Operations Manager - Manufacturing

Operations Manager

Hydrapower Australia | Brendale QLD

ABOUT US

Hydrapower Australia has been designing and manufacturing hydraulic earthmoving attachments in Brendale since 1981 — road profilers, stabilisers, trenchers, flail mowers, post hole borers, slashers, brooms and more, direct from our workshop to customers across Australia and overseas.

We're a small team with long-serving staff and a genuine family feel. We back the right people, teach what needs teaching, and look after those who look after us.

We've built a strong reputation by doing what we say we'll do, looking after our customers and building quality equipment that lasts.

Visit us at Hydrapower - https://www.hydrapower.com.au/

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THE ROLE

This is a newly created role sitting at the heart of our operation.

As our Operations Manager, you'll be the person helping tie everything together across the workshop, engineering, purchasing and administration functions.

You'll work closely with our leading hands, engineer and office team to make sure jobs move through the business efficiently, customers are looked after and production runs smoothly.

No two days are exactly the same. One minute you might be helping prioritise fabrication jobs, the next you're coordinating purchasing, solving a production bottleneck or working with the team to improve workflow.

The purpose of the role is simple:

Help us run and grow the business while building the next chapter of Hydrapower.

We're not hiring a resume.

We're hiring a person.

Character, attitude and practical leadership matter more to us than fancy titles.

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WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

• Coordinating day-to-day workshop operations
• Managing production schedules and priorities
• Working with fabrication, machining, assembly and paint teams
• Supporting purchasing and inventory management
• Coordinating with engineering to keep jobs moving
• Monitoring workflow, capacity and delivery commitments
• Leading and supporting staff across the business
• Running planning and production meetings
• Working with suppliers and subcontractors
• Identifying bottlenecks and helping improve efficiency
• Maintaining a safe, organised and productive workplace
• Being a key point of communication between the workshop and office

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WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

The must-haves:

• Strong leadership skills and a good attitude
• Experience leading people in a manufacturing, workshop or operational environment
• Ability to organise work and keep multiple priorities moving
• Someone who takes ownership and follows things through
• Practical problem-solving ability
• Strong communication skills
• Someone who earns respect through actions rather than titles

Highly regarded:

• Trade background
• Experience in fabrication, machining or heavy equipment manufacturing
• Experience managing production schedules
• Purchasing and supplier management experience
• Mechanical aptitude and an understanding of manufacturing processes
• Experience working with ERP or manufacturing software systems
• Exposure to hydraulics, earthmoving equipment or agricultural equipment

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WHAT WE OFFER

• A genuine opportunity to help shape the future of the business
• Opportunity to make a genuine impact on the future direction of the business
• Stable manufacturing business with more than 40 years of history
• Long-serving, close-knit team
• A workplace where you're treated like a person, not a number
• The opportunity to make the role your own
• Brendale location — easy access from Brisbane's north side and Moreton Bay region
• Competitive salary package based on experience

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HOW TO APPLY

Hit Apply with your current resume and a brief note about yourself — we read them.

Tell us a bit about your background, why you're interested and what you've done that's relevant.

Applications will be reviewed as they come in, so don't sit on it.