Area Manager

Boral Limited; Townsville City; Sur place; AUD 150 000 - 190 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Tool of Trade vehicle

Résumé du poste

Townsville-based leadership role at Boral Concrete, overseeing the Stuart and Garbutt concrete plants. Lead a cluster with hands-on management, ensuring safety, performance and people-centric leadership across sites.

Role involves coaching frontline teams, managing budgets and costs, and maintaining strong customer relationships while travelling between sites to drive continuous improvement in a respected industry leader.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in concrete, construction materials or related industries.
• Strong commitment to safety leadership and culture.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritise and make effective decisions under pressure.
• Experience leading teams, resolving employee matters and building high-performing cultures.
• Commercial acumen with cost, performance and outcome management.

Responsabilités

• Lead the safe and efficient operation of the Stuart and Garbutt concrete plants.
• Coach, develop and support frontline leaders and plant teams to achieve operational excellence.
• Manage plant performance, production costs, budgets and financial outcomes.
• Build strong relationships with customers to ensure exceptional service.
• Travel regularly between sites to provide visible leadership and drive continuous improvement.

Connaissances

Leadership

Safety culture

Operations management

Stakeholder management

Budgeting & cost control

Description du poste

Your next opportunity

Townsville is a hot spot for growth, and we need a strong leader to run our concrete operations here. Based at our Stuart plant, you will lead the Stuart and Garbutt plants as one cluster, keeping safety, performance and people at the centre of everything we do. You will be visible and hands‑on, working closely with the Quarry Manager, our Customer Service team and your plant teams to deliver outstanding outcomes for our customers.

Your day will involve:

• Leading the safe and efficient operation of the Stuart and Garbutt concrete plants
• Coaching, developing and supporting frontline leaders and plant teams to achieve operational excellence
• Managing plant performance, production costs, budgets and financial outcomes
• Building strong relationships with customers to ensure exceptional service delivery
• Travelling regularly between sites to provide visible leadership, solve operational issues and drive continuous improvement

This permanent full-time role based in Townsville. You will be a leader who enjoys being visible in the business and working closely with operational teams. Typical hours are Monday to Friday from 6:00am to 3:00pm, however flexibility is required to support operational needs, including occasional after‑hours activity and Saturday on‑call commitment.

What are we looking for?

• Proven leadership experience within the concrete, construction materials or related industry
• Strong commitment to safety leadership and creating a positive safety culture
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and make effective decisions
• Experience leading teams, resolving employee matters and building high‑performing cultures
• Commercial acumen with experience managing costs, performance and operational outcomes

What's on offer?

• Competitive base salary plus 15% STI incentive opportunity
• Tool of Trade vehicle
• Permanent full-time role with a respected industry leader
• Opportunity to lead a large and diverse operational portfolio
• Access to professional development and career progression opportunities within Boral
• Employee support programs and wellbeing initiatives

About Boral Concrete

At Boral Concrete, we have more than 200 operational sites across Australia. Rarely a day goes by that you wouldn’t pass one of our batching plants or Agitator trucks. Our people and products have helped enable a variety of residential and commercial projects including Mater Hospital Multi Story Carpark and Sun Metals Expansion Project

Our people provide solutions to help customers and stakeholders build a sustainable future in a changing world. Our values are what matters to us and guide our behaviours: Safety, Teamwork, Ambition, Accountability and Respect.

Boral values and is committed to creating a diverse working environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All suitable applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability or age.