Manufacturing Operations Lead & Scheduler

JobAdder Operations Pty; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site gym

Modern office

Social events

Job summary

MineARC Systems in Kewdale is seeking a hands-on Production Manager to lead the manufacturing department and optimize the production schedule. You will drive performance, manage cross-functional teams, and deliver high-quality safety technology on time and within budget.

The role blends strategic planning with day-to-day oversight, requiring strong leadership, technical acumen, and a track record of operational excellence in manufacturing.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years experience as Production Manager.
• Mechanical aptitude or a trade background.
• Previous experience in a factory or workshop environment.
• Strong management, planning and leadership skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills for a technical environment.
• Attention to detail and the ability to multi-task and problem solve.
• Current WA drivers licence.

Responsibilities

• Scheduling the product builds and organising the personnel requirements.
• Management of manufacturing personnel to meet or exceed KPIs.
• Contribute to annual business plans and provide direction to the team around short and long term goals.
• Operate within expense and asset budgets.
• Run daily prestart meetings, monthly toolbox meetings and contribute to Production and Toolbox Talks to ensure the schedule is kept up to date and adhered to.
• Work with the Engineering and Marketing departments on the development of operation manuals and sticker kits for custom builds.
• Ensure that workflow processes are adhered to by the manufacturing team including sign off ITPs, build sheets and sub-contractor works.
• Review, investigate and find solutions for product improvement and ease of manufacture and reporting back to Engineering through ECRs (Engineering Change Requests).
• Ensure continued compliance with ISO 9001:2015.
• Maintain strong relationships with external contractors and suppliers.
• Liaise with global MineARC manufacturing facilities and stakeholders in Dallas and Johannesburg as required.
• Help promote a company culture that encourages ambition, determination, safety and high morale.
• Training, goal setting and performance reviews of all manufacturing staff.
• Liaise with the Sales and Engineering teams to ensure product accuracy.
• Develop and implement production tracking and quality control systems, analysing production, quality control, maintenance, and other operational reports to detect production problems.
• Coordinate, set up and implement work instruction for all production operations.
• Continually improve processes to enhance production efficiencies and ensure production is cost effective.
• Documentation control, including operation manuals, drawings and work instructions.
• Assist Engineering in the design phases of new and existing products.
• Maintain a very high standard of housekeeping.

Skills

Production management

Scheduling

Leadership

Time management

Communication

Problem solving

Planning

Continuous improvement

ISO 9001 knowledge

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

MineARC Systems in Kewdale is seeking a hands-on Production Manager to lead the manufacturing department and optimize the production schedule. You will drive performance, manage cross-functional teams, and deliver high-quality safety technology on time and within budget.

The role blends strategic planning with day-to-day oversight, requiring strong leadership, technical acumen, and a track record of operational excellence in manufacturing.