembled and tested in accordance with engineering drawings, hydraulic schematics and quality standards.
Safety Workshop Standards: Promote a safety-first culture, ensuring safe work practices,
compliance with HSE requirements and adherence to 5S principles.
Team Development Performance: Coach and mentor employees, identify training needs and build technical capability across the workshop team.
Continuous Improvement Collaboration: Work closely with Engineering, Planning and Sales to resolve production challenges and identify opportunities to improve workshop efficiency, quality and processes.
Your profile Trade qualification in Mechanical Engineering, Fitting or a related discipline, with strong technical knowledge of hydraulic systems and fluid power applications.
Approximately 3–5 years of experience in a workshop, manufacturing or production environment, ideally involving hydraulic power units or hydraulic systems.
Previous experience supervising or leading a workshop team is highly regarded, though not essential.
Ability to read and interpret hydraulic schematics, mechanical engineering drawings and technical documentation.
Strong hands-on technical skills in hydraulic assembly, testing, fault finding and troubleshooting.
Good organisational and planning skills, with the ability to coordinate competing priorities and meet production deadlines.
A proactive and collaborative leadership approach, with strong communication skills and a commitment to safety, quality and continuous improvement.
📌 Workshop Supervisor - Hydraulic Power Units (Sydney)
🏢 Bosch
📍 Sydney