Location: Moorebank, Sydney NSW
Work Type: Permanent Fulltime onsite
An established manufacturing business is seeking an experienced Production Manager to lead daily operations within a stable and well-established production environment.
This role is ideal for a hands-on people leader who enjoys driving production outcomes, supporting frontline teams, improving operational performance, and maintaining a strong safety culture. You will work closely with the State Manager and play a key role in ensuring production schedules, workforce planning, and operational efficiency targets are achieved.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage daily manufacturing operations
- Coordinate production schedules and machine utilisation
- Allocate labour resources effectively across production activities
- Support and develop supervisors, team leaders and production staff
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives
- Monitor productivity, quality and operational performance
- Ensure compliance with WHS, safety and company procedures
- Participate in production planning and workflow optimisation
- Collaborate with maintenance and logistics functions
- Provide operational leadership across a team of approximately 15-20 employees
- Previous experience as a Production Manager, Manufacturing Manager, Operations Manager or similar
- Strong people leadership experience within a manufacturing environment
- Experience managing production schedules and workforce planning
- Solid understanding of manufacturing processes and machinery
- Strong WHS and operational compliance knowledge
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to coach and develop frontline leaders
- Continuous improvement mindset
- Experience within plastics, packaging, injection moulding, industrial manufacturing or similar environments highly regarded
- Stable manufacturing operation with long-term growth opportunities
- Established and experienced workforce
- Supportive leadership team
- Opportunity to make a significant impact on site performance
- Career progression opportunities within a growing business
At Chandler Macleod, we are committed to fostering a diverse workforce where everyone is welcome. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, neurodiverse, people living with a disability and the LGBTIQA+ community.
You can read more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion at https://www.chandlermacleod.com/diversity-and-inclusion.
