Production Leading Hand
- Assist with daily production planning and workflow coordination.
- Lead a performance-driven production team and monitor safety compliance.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives and provide leadership to team members.
About the Company
Our client is a leading independent Australian manufacturer and supplier of roll-formed steel roofing, cladding, rainwater, structural and fencing products.
About the Role
Reporting to the Production Supervisor, you will assist with the day-to-day organisation and performance of the manufacturing department.
This is a hands-on leadership position, where you will work alongside the production team while coordinating resources, maintaining workflow and driving a strong safety, quality and performance culture.
Key responsibilities include:
- Assist with daily production planning, workflow and resource coordination.
- Lead and support a performance-driven, customer-focused production team.
- Monitor safety performance, pre-starts and compliance across the manufacturing floor.
- Ensure customer orders are produced accurately and on time, meeting DIFOT targets.
- Monitor production targets, scrap, waste, quality and product errors.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives and improved manufacturing efficiencies.
- Provide leadership, training and development to team members.
About You
To be successful, you will have:
- 2+ years' manufacturing experience, with an interest in progressing into leadership,
- Production experience within the building materials industry – essential.
- High Risk Forklift Licence – essential.
- Experience operating overhead cranes.
- Experience in the roll-forming industry – highly regarded.
- Strong understanding of production planning, quality, safety and continuous improvement.
- Strong communication and people leadership skills.
- A proactive mindset with a genuine desire to improve production performance and processes.
What’s on Offer?
- $40 per hour + super
- Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 4:00pm
- Occasional Saturday morning shifts
- Opportunity to step into a key production leadership position.
- Opportunity to influence production performance, efficiency and continuous improvement.
We would love to hear from you!
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