Manufacturing Manager - Corrugated Packaging (Ref: PK9485)

NEW VACANCY IN AUSTRALIA! (PK9485)

MANUFACTURING MANAGER - CORRUGATED PACKAGING

AUSTRALIA (Please contact me for further details)

SALARY AUS $150-170K + RELOCATION / SPONSORSHIP PACKAGE

CRUTIAL CRITERIA DUE TO VISA REQUIREMENTS:

• UNDER 42 YEARS OLD
• NO HEALTH CONDITIONS
• NO CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS

Our client is a family-owned integrated Corrugated Packaging Company based in Australia, they are a phenomenal business who have state of the art machinery and are renowned for their impeccable quality and service levels! Our client makes impressive and continual investment into their business and employees as they are now looking to take the next step in their development and expansion plans.

They are currently looking for a Manufacturing Manager to join their team willing to relocate over to Australia. You will be responsible for covering a three shift pattern with approx 30 employees per shift. Covering daily manufacturing performance across corrugating and converting, including safety, staffing, output, downtime, setup performance, waste, quality and schedule attainment.

** OUR CLIENT IS LOOKING FOR A CANDIDATE WHO IS GENUINELY INTERESTED / PREPARED TO RELOCATE TO AUSTRALIA. OUR CLIENT IS OFFERING A FANTASTIC RELOCATION PACKAGE AND ALL THE SUPPORT A CANDIDATE WILL NEED TO MAKE THE MOVE ***

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the site manufacturing operation to deliver safe, reliable & cost-effective production
• Converts the production plan into daily execution, develops capable leaders and teams, and drives measurable improvement in throughput, quality, service and profitability
• Set visible standards for safe work, product quality, housekeeping and environmental compliance. Ensure incidents, hazards and non-conformances are investigated, actions are owned and repeat events are prevented
• Deliver the production plan and customer requirements through disciplined shift execution, labour deployment, schedule adherence, constraint management and escalation of risks
• Work with Reliability and Maintenance to prioritise planned work, eliminate chronic losses, improve asset availability and ensure production ownership of basic equipment care and accurate downtime capture
• Build capability and accountability in shift managers, team leaders and operators through clear expectations, structured coaching, skills matrices, training plans, succession planning and timely performance reviews
• Lead data-driven improvement using SMED, One-Page-Plans, Pareto analysis, RCCA and standard work. Maintain clear owners, due dates, benefits and sustainment checks
• Own manufacturing cost performance and deliver approved Profit Improvement Plans that reduce cost per square meter, waste, overtime, labour inefficiency and conversion losses while protecting safety, quality and service
• Maintain effective daily, weekly and monthly operating rhythms with scheduling, dispatch, supply chain, reliability, quality and site leadership. provide accurate forecasts, risks, actions and decisions required
• Set daily priorities and ensure Shift Managers and Team Leaders use visual management, escalation and documented follow-up to close performance gaps
• Ensure labour plans, overtime, training and leave coverage support the production plan and agreed cost targets
• Ensure customer quality issues, process non-conformances and repeat defects receive prompt containment, root-cause analysis and sustainable corrective action
• Maintain effective communication and handover between shifts and functions, with clear escalation of safety, service, quality, cost and reliability risks
• Lead weekly production and reliability reviews focused on the highest-impact constraints, chronic failures, overdue actions and forward resource requirements
• Maintain current one-page-plans for priority assets using validated downtime data, rolling Pareto analysis, defined base state, target condition, RCCA, owners and due dates
• Participate as a core team member in cross-functional Lean continuous improvement projects and initiatives designed to improve customer value, operational performance, and profitability
• Sponsor and deliver SMED projects that separate internal and external work, standardise changeovers and sustain demonstrated setup-time reduction
• Develop and track Profit Improvement Plans with a validated baseline, financial benefit, implementation milestones, accountable owner and monthly benefit confirmation
• Control controllable manufacturing expenditure and contribute to budgets, forecasts, capital priorities and post-implementation benefit reviews
• Manage capital projects to ensure completion on time and within budget
• Support the shared responsibility for maintaining factory and office areas to agreed standards
• Ensure your team understands and consistently meets their housekeeping responsibilities
• Understand and comply with the Company WHS Policy and your responsibilities for maintaining a safe workplace
• Identify and promptly report hazards, and support corrective actions through to completion
• Follow all safety requirements, procedures and instructions relating to equipment and work activities
• Actively support improvements to health and safety standards across factory and office areas
• Respond appropriately to workplace incidents within your area and ensure required reporting and escalation is completed promptly