Production Team Leader

Endeavour Foundation; Toowoomba Regional; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable organization in Queensland is seeking a Production Team Leader to supervise a diverse workforce and achieve commercial outcomes while supporting employees with disabilities. You will be responsible for mentoring, conducting training, and ensuring production quality. The ideal candidate will have experience in a production environment, strong leadership skills, and a commitment to the organization’s values. This full-time position offers salary packaging benefits and a supportive environment.

Benefits

Salary Packaging Benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Wide range of training opportunities

Additional Benefits such as discounts and paid parental leave

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a production environment with the ability to coordinate projects.
• Experience in disability support highly regarded.
• Hold or willing to obtain required safety checks and open driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Motivate and mentor a diverse workforce and foster a strong safety culture.
• Supervise employees to meet their NDIS goals and commercial outcomes.
• Conduct training, assessments, and collaborate with Employment Coaches.

Skills

Leadership

Communication Skills

Mentoring

Team Coordination

Empathy

Tools

Truck Licence

Forklift Licence

Job description

At Endeavour Foundation, we provide people with disabilities opportunities to achieve personal employment goals and aspirations. Our work sites produce high-quality products and services while delivering inclusive employment experiences.

Overview

As a Production Team Leader, you will play a vital role in enhancing the opportunities of our employees while ensuring commercial outcomes are achieved. With your natural ability to lead with empathy, you will oversee and guide employees that we support, to meet their employment goals, ensuring their work aligns with their skills and aspirations, while delivering exceptional production outcomes.

Located at the Endeavour Business Solutions Site in Warwick QLD, we are seeking a truck driver with a forklift ticket to pick up cardboard and plastic items from various local businesses and bale them. In this role, you will be working towards meeting quotas for suppliers we partner with and be a leader in supporting opportunities for people with disability to work, develop skills, earn an income and be involved in their community. Hours of work are Full time Monday to Friday.

Responsibilities

• Motivate and mentor a diverse workforce, fostering a strong safety culture by ensuring compliance with WHS policies and procedures.
• Supervise and guide employees we support to meet NDIS goals and commercial outcomes.
• Promote positive behaviour support and a collaborative team culture.
• Conduct skills training, assessments, and performance reviews in collaboration with Employment Coaches.
• Ensure production meets customer expectations regarding quality, delivery timeframes and business requirements.
• Monitor operations to ensure they meet production standards, adjusting process as needed.

What You Can Bring

• Hold a Truck Licence or Forklift Licence - Preferable
• Previous experience in a production environment with a proven ability to coordinate projects and delegate activities to a diverse team.
• Experience in disability support will be highly regarded.
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills to ensure clear and concise information is presented to the team.
• A genuine commitment to the purpose and values of the organisation with a natural empathetic nature.
• Hold or be willing to obtain a Working with Children Check (Blue Card), NDIS Worker Screening Check (Yellow Card), National Criminal History Check (Fit2Work), and an open Driver’s License.

Benefits

• Salary Packaging Benefits: Package up to $15,900 of your annual salary tax‑free, increasing your take‑home pay.
• Entertainment Benefits: Use up to $2,650 of your pre‑tax income for entertainment expenses, such as meals and holiday accommodation.
• Employee Assistance Program: Access to a free and confidential counselling service for you and your family members.
• Wide range of training opportunities to help you grow professionally and develop your skills in a supportive and dynamic environment.
• Additional Benefits: Discounts on corporate private health insurance plans, white‑goods, and appliances; Paid Parental Leave; Reward and Recognition Program; and Free flu vaccinations.

To Join Endeavour Foundation

If this is the opportunity for you, click ‘Apply’. We look forward to hearing from you!