Site Manager Industrial Cleaning

seek.com.au; Melbourne; Vor Ort; AUD 85.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Relocation assistance

Visa sponsorship available

Zusammenfassung

Seek seeks an experienced Site Manager to lead our Industrial Cleaning and Laundry Operations at a major smelter site. You will drive operations, safety, and client satisfaction while mentoring a large frontline team.

This hands-on role requires leading from the front and delivering results in a challenging environment. You will oversee 50+ employees, including Leading Hands, cleaners, and laundry operators, coordinating across safety, planning, and client reporting with a strong emphasis on

Qualifikationen

• Experience managing industrial cleaning, mining, smelter, or heavy industry operations.
• Experience leading large teams (30+ employees).
• Strong leadership, people-management and communication skills.
• Experience with recruitment, rostering, payroll/timesheet approval, and performance management.
• Excellent organisational and administration abilities.

Aufgaben

• Lead and mentor a workforce of 50+ employees.
• Coordinate Leading Hands and supervise operations across site.
• Recruit, onboard, train and evaluate staff; conduct performance reviews.
• Ensure safety, client satisfaction, and contractual service levels.
• Develop rosters, review timesheets, and manage payroll information.
• Maintain budgets and monitor labour costs.
• Attend client meetings and report performance.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

People management

Recruitment

rostering

Payroll/timesheet

Communication

Safety focus

Jobbeschreibung

Site Manager - Industrial Cleaning & Laundry Operations (Smelter Site)

Location: Regional Australia
Salary: $85,000 + Superannuation
Relocation Assistance: $2,000 Available
Team Size: 50+ Employees

Visa Sponsorship: Available for suitable candidates

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and hands-on Site Manager to lead our Industrial Cleaning and Laundry Operations within a major smelter environment.

This is not a desk-based management position. You will be expected to lead from the front, work alongside the team when required, train and mentor employees, and ensure all operational, safety, and client expectations are achieved.

You will be responsible for overseeing a workforce of 50+ employees, including Leading Hands/Supervisors, Industrial Cleaners, and Laundry Operators, while maintaining strong relationships with both site management and client representatives.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & People Management

• Lead, develop, and manage a workforce of 50+ employees.
• Coordinate and support Leading Hands across multiple work areas.
• Recruit, onboard, train, and mentor employees.
• Conduct performance reviews and manage employee performance.
• Foster a strong culture of safety, accountability, and teamwork.

Operations Management

• Manage all Industrial Cleaning and Laundry Operations across the site.
• Ensure services are delivered safely, efficiently, and to contractual standards.
• Coordinate labour allocation and workforce planning.
• Monitor productivity and service delivery KPIs.
• Conduct regular workplace inspections and safety observations.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and additional services.

Planning & Administration

• Develop and manage employee rosters.
• Review and approve timesheets and payroll information.
• Complete daily, weekly, and monthly operational reports.
• Maintain compliance records and site documentation.
• Manage operational budgets and labour costs.

Inventory & Purchasing

• Conduct regular stocktakes.
• Monitor chemical, consumable, PPE, and equipment inventories.
• Order supplies and equipment to meet operational requirements.
• Manage supplier relationships and purchasing activities.
• Control costs while maintaining service standards.

Client Relationship Management

• Attend regular client meetings.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with site stakeholders.
• Address client concerns and implement corrective actions when required.
• Prepare quotations and manage additional works opportunities.
• Provide performance reporting and operational updates to clients.

About You

To be successful, you will ideally have:

• Previous experience managing industrial cleaning, mining, smelter, manufacturing, laundry, or heavy industry operations.
• Experience leading large teams (preferably 30+ employees).
• Strong leadership and people-management skills.
• Experience with recruitment, rostering, payroll/timesheet approval, and performance management.
• Strong organisational and administration skills.
• Ability to train, coach, and develop frontline employees.
• Excellent communication and client relationship skills.
• Current Driver's Licence.
• Strong commitment to workplace safety.

This role operates within a major smelter facility where strict safety protocols apply.

Employees are required to:

• Wear respiratory protection and other PPE, including full-face respirators where required.
• Work in physically demanding industrial environments.
• Take periodical blood, breath, urine tests.
• Follow contamination control and hygiene procedures at all times.
• Participate in site medical monitoring and health surveillance programs.

The work environment includes potential exposure to contaminants commonly associated with smelting operations,

• Lead
• Cadmium
• Thallium
• Other heavy metals

Comprehensive training, PPE, and safety controls are provided (blood, urine test)