Production Supervisor in Dandenong

Walkinshaw Group is a leader in performance engineering, advanced manufacturing, and product development across automotive, motorsport, and emerging mobility sectors. With a proud history of innovation and quality, we deliver world-class engineering solutions for global OEMs and performance brands. Our Dandenong South facility is home to state-of-the-art engineering capability, a highly skilled team, and a culture that values creativity, collaboration, and technical excellence.

We are seeking an experienced and driven Production Supervisor to join our Toyota Tundra production team. Reporting to the Production Manager, you will be responsible for leading the day shift Production team. This hands‐on leadership role focuses on driving operational efficiency, enforcing standardised work, resolving production issues in real time, and fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and teamwork in a fast‐paced automotive environment. This role is an opportunity to have a direct impact on business performance and our products.

What you'll be doing:

• Leading the Toyota production team, ensuring production goals are met or exceeded
• Championing safety by enforcing safety policies across the line
• Facilitating high quality standards in each production process, working closely with Production Quality and VPC teams
• Day‐to‐day management of employees, through attendance, performance, discipline, motivation and leading shift start‐up meetings
• Quickly responding to production disruptions and escalating issues as needed
• Actively supporting and driving Lean Manufacturing initiatives, Kaizen events and suggestions from team members to reduce waste and improve processes
• Ensuring adherence to quality standards, company policies and regulatory requirements
• Liaising and collaborating with cross functional teams to resolve issues and support process improvements
• Preparing production reports, shift handover notes and performance updates for management

What we're looking for in a successful candidate:

• Tertiary qualification in automotive manufacturing or similar discipline or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of hands‐on experience in automotive or high-volume manufacturing, with at least 2 years in a supervisory role
• Strong understanding of automotive manufacturing processes
• Demonstrated leadership and people management skills
• Results‐oriented with a strong focus on safety, quality and delivery
• Excellent problem‐solving and decision‐making skills under pressure
• Developed communication and interpersonal skills (written and verbal)
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite and ability to learn new systems

What we offer:

• Competitive salary package
• Opportunity to work in an innovative, high performing team
• A collaborative environment with strong career development pathways