Maritime Production Lead - Shipyard & Projects

Austal Limited; Darwin; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Professional development

Supportive work environment

Career advancement

Job summary

Austal is based in Darwin, NT. The Production Manager is responsible for ensuring Supervisors and Contractors understand the plan to deliver on responsibilities in a safe environment, working with Supervisors to achieve on-time, on-budget, quality outcomes.

This role requires supportive, visual leadership to empower teams to reach their potential. Key duties include reviewing planning deliverables, coordinating with clients, reporting progress, and promoting continual improvement while coaching

Qualifications

• Relevant or aligned Trade Qualification.
• 3 years as a supervisor (minimum).
• Excellent influencing and negotiating skills.
• Eligibility for a Defence Security Clearance and a Defence Common Access Card (DCAC).
• Senior First Aid Certificate.
• Possess practical leadership skills, e.g. strong interpersonal skills, people management and communication skills.
• Strong time management, resource planning and scheduling skills. Proven experience meeting deadlines.
• Proven related technical skills.
• Management of cost controls.
• Proficient in MS Office suite including Word and Excel.
• Thorough knowledge of and proven implementation of organisational policies, business standards, procedures/work instructions and guidelines, including, but not restricted to HSEQ and HR.

Responsibilities

• Review planning deliverables - Schedule/Resource Plan.
• Liase and agree with client to determine priorities and acceptable durations required.
• Report project progress to stakeholders.
• Manage growth and delivery within scheduled service visits.
• Resource balancing - relative to schedule.
• Ensure timely placement of inter-departmental work orders/requisitions.
• Supervisor influence/impact on team - provide constructive feedback on performance.
• Parts and material flow in accordance with schedule.
• Product conformance prior to customer check - work complete in full to standard.
• Promote and drive a culture of continual improvement (share successes) and actively eliminate waste.
• Coach/mentor supervisors and trade team.
• Supports supervisors to train and develop workers.
• Report any HSEQ related items to internal & external stakeholders.
• Actively engage with client and act on feedback.

Skills

Influencing

People management

Communication skills

Leadership

Time management

Scheduling

MS Office

Security clearance

Education

Trade qualification

First Aid Certificate

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Austal is based in Darwin, NT. The Production Manager is responsible for ensuring Supervisors and Contractors understand the plan to deliver on responsibilities in a safe environment, working with Supervisors to achieve on-time, on-budget, quality outcomes.

This role requires supportive, visual leadership to empower teams to reach their potential. Key duties include reviewing planning deliverables, coordinating with clients, reporting progress, and promoting continual improvement while coaching