Production Manager / Leader

Carroll Consulting Group; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary circa $100,000-$120,000 + Super

Modern Brisbane facility

Career growth opportunities

Supportive leadership team

Long-term permanent opportunity

Job summary

Carroll Consulting Group is seeking an experienced Production Manager/Lead in Brisbane to oversee a small electronics assembly and test team. You will manage production planning, drive efficiency, ensure quality and safety, and mentor staff. The role offers long-term permanent opportunity with room for growth.

The position is based at our modern Brisbane facility, with close collaboration to engineering, quality and supply chain teams. A hands-on leadership approach is required.

Qualifications

• Experience leading and developing people in production/assembly
• Experience in avionics/electronics or highly regulated manufacturing environments
• Proven continuous improvement capability
• Strong planning and operational coordination skills
• Excellent collaboration and stakeholder engagement abilities

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operations of the small team (<10) in assembly & test
• Manage production planning and workflow to meet demand
• Deliver operational efficiency improvements across the facility
• Ensure quality and safety compliance across production
• Mentor and develop personnel for growth
• Collaborate with engineering, quality and supply chain teams

Skills

Leadership of people

Avionics/electronice manufacturing

Continuous improvement

Planning & operations coordination

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Engineering or manufacturing degree

Job description

• Join an Australian success story producing leading edge aircraft instrumentation with demand from global customers
• Small Brisbane based assembly and test operation
• Autonomous role responsible for budgets and production/delivery KPI’s

This dynamic locally grown business has seen an explosion in demand for their leading edge and innovative instrumentation. Local and overseas engineering and R&D ensure a constant flow of new products and ongoing development.

As an experienced Production Manager/Lead you will oversee a small team of technicians involved in electronics assembly and testing operations. Opportunity exists to learn and develop and take on greater responsibility as the business continues to grow.

The Managing Director is highly regarded in the industry and can provide the support to create a career in avionics if so desired. Whilst a range of support services and sales offices exists in strategic locations around the world the Managing Director is passionate about maintaining manufacturing/production in Australia.

This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for managing less than 10 in assembly & test, quality performance, operational efficiency and continuous improvement initiatives across our manufacturing facility.

About the Role

Reporting directly to the Managing Director, you will:

• Lead day-to-day operations
• Manage production planning and workflow
• Deliver operational efficiency improvements
• Ensure quality and safety compliance
• Mentor and develop personnel
• Work closely with engineering, quality and supply chain teams

About You

You will bring:

• Production/assembly or production experience leading and developing people
• Experience within avionics, electronics, electrical or some other highly regulated manufacturing or advanced manufacturing environment
• Continuous improvement experience
• Planning and operational coordination/management experience
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder engagement skills

Desirable

• Engineering or manufacturing degree

What's on Offer?

• Salary circa $100,000-$120,000 + Super
• Career growth opportunities
• Modern Brisbane facility
• Supportive leadership team
• Long-term permanent opportunity

If you are currently in an Operations Coordinator, Production Coordinator, Production Manager, Production Lead, Production Planning Coordinator we would love to hear from you.