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Manufacturing Operations Manager

Adelaide, South Australia💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-19 → 2026-09-27

Core

Lead, direct, and optimize manufacturing operations to safely deliver high-quality products on time, at the right cost, and in line with customer and business requirements.

Role type

Manufacturing Operations Manager

Builds

High-quality products for global customers

Domain

Life Sciences / Manufacturing

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Practical Process Improvement (PPI), root cause analysis, structured problem solving, safety compliance, production planning, team leadership, budget management, supply chain coordination

Preferred skills

Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen, visual management, talent development, capital expenditure planning

Technologies

None explicitly stated

Responsibilities

Lead daily manufacturing operations to achieve production, safety, quality, delivery, and cost targets; Champion continuous improvement initiatives (PPI, Lean, 5S) to eliminate waste and increase capacity; Develop and coach production leaders and teams to build high-performance organizations; Partner with Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain to improve flow and operational reliability; Manage manufacturing operations within approved budgets while maintaining safety and quality standards.

Seniority

Manager, site leadership team

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