Senior Manufacturing Leader — Lean Ops & Growth Impact

Wood Recruitment; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Wood Recruitment in Western Australia is seeking a senior manufacturing leader to take responsibility for day-to-day factory performance. You will lead production supervisors and the wider manufacturing workforce, deliver production schedules across multiple product streams, and drive Lean initiatives across the site.

You will establish standard work, visual management and 5S, strengthen quality assurance, monitor costs and labour, and report weekly KPIs in a multicultural, fast-growing

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years’ experience within a manufacturing environment
• At least 3 years running a factory or production operation
• Strong experience within timber framing, light-steel framing, modular or offsite construction
• Demonstrated experience leading a workforce of 20+ employees
• Proven experience implementing Lean manufacturing or process improvement
• Evidence of delivering measurable improvements in productivity, quality or cost
• Strong understanding of quality assurance systems and process-based quality control
• Experience developing supervisors and building high-performing production teams
• Strong understanding of production flow, capacity planning and manufacturing KPIs
• Ability to lead a multicultural workforce with a clear, fair and consistent management style
• Full and unrestricted Australian working rights

Responsibilities

• Taking overall responsibility for day-to-day factory performance
• Leading production supervisors, leading hands and the wider manufacturing workforce
• Delivering production schedules across multiple product streams
• Managing labour planning, capacity, productivity and shift requirements
• Driving Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives
• Establishing and maintaining standard work, visual management and 5S
• Strengthening quality assurance systems, hold points and first-pass quality
• Monitoring rework, defects, labour hours, material waste and overtime
• Developing supervisors and building capability across the production team
• Managing performance and accountability across a diverse workforce
• Taking ownership of factory WHS, incident management and hazard reporting
• Reporting weekly production, quality, safety, labour and cost KPIs
• Identifying production constraints and implementing measurable improvement plans
• Helping design the process, layout, labour model and workflow for future manufacturing operations

Job description

Wood Recruitment in Western Australia is seeking a senior manufacturing leader to take responsibility for day-to-day factory performance. You will lead production supervisors and the wider manufacturing workforce, deliver production schedules across multiple product streams, and drive Lean initiatives across the site.

You will establish standard work, visual management and 5S, strengthen quality assurance, monitor costs and labour, and report weekly KPIs in a multicultural, fast-growing