Site Manager

Discover Opal….

We manufacture goods that you see, touch, and use every day and our customer base includes some of the biggest names in FMCG, Retail and Fresh Produce.

We stand for innovation, smart solutions, and sustainability!

Discover the Opportunity....

Opal Bag Solutions have an exciting new opportunity available in Thomastown for a Site Manager. This is a critical key leadership role for our Bag Solutions business leading all operational, engineering and maintenance activities for our Thomastown manufacturing site.

This role will focus on developing and implementing manufacturing strategies to optimise business results through dedicated implementation of Opal Manufacturing Excellence principles.

This role has 5 direct reports, and there are approximately 100 onsite staff.

You will contribute to the success of Opal by:

• Implementing proactive strategies and training on site to ensure excellent safety KPI results
• Working to bring together and continually engage our current workforce across the site
• Collaborating successfully with your peers in sales, finance, logistics, supply & planning to optimise all business results in safety, output, customer service and profitability
• Leading the business to further develop a culture of engagement, cooperation & success
• Using your lean manufacturing expertise to achieve world class standards across productivity and quality
• Creating and influencing a continuous improvement culture

Discover Yourself….

We are able to offer a varied career journey with experiential learning gained from cross-functional and lateral moves.    We embrace diversity in all its forms and we look for curious individuals who thrive in an environment of change.

Specifically for this role, we expect you will have;

• Experience in a manufacturing operations leadership role with proven track record of continuous improvement success
• Lean manufacturing expertise and knowledge
• Experience in implementing business systems
• Well-developed people leadership, influencing, negotiation, change management and conflict resolution skills
• Ability to motivate, coach, mentor, lead and supervise a large cohort of onsite staff
• Leading EBA negotiations in evolving & changing organisations
• Exposure to the commercial as well as the operational business environment with a well-developed all-round business acumen

Discover more… by visiting our website at www.opalanz.com

For more information please contact Annik Pearson on +61 438 310 927 or jump right in by sending us your CV.

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