Plant Manufacturing Manager – Drive Safety, OEE & Growth

Fletcher Building; Hervey Bay; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Laminex, part of Fletcher Building, is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Manager to lead our Toolara site near Gympie, Queensland. You will oversee safety, quality, people and operation performance to deliver outstanding results.

You will build capability, drive OEE and productivity gains, champion safety, and partner with engineering, maintenance and technical teams to embed continuous improvement.

Relocation support is available for strong candidates from across Queensland.

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience in a large-scale manufacturing environment.
• Strong technical understanding of manufacturing operations.
• Proven experience improving safety, reliability and plant performance.
• Knowledge of how OEE, quality and asset reliability contribute to manufacturing performance.
• Strong people leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• An engineering or technical background would be highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop manufacturing teams, building capability and accountability.
• Drive improvements in OEE, reliability, productivity and operational efficiency.
• Champion physical and psychological safety across the operation.
• Work closely with production, engineering, maintenance and technical teams.
• Embed continuous improvement into everyday operations.
• Support plant upgrades, capital investment and improvement initiatives.

Skills

Leadership experience

People management

Operational excellence

Stakeholder management

Education

Engineering background

Job description

Laminex, part of Fletcher Building, is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Manager to lead our Toolara site near Gympie, Queensland. You will oversee safety, quality, people and operation performance to deliver outstanding results.

You will build capability, drive OEE and productivity gains, champion safety, and partner with engineering, maintenance and technical teams to embed continuous improvement.

Relocation support is available for strong candidates from across Queensland.