Operations Manager - Darling Downs & Maranoa - Flexible home base location

GrainCorp Limited; Toowoomba Regional; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental Leave

Birthday Leave

Training & Safety

Job summary

GrainCorp Limited is seeking an experienced Operations Manager to lead a portfolio of sites across the Darling Downs & Maranoa region. You will drive safe, efficient and commercially effective outcomes while developing the next generation of leaders.

This senior role involves field leadership, coaching others and delivering results through your team. You will coach Site Managers to build leadership capability, drive performance, and ensure operational excellence across a geographically dispersed

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading leaders and developing managers.
• Strong operational and commercial acumen across safety, service, productivity and costs.
• Ability to influence across geographically dispersed teams and maintain standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead performance of multiple GrainCorp sites across Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and People.
• Coach Site Managers to build leadership capability and high-performing teams.
• Drive standardisation, compliance and continuous improvement across regional portfolio.
• Lead harvest readiness, workforce planning and operational execution for seasonal outcomes.
• Build relationships with growers, stakeholders and internal teams to support operations and customer service.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Operational excellence

Safety focus

Financial literacy

Job description

Employment Type: Permanent (Full Time)

Business Area: Operations & Commercial

Division: Grains Operations

Location: Toowoomba, Queensland, AU

Role: Operations Manager
Location: Flexible home base location - Toowoowomba, Dalby, Roma, Meandarra, Miles

At GrainCorp, we're proud of our roots and the people who help us grow. As one of Australia's leading agribusinesses, we connect rural communities with domestic and international markets, helping to move grain from paddock to plate.

About the role

We're looking for an experienced operational leader to lead a portfolio of sites across the Daling Downs & Maranoa region. You will drive safe, efficient and commercially effective outcomes while developing the next generation of leaders. This is a senior leadership opportunity that is in the field front line leading and mentoring. Your success comes through coaching others, building capability and delivering results through your team.

This role contributes by:

• Leading the performance of multiple GrainCorp sites, ensuring strong outcomes across Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and People
• Developing and coaching Site Managers to build leadership capability, strengthen succession pipelines and create high-performing teams across the region
• Driving consistent operational standards, compliance and continuous improvement across a geographically dispersed portfolio of sites
• Leading harvest readiness, workforce planning and operational execution to ensure successful seasonal outcomes for customers and the business
• Building strong relationships with growers, stakeholders and internal teams to support operational excellence and customer service outcomes

About you

We're seeking a proven operational leader with experience managing multiple sites or leading a regional operational portfolio within agriculture, agribusiness, logistics, supply chain, mining or a similarly complex operational environment.

Our successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Proven experience leading leaders, with a track record of developing capable managers and high-performing teams
• Strong operational and commercial acumen, with experience balancing safety, service, productivity and cost outcomes
• The ability to influence and lead across geographically dispersed teams, building trust and maintaining standards without daily visibility
• A coaching-first leadership style, using questions, development conversations and capability building to achieve results
• Confidence making decisions in fast-paced and high-pressure environments while maintaining a focus on safety and operational performance
• Strong financial literacy, planning capability and a continuous improvement mindset

What we offer

• Ongoing training and safety programs
• Paid Parental Leave and birthday leave
• Opportunity to lead a significant regional portfolio and play a key role in developing future operational leaders
• We're also a Family Inclusive Workplace accredited employer, committed to supporting you both on and off the job.