Operational Excellence Manager

Winstone Aggregates; Auckland; On-site; NZD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Job summary

Winstone Aggregates is seeking an Operational Excellence Manager to drive continuous improvement across our national operations. You will partner with quarry, transport, processing and lab teams to create safer, smarter and more effective ways of working, unlocking performance and simplifying complexity.

You will coach leaders, translate insights into action and embed Lean/Six Sigma methodologies to deliver long-term impact for people, customers and the business.

Qualifications

• Must have demonstrated experience delivering continuous improvement initiatives.
• Strong leadership & team-coaching capabilities.
• Proven ability to use data to identify opportunities and drive change.
• Experience applying Lean/Six Sigma to industrial/operational settings.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with national leaders to design safer, smarter ways of working.
• Lead change initiatives and build capability across operations.
• Coach leaders to sustain continuous improvement practices.
• Translate insights into practical, field-ready solutions.

Skills

Lean

Six Sigma

Change management

Leadership

Coaching

Data analysis

Job description

Description

Help Build the Legacy Behind New Zealand's Infrastructure

For generations, Winstone Aggregates has played a vital role in shaping New Zealand's roads, infrastructure and communities. Today, we're focused on building an even stronger future through innovation, operational excellence and the talented people who make it happen. Working across our nationwide operations, this is an opportunity to leave a lasting impact on one of New Zealand's most respected industrial businesses.

The Opportunity

This is more than a continuous improvement role.As our Operational Excellence Manager, you'll work alongside leaders across our quarry, transport, processing and laboratory operations to create safer, smarter and more effective ways of working. You'll help teams unlock performance, simplify complexity and build capability that delivers long-term results for our people, customers and business.Success in this role comes through collaboration rather than authority. You'll bring people together, use data to uncover opportunities, coach leaders through change and create practical solutions that make a real difference in the field. Whether improving productivity, strengthening operational standards or embedding continuous improvement practices, your influence will be felt across the country.

What You'll Bring

You may come from manufacturing, logistics, construction materials, quarrying, engineering or another complex operational environment. What matters most is your ability to connect people with improvement opportunities and turn ideas into meaningful outcomes.You'll be a thoughtful and commercially minded leader with experience driving operational performance, leading change and helping teams build confidence in continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma or similar disciplines.You'll enjoy coaching others, building strong relationships and translating insights into action.

Why Join Winstone Aggregates?

• Lead change with national impact
• Career pathways across Fletcher Building
• Work with passionate operational leaders
• A collaborative and supportive culture
• Competitive salary and benefits package

At Winstone Aggregates, we're proud of where we've come from and excited about where we're going. If you're motivated by helping people succeed, creating sustainable improvements and leaving operations stronger than you found them, we'd love to hear from youResearch shows that females and minority groups don’t apply for roles unless they match % the job description.We are proud of your diversity and see it as one of the things that make us stronger. We welcome your individuality and encourage you to bring your true self to work, so if this role is of interest but you feel you don’t fit it, we would still love you to apply.