Operations Excellence Manager - Lead Lean Performance

Beaulieu Of Australia; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Real responsibility from day one

Hands-on manufacturing environment

Long-term career development

Job summary

Beaulieu Australia is seeking an experienced Operations Excellence Manager to own frontline leadership and drive continuous improvement across our Yatala facility. Reporting to the Plant Manager, you will lead Shift Supervisors and partner with Finance to deliver safety, quality, productivity, cost, and reliability improvements on the shop floor.

This hands-on leadership role requires a Lean Six Sigma mindset, 5S and structured problem solving, with responsibility for KPIs, daily management, and

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Manufacturing, Operations, or related field.
• Proven leadership experience in manufacturing with frontline supervisors.
• Demonstrated success delivering measurable and sustainable operational improvements.
• Strong Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, 5S, Kaizen, and root-cause analysis skills.
• Understanding of manufacturing economics, cost drivers, labour productivity, yield, waste, and variance analysis.
• Excellent communication and change leadership skills; Lean Six Sigma Green/Black Belt valued.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop Shift Supervisors, ensuring safety, quality, productivity, labour efficiency, housekeeping, and schedule attainment.
• Establish and maintain a daily management system with tiered meetings, visual management, escalation processes, and action tracking.
• Own plant performance analysis with Cost Accountant, identify losses, validate savings, and prioritise actions.
• Co-create and execute the site’s operational excellence roadmap, delivering sustainable improvements aligned with business objectives.
• Implement Lean, Six Sigma, 5S, Kaizen, standard work, visual management, and structured problem‑solving.
• Drive improvements in throughput, machine utilisation, labour deployment, changeover, production flow, and schedule attainment.
• Partner with Maintenance and Engineering to improve equipment reliability and preventative maintenance effectiveness.
• Ensure incidents, defects, deviations, and recurring issues receive root‑cause analysis and corrective action.
• Develop meaningful operational KPIs, reporting frameworks, and performance insights for informed decisions.
• Lead change initiatives that engage employees, build capability, and sustain improved ways of working.

Skills

Leadership

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

5S/Kaizen

Root Cause Analysis

ERP Systems

MS 365 & Spreadsheets

Communication & Change Leadership

Education

Tertiary qualification in Manufacturing/Operations

Engineering or Business background advantageous

Tools

ERP Systems

Performance Reporting Tools

Microsoft 365

Job description

Beaulieu Australia is seeking an experienced Operations Excellence Manager to own frontline leadership and drive continuous improvement across our Yatala facility. Reporting to the Plant Manager, you will lead Shift Supervisors and partner with Finance to deliver safety, quality, productivity, cost, and reliability improvements on the shop floor.

This hands-on leadership role requires a Lean Six Sigma mindset, 5S and structured problem solving, with responsibility for KPIs, daily management, and