Operations & Facilities Leader – Energy Storage Hub

Envisage HR Solutions; Geelong; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Envisage HR Solutions is seeking an experienced Operations & Facilities Manager for its client in Waurn Ponds, Victoria. This broad leadership role covers facilities, procurement, logistics, compliance and projects to keep manufacturing, laboratories, offices and supporting infrastructure running safely and reliably.

You will coordinate priorities with senior management, work with contractors and suppliers, manage maintenance and risk, and ensure readiness for growth and commercialisation.

Qualifications

• Have a relevant qualification or substantial experience in facilities management, operations or a related discipline.
• Have demonstrated experience managing manufacturing, laboratory or technology-based facilities.
• Have experience managing maintenance activities and specialist service providers.
• Bring a strong working knowledge of workplace health and safety obligations and operational risk management.
• Have experience maintaining compliance records, controlled documentation, registers and reporting systems.
• Hold valid Dangerous Goods Transportation training.
• Have strong organisational, problem‑solving, prioritisation and stakeholder management skills.
• Be comfortable managing competing priorities and escalating material operational risks when required.
• Experience within advanced manufacturing or research environments, ISO 9001 quality management systems, infrastructure or maintenance projects, government funded programs or board level operational reporting will be highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating operational priorities and activities across facilities, production and business functions
• Overseeing buildings, laboratories, manufacturing areas, office, utilities, plant and supporting infrastructure
• Coordinating preventative and corrective maintenance, inspections, calibration, servicing and specialist contractors
• Managing facility upgrades, minor works, infrastructure projects and outages
• Supporting workplace health and safety, operational risk and emergency preparedness
• Maintaining operational policies, procedures, registers, compliance documentation and records
• Coordinating dangerous goods storage, handling, packaging, documentation, transport and export requirements
• Overseeing procurement, inventory, warehousing, freight and supplier activities
• Identifying operational risks, resource gaps and opportunities to improve systems, processes and efficiency

Skills

Facilities mgmt

Operations

Maintenance mgmt

Health & safety

Risk management

Documentation & compliance

Dangerous goods training

Stakeholder management

Project coordination

ISO 9001 knowledge

Education

Relevant qualification in facilities management

Job description

Envisage HR Solutions is seeking an experienced Operations & Facilities Manager for its client in Waurn Ponds, Victoria. This broad leadership role covers facilities, procurement, logistics, compliance and projects to keep manufacturing, laboratories, offices and supporting infrastructure running safely and reliably.

You will coordinate priorities with senior management, work with contractors and suppliers, manage maintenance and risk, and ensure readiness for growth and commercialisation.