Production Manager

Unison Solar Energy Pty Ltd; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Unison Solar Energy is seeking an experienced Production Manager to lead our growing manufacturing operations in Australia. You will oversee day-to-day production, drive safety, and implement lean processes to improve output, quality and cost efficiency.

You will work with stakeholders to develop plans, monitor KPIs, and ensure targets are met across facilities including stringing, lay-up, lamination, framing, curing, EL testing and packaging.

Qualifications

• Diploma/Advanced Diploma or Bachelor's in Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Business Administration or equivalent manufacturing-related discipline.
• Relevant tertiary qualification in Manufacturing, Engineering, Business Administration or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day production operations, ensuring safe, reliable and efficient manufacturing.
• Establish and maintain effective production systems, SOPs and work instructions.
• Ensure production targets are achieved across output, quality, cost and delivery.
• Develop production plans aligned with materials, workforce, equipment and customer requirements.
• Monitor production data and KPIs to identify gaps, constraints and improvement opportunities.
• Monitor material availability, resolve supply constraints.
• Champion production safety through risk assessments, training, inspections and proactive hazard management.
• Develop and manage production plans aligned with materials, labour, equipment and customer requirements.
• Optimise workforce, materials, equipment and energy utilisation to maximise production efficiency.
• Maintain accurate production reports, dashboards and operational records.
• Provide senior management with regular updates on performance, risks, constraints and resources.

Skills

Production leadership

Production planning

KPI management

OEE analysis

Data analysis

Lean manufacturing

Continuous improvement

MES implementation

Smart manufacturing

Dashboard development

Excel

Budget management

Team leadership

Energy usage reduction

Education

Diploma/Advanced Diploma or Bachelor's in Manufacturing or related

Relevant tertiary qualification in Manufacturing/Engineering/Business Administration

Tools

MES software

Dashboard software

Job description

Unison Solar Energy is building its capabilities in Australian solar manufacturing and is seeking an experienced Production Manager to lead our growing manufacturing operations.

In this role, you'll have the opportunity to play a key part in delivering safe, efficient and reliable production performance across the manufacturing facility. Working closely with key stakeholders, you'll drive performance, optimise resources and ensure production targets are consistently achieved.

This is an opportunity to lead a high-performing team, strengthen manufacturing systems, drive continuous improvement and deliver improvements across quality, safety, cost, efficiency and output while contributing to the growth of Australian solar manufacturing.

Production Leadership: Drive safe, efficient and reliablemanufacturing operationsacross stringing, lay-up, lamination, framing, curing, EL testingand packaging.

Manufacturing Excellence: Champion efficient, reliableprocesses thatoptimise performance anddeliver on quality.

People & Reliability: Leadhigh-performing teamsand collaborate withkey stakeholdersto improve capability, equipment reliabilityand production output.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day production operations, ensuring safe, reliableand efficient manufacturing.
• Establish and maintaineffective production systems, SOPs and workinstructions
• Ensure production targetsare achieved acrossoutput, quality, costand delivery.
• Develop production plansaligned with materials, workforce, equipmentand customer requirements.
• Monitor production dataand KPIs toidentify gaps, constraintsand improvement opportunities.
• Monitor material availability, resolve supply constraints.
• Champion production safetythroughrisk assessments, training, inspections andproactive hazard management.
• Develop and manageproduction plans alignedwith materials, labour, equipment and customerrequirements.
• Optimise workforce, materials, equipment and energyutilisation to maximiseproduction efficiency.
• Champion production safetythroughrisk assessments, training, inspections andproactive hazard management.
• Maintain accurate productionreports, dashboards and operationalrecords.
• Provide senior managementwith regular updateson performance, risks, constraints and resources.

What you will bring

• Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Business Administration or equivalent manufacturing-related discipline
• Relevant tertiary qualificationin Manufacturing, Engineering, Business Administrationor a relateddiscipline.
• 8+ years' experienceacross end-to-end manufacturingoperations, with 3+ years in aProduction Manager orsenior production leadershiprole.
• Demonstrated ability toleadlarge production teamsof 40-50+ employees and developfrontline supervisors andfuture leaders.
• Strongunderstanding of productionplanning, KPI management, OEE, data analysisand manufacturing performanceimprovement.
• Provenexperience leading automatedmanufacturing operations, ideally within solar, renewable energy orenergy storage environments.
• Strong knowledge ofsolar module manufacturingprocesses, equipment, troubleshooting, qualitycontrol and defectroot-cause analysis.
• Practical experience managingproduction budgets, labourand material costs, energy consumption andscrap reduction initiatives.
• Strong analytical capability, with proficiency inExcel, production dataanalysis and manufacturingKPI reporting.
• Strong knowledge ofLean manufacturing andcontinuous improvementmethodologies, with afocus on efficiency, waste reduction andprocess reliability.
• Experience with MESimplementation, smart manufacturinginitiatives andproduction dashboard development.

About us

At Unison Solar Energy, our values guide how we build, lead and grow.People Power Our Progressby putting people at the centre and creating a safe, respectful and inclusive workplace.

WeInnovate Locally, Compete Globallythrough advanced technology, smart manufacturing and responsible problem-solving.

WeBuild with Integrity, acting with honesty, accountability and transparency in every decision and partnership.

WeManufacture for the Future, taking pride in high-quality local manufacturing, operational excellence and continuous improvement.

AsOne Unison, we collaborate openly, value different perspectives and work together toward a common purpose.