Senior Production Manager – Mining & Heavy Industry

AustCorp Executive; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

AustCorp Executive in Perth, Western Australia, partners with an ASX-listed global Manufacturing & Technology business to recruit a Production Manager. You will own day-to-day production, lead supervisors and trades teams, ensuring safety, on-time delivery and budget targets.

Reporting to the Managing Director, you will drive continuous improvement and coordinate with engineering, procurement, planning and sales on new products and projects. Start the new year with a strong leadership role.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Production/Manufacturing/Workshop Manager.
• Experience leading workshops producing mechanical components (machining, fabrication, welding, assembly).
• Background in mining/resources/heavy industrial products preferred, ideally OEM.
• Strong knowledge of production planning, scheduling and ERP/MRP systems.
• Continuous improvement mindset (Lean, 5S or similar).
• Safety-first, hands-on leader who builds engaged teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop production supervisors and trades teams.
• Own the production schedule balancing capacity, labour and materials.
• Drive safety leadership and culture across the workshop.
• Track and improve KPIs such as DIFOT, throughput, labour efficiency, scrap.
• Maintain quality standards with engineering and quality teams on first-time-right production.
• Lead continuous improvement, Lean and 5S to lift productivity and reduce costs.
• Collaborate with engineering, procurement, planning and sales on projects.

Skills

Production leadership

Production planning

ERP/MRP systems

Lean & 5S

Safety leadership

Team development

Education

Trade background (fitter, machinist, boilermaker) or engineering qualification

Tools

ERP/MRP software

Job description

AustCorp Executive in Perth, Western Australia, partners with an ASX-listed global Manufacturing & Technology business to recruit a Production Manager. You will own day-to-day production, lead supervisors and trades teams, ensuring safety, on-time delivery and budget targets.

Reporting to the Managing Director, you will drive continuous improvement and coordinate with engineering, procurement, planning and sales on new products and projects. Start the new year with a strong leadership role.