At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead manufacturing excellence and drive Lean transformation across multiple sites.
- Company: One of Australia's oldest and most respected road transport companies.
- Benefits: Executive role with direct Board access and the chance to make meaningful change.
- Other info: Brisbane-based role, open to relocation candidates from across Australia.
- Why this job: Shape the future of manufacturing while working hands-on with teams on the floor.
- Qualifications: Senior leadership experience in complex manufacturing and a degree in Engineering preferred.
The predicted salary is between 121500 - 148500 $ per year.
Our client is one of Australia’s oldest and most respected road transport companies. Privately owned and headquartered in Brisbane with operations across several states, the business has a clear Board mandate to lift manufacturing performance and modernise how work gets done.
This newly created Head of Manufacturing Excellence is a genuine executive seat with the mandate to make your mark. Sitting on the Executive Leadership Team and reporting to a Board Sub-Committee, you’ll lead Manufacturing and Engineering excellence, pinpoint the biggest opportunities, design the plan and drive it through, embedding Lean practice and real accountability nationally. This is not a back-office improvement role. You’ll be visible on the floor across every site, working alongside supervisors, engineers and operators to understand the realities of production and build improvements that last. At the same time, you’ll be a trusted voice at Board and ELT level, shaping decisions on capacity, capital investment and long-term operational priorities.
A genuine executive seat with direct access to the Board. Real backing and a clear mandate to make meaningful change. Fast decision-making, so your impact is visible. Solid improvement groundwork already in place to build on. A business that values quality and genuinely wants to get better.
Duties / Key Responsibilities
- Set the strategic direction for Lean transformation and continuous improvement across the group, and own the roadmap that delivers it.
- Standardise Lean systems across every site, including Value Stream Mapping, 5S, Kaizen, Pull Systems and Flow.
- Drive root-cause problem solving to eliminate waste, rework, bottlenecks and poor flow, with corrective action that holds.
- Put in place practical measures, targets and visual management that make performance visible and drive accountability.
- Lead culture change toward a collaborative, improvement-focused way of working, and coach emerging leaders to build lasting Lean capability.
Skills and Experience
- Substantial senior leadership experience in steel fabrication, heavy engineering or a similarly complex manufacturing environment.
- A track record of improving multi-site operations.
- Hands-on experience implementing and standardising Lean across multiple sites, not just overseeing it.
- A practical, data-driven approach to root-cause problem solving and performance measurement.
- Proven ability to lead culture change with a visible, floor-based leadership style.
- A genuine track record of developing leaders and building capability in others.
- Confidence operating at Board level while staying credible on the shop floor.
- A degree in Engineering (Mechanical ideal) will be highly regarded.
Brisbane based role - Open to relocation candidates (Australia wide).
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