Manufacturing Lead

Reporting to the Head of Manufacturing, this role is responsible for leading a defined production area and delivering consistent performance across safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people. You will play a key role in translating operational plans into disciplined execution, while building team capability and driving sustained performance outcomes.

This is a hands-on leadership role with a strong presence on the shop floor, focused on driving operational stability, resolving performance challenges, and enabling continuous improvement.

• Leading day-to-day manufacturing operations within your area
• Driving safe, high-quality and efficient production outcomes
• Building team capability through coaching, training and performance management
• Owning and improving performance across key operational measures
• Identifying and resolving issues impacting production performance
• Supporting and embedding continuous improvement initiatives
• Working cross-functionally to ensure smooth and effective operations

You are a confident and practical leader who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. You bring a strong focus on people, performance and continuous improvement, with the ability to lead from the front and build a high-performing team.

Your experience could come from a range of manufacturing environments. Experience leading fabrication, industrial painting/coatings, sheet metal or similar operations would be particularly valuable, but we are equally interested in strong manufacturing leaders who bring transferable technical and operational experience.

• Proven leadership experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment
• Strong understanding of production operations and workflow
• Proven ability to lead teams, manage performance and develop capability
• Experience applying Lean principles or leading continuous improvement initiatives
• A strong commitment to safety, quality and operational discipline
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to respond to changing priorities

• Experience in fabrication, industrial painting/coatings, sheet metal, engineering or other relevant manufacturing environments
• A relevant trade or technical qualification, or equivalent practical manufacturing experience
• Exposure to Lean methodologies, such as Lean Six Sigma, and modern manufacturing practices
• Experience in medium to high-volume production environments
• Experience working in regulated or safety-critical environments

If you are looking for your next manufacturing leadership opportunity and want to make a real impact on production performance and team capability, we’d love to hear from you.