People-First Production Manager – Safety & Performance

CSR Limited; Gosford; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave benefits

Long service superannuation

Employee assistance program

Job summary

CSR Limited is seeking a Production Manager for the Hebel Somersby site to lead production operations, build high-performing teams, and ensure safe, cost-efficient manufacturing of quality products.

You will lead a large workforce through frontline leaders, drive accountability, and deliver production KPIs while championing safety and continuous improvement. This is a hands-on leadership role on the factory floor.

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams within a manufacturing or production environment.
• Proven success managing large workforces through frontline leaders.
• Strong people leadership skills, including coaching, performance management, conflict resolution and employee engagement.
• Experience driving cultural change and increasing accountability within operational teams.
• Background in continuous process manufacturing.
• Track record of delivering production, safety and operational KPI improvements.
• Solid Industrial Relations and employee relations experience.
• The resilience to navigate production challenges and lead through change.
• Strong stakeholder management across operational and support functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop production leaders and their teams to build a high-performing and engaged workforce.
• Drive a strong safety culture where every employee goes home safely every day.
• Deliver site production, quality, cost and efficiency targets.
• Manage labour, raw materials, energy usage and manufacturing costs to achieve budget objectives.
• Improve operational performance by reducing downtime and optimising plant efficiency.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives and operational excellence programs.
• Lead root cause investigations and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Ensure product quality standards are maintained and customer expectations are met.
• Support production planning and collaborate closely with Engineering, Quality, Customer Service and Supply Chain teams.
• Build capability through coaching, training, performance management and succession planning.

Skills

People leadership

Safety culture

Stakeholder management

Change leadership

Continuous improvement

KPI performance

Industrial relations

Resilience

Team coaching

Operational excellence

Education

Tertiary qualifications in Manufacturing, Engineering, Operations Management or related discipline

Job description

CSR Limited is seeking a Production Manager for the Hebel Somersby site to lead production operations, build high-performing teams, and ensure safe, cost-efficient manufacturing of quality products.

You will lead a large workforce through frontline leaders, drive accountability, and deliver production KPIs while championing safety and continuous improvement. This is a hands-on leadership role on the factory floor.