Manager Site Operations - Supply Chain

Qantas Airways; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted travel opportunities

Flexible leave options

Rewards program

Wellbeing resources

Job summary

Qantas Airways seeks a Manager Site Operations – Supply Chain in Melbourne to lead the local supply chain delivering parts, materials and tooling for aircraft maintenance across Qantas, Jetstar and customers. You will drive safety, service and performance while leading a team of frontline leaders and professionals.

This role focuses on continuous improvement, risk management and strong collaboration with Engineering, Maintenance and cross-functional stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience in a complex logistics or aviation environment.
• Proven ability to lead large operational teams and drive high performance.
• Experience balancing safety, service, and commercial outcomes in regulation-heavy settings.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Melbourne Supply Chain operation supporting aircraft maintenance.
• Oversee warehousing, logistics, service delivery, safety and compliance.
• Drive continuous improvement, optimise service performance and risk management.
• Lead frontline and supervisory teams, with collaboration across Engineering and Maintenance.
• Ensure timely access to parts, materials and tooling to keep aircraft moving.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Change management

Workforce planning

Communication

Decision making

Education

Business / Logistics / Engineering or related

Job description

• Challenge yourself in a senior operational leadership role supporting Qantas Engineering Supply Chain
• Together we'll help keep aircraft maintenance moving through safe, reliable and efficient supply chain operations
• Permanent, full-time opportunity based in Melbourne

Qantas Engineering keeps us at the forefront of aviation, maintaining both the Qantas fleet and aircraft for customers across the Asia-Pacific region. Working with state-of-the-art facilities, technology and industry-leading expertise, our teams play a critical role in keeping our customers safe and our aircraft flying.

At Qantas, taking ownership is critical. Whether we're working individually or as a team, we challenge ourselves to make progress, deliver results and continuously improve the way we work.

As the Manager Site Operations – Supply Chain, you'll lead the Melbourne Supply Chain operation that supports aircraft maintenance across Qantas, Jetstar and customer airlines. You'll be responsible for operational performance across warehousing, logistics, service delivery, safety, compliance and workforce leadership, ensuring maintenance teams have access to the parts, materials and tooling they need to keep aircraft moving safely and efficiently.

Leading a team of frontline leaders and operational staff, you'll partner closely with Engineering, Maintenance and Supply Chain stakeholders to optimise service performance, deliver continuous improvement initiatives, manage operational risk and create a culture focused on safety, accountability and customer outcomes.

At its core, this role is about leading people, improving operational performance and ensuring critical supply chain services support the safe return of aircraft to service.

You’ll have:

• Significant leadership experience within a complex logistics, supply chain, manufacturing, engineering, aviation, transport or distribution environment
• Demonstrated success leading large operational teams and embedding a high-performance culture
• Experience balancing safety, service, operational and commercial outcomes in a regulated environment
• Strong stakeholder management capability, with the ability to influence across multiple business functions and customer groups
• Experience driving operational excellence, continuous improvement and change initiatives
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make informed decisions in dynamic operational environments
• Experience leading workforce planning, resource allocation and operational performance activities
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage effectively from frontline teams through to senior leadership
• The ability to remain calm under pressure, navigate ambiguity and manage competing priorities
• Relevant qualifications in Business, Logistics, Supply Chain, Engineering or a related discipline will be highly regarded.

Why Qantas?

You’ll join a team where creativity and passion are encouraged. Our people come together to allow us to dream big and deliver successfully.

There are many different opportunities across our team, which means you’ll be able to grow both personally and professionally at Qantas. Your development is a priority for us - so that you can maintain the high standards our customers have come to expect and can continue to develop over time. You’ll be supported from day 1 with on-the-job training and coaching as well as our formal training opportunities. While you may start in this role, we’ve got a great track record of supporting our people to take their career in so many different directions, the destinations are endless.

The Qantas employee benefits program offers amazing benefits that extend well beyond travel.

• We love to travel: Enjoy heavily discounted air travel within Australia and across the globe, both for you and your family and friends, as well as exclusive deals on accommodation and holidays.
• We have flexible leave options: Make use of leave and flexible working opportunities including 18 weeks paid parental leave (plus superannuation payments on all paid and unpaid parental leave until your child turns 1) and additional purchased leave options for eligible employees.
• We’ll give you access to thousands of rewards: Through our partnerships we can offer you discounts across shopping, food and wine, insurance, health and wellbeing, leisure and entertainment. You can also take advantage of our salary packaging program including motor vehicles, eligible portable electronic devices and professional memberships.
• We’ll support your wellbeing: Whether it’s learning to better support your own and others’ mental health, our interactive wellbeing app or your very own tailored nutrition plan.

Qantas is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all backgrounds to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application. Your personal information will be kept confidential in compliance with relevant privacy legislation.

Applications close: Thursday 15th of October 2026