Head of Manufacturing

Head of Manufacturing

• Provide Cross-functional Leadership across multiple divisions for a national B2B manufacturer and distributor of industrial consumables
• Work for an accredited “Great Place to Work” employer with extensive employee benefits

The Head of Manufacturing is a key member of the Operations Leadership Team, and has accountability in Signet for manufacturing, engineering/maintenance, associated warehousing and procurement of raw materials.

Signet has helped over 60,000 Aussie businesses wrap, pack and ship their products for more than 50 years. Our ‘WHY’ is Helping Australia Compete. This means helping other Aussie businesses be competitive and be the best they can be – a mission reflected in all areas of our business.

We proudly manufacture a wide range of Marking paints locally at our Colourpack Facility in Brisbane.  We are also a prolific manufacturer of stretch film and an expert in pallet wrapping solutions. Our 35,000 customers are serviced from distribution centres located in Brisbane, Townsville, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth.

Key focus areas:

• Providing Cross-functional Leadership across manufacturing and maintenance/engineering departments, as well as to manufacturing business partners including HSEQ, Supply Chain, Sales and Finance teams
• Develop, implement and review monthly an annual manufacturing plan aligned with our 3-year strategy and annual manufacturing requirements

We welcome applicants with keen commercial acumen and demonstrated capability for production, quality, cost and safety management within a medium to large business environment. 

The successful applicant will ideally possess:

• Tertiary qualifications in engineering or a manufacturing related qualification highly regarded.
• 10+ years’ experience in operational management with a significant background in high volume manufacturing and/or engineering environments
• An ability to analyse and interpret financial & production data, supported by an understanding of the relationship between key financial indicators and root causes of problems
• An understanding of Quality, Safety and Sustainability accreditations within a production environment is highly desirable
• Experience using ERP systems
• Sound working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles and practices.

As a member of the Signet team, you will be offered a range of benefits including:          

• Training and development opportunities enabling career progression - we are a company that values its employees and promotes from within
• Recognition program celebrating key service milestones
• Employee of the Month Awards recognising employees who go above and beyond

• 24/7/365 access to Employee Assistance Program specialists

• Signet offers an extension of the government-paid parental leave by 10 weeks for primary carers and 2 weeks for secondary carers

If you're looking for an opportunity to make a significant impact and feel appreciated, we'd love to hear from you!