Team Leader - Production

Ubeeco Packaging Solutions; Ipswich City; On-site; AUD 78,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time permanent role

Job security

Competitive hourly rate

Superannuation

Performance-based bonus

Training & development

Job summary

Ubeeco Packaging Solutions in Carole Park QLD is seeking an experienced Production Team Leader to supervise a manufacturing area, coordinate production staff and ensure orders align with the production schedule. This permanent, full-time role focuses on safety, quality and efficiency in a dynamic packaging operation.

You will lead up to 8 staff, coach them to perform tasks safely and efficiently, implement standard procedures and drive continuous improvement across the line.

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams in timber manufacturing.
• Forklift licence is essential.
• Knowledge of timber milling machinery and nail guns is advantageous.
• Proactive, hands-on approach and staff support.
• Detail-oriented with SOP development.
• Ability to plan, organize, prioritize, and meet deadlines.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building.
• Friendly and approachable, able to motivate staff.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Flexibility to work across shifts.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain processes to meet departmental plans and goals.
• Ensure quality and customer standards are maintained.
• Lead and motivate a team of up to 8 staff, maximizing productivity and safety.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and safety initiatives.
• Set up work areas and job runs for maximum efficiency and minimal downtime.
• Guide team-based problem solving and drive operational enhancements.
• Monitor, develop and implement standard operating procedures.

Skills

Team leadership

Forklift licence

Timber milling knowledge

Problem solving

Safety compliance

Job description

Ubeeco Packaging Solutions – Carole Park QLD

As a globally recognised leader in delivering quality manufactured packaging products, UBEECO is committed to providing clients with a wide range of solutions to support their operations. Through many decades of offering our unique state-of-the-art solutions across many industries such as; aerospace, defense, general manufacturing, infrastructure, logistics, and mining, we continue to expand our national operations both through acquisition and partnerships.

As a result of organic growth and expansion, we are actively seeking an experienced Production Team Leader to join our growing team on a permanent full-time basis.

The Position

Reporting directly to the Production Supervisor, you will be directly involved in the direct supervision and coordination of a manufacturing area/department, overseeing production staff to ensure that all orders are produced in accordance with the production schedule.

Key responsibilities include:

• Implement and maintain processes/procedures to achieve departmental plans and goals.
• Ensure quality and customer standards/expectations are maintained.
• Manage and motivate a team of up to 8 staff, maximising their daily productivity; this includes coaching and assisting staff to help them perform their required tasks safely and efficiently.
• With a strong focus on maintaining safety and high quality of work, foster a culture of continuous improvement and ongoing implementation of safety initiatives.
• Set up work areas and job runs to ensure maximum efficiency and to minimise down time.
• Guide team-based problem solving and driving impactful operational enhancements.
• Monitoring, developing and implementing best practice operating procedures.

This role requires a hands-on leader who is an excellent communicator that thrives on building and empowering high-performing production teams, contributing to long-term business growth and innovation.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will have previous experience in the timber manufacturing industry or similar, along with a decisive mindset and excellent team organisation skills.

Further requirements include:

• Previous experience as a team leader /supervisor in the timber manufacturing industry will be a distinct advantage.
• Current forklift licence (essential).
• Knowledge of operating timber milling machinery and nail guns will be advantageous.
• Have a proactive, hands-on approach, and providing support to team members as required in order to maintain effective operations.
• Highly process-orientated, with attention to detail and the ability to develop and implement standard operation procedures.
• Have the ability to plan, organise work of others, determine priorities, meet deadlines and work well under pressure.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to build strong relationships.
• You will need to be a friendly and approachable person who is able to motivate and retain staff.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Flexibility to work across various shifts.

The Benefits

• Being part of aleading global packaging solutions business
• Great team culturewith a friendly and helpful team that gets along well
• Full-time permanentrole withjob security
• Competitive hourly rate(negotiable on experience),plus super
• Eligible forperformance based bonus (weekly, monthly & annual incentives on offer)
• This position can provideprofessional growth opportunities, as the company has a major preference for promoting staff internally
• Ongoing training & professional development assistance.