At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead metal fabrication and assembly teams in a dynamic production environment.
- Company: Established Australian manufacturing business in Western Sydney.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, hands-on leadership role, and opportunities for career growth.
- Other info: Focus on safety, efficiency, and continuous improvement in a busy production setting.
- Why this job: Take ownership of varied operations and make a real impact on custom projects.
- Qualifications: Trade qualification in metal trades and strong leadership experience required.
The predicted salary is between 66150 - 80850 $ per year.
An established Australian manufacturing business is seeking an experienced Fabrication & Assembly Production Manager to lead its metal fabrication and assembly operations in Western Sydney. This is a hands-on leadership role overseeing a busy production environment that delivers custom and semi-custom metal fabrication and assembly orders. You will be responsible for managing people, production schedules, quality and changing customer requirements while maintaining a strong focus on safety, efficiency and on-time delivery.
The Role
Reporting to senior management, you will be responsible for the day-to-day operation and performance of the Metal Fabrication and Assembly departments. Key responsibilities include:
- Leading and coordinating the metal fabrication and assembly teams
- Overseeing custom and semi-custom fabrication and assembly orders
- Managing production schedules and ensuring work orders are completed on time
- Working closely with Production Planning to manage priorities and workflow
- Monitoring labour efficiency, productivity and quality
- Coordinating the completion and handover of finished goods
- Ensuring quality inspections, testing and documentation are completed
- Identifying opportunities to improve production processes, efficiency and cost
- Monitoring materials, consumables and production requirements
- Supporting machinery setup and day-to-day production requirements
- Leading toolbox meetings and maintaining strong WHS standards
- Inducting, training and developing production employees
- Supporting stocktakes and production administration
- Ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures
About You
To be successful in this role, you will ideally have:
- A trade qualification in a relevant metal trades discipline
- Strong experience in sheet metal fabrication
- Experience in laser cutting and welding environments
- Previous supervisory or production leadership experience
- Strong production planning and organisational skills
- The ability to manage multiple jobs and changing priorities
- Strong leadership and communication skills
- A practical approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement
- A strong commitment to quality and workplace safety
The Opportunity
This is an opportunity to take ownership of a varied metal manufacturing operation where production extends beyond repetitive, standardised work. With custom and semi-custom customer orders forming an important part of the production environment, you will be responsible for balancing changing priorities, quality requirements, labour utilisation and delivery expectations. If you are an experienced fabrication or manufacturing leader ready to step into a broader production management role, we would like to hear from you.
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