Build Your Career with an Industry Leader
For the last 35+ years, Boutique Kitchens & Joinery have been manufacturing, supplying and installing kitchen cabinetry & customised commercial joinery across Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast with a focus on Quality and Delivered In Full On Time.
Based in Northgate, near the Brisbane airport, our talented team of Designers; Cabinet makers / Joiners and Installers assist our clients by creating the ideal solution for their requirements. Producing modern and functional joinery for both commercial and residential clients, our mission is to provide complete solutions for any size project whilst delivering an unbeatable customer experience.
About the Role
We are looking for a highly energetic and experienced Production Manager to join our dynamic team at Boutique Kitchens & Joinery, where you will lead the charge in fostering a culture of safety and operational excellence.
Reporting to the General Manager, you'll oversee all aspects of production, driving performance to align with business strategies and objectives. Your expertise in lean management will be crucial as you support and drive continual improvement. With a strong focus on safety, quality, and cost efficiency, you'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to streamline our workflows and enhance overall performance.
Join us in shaping the future of our organization and making a positive impact in our industry.
In this exciting and varied role, you will:
* Coordinate daily production outcomes and workflow in conjunction with the General Manager to ensure expectations of productivity, quality and delivery are met.
* Targeted and continual monitoring and management of employee tasks to ensure focus on safety, quality and efficiency meet best customer and business outcomes.
* Monitor scheduling sequence to maximise productivity.
* Support the team to allow them to work to their full capacity.
* Conduct weekly team meetings focusing on safety and quality.
* Conduct huddles as required to focus on targeted strategies of Continuous improvement and process improvement.
* Management and assessment of job, CNC, team and individual performance outcomes.
* Coaching and development of people including the development and implementation of best practice manufacturing systems and processes.
* Ensure production ‘best practice’ activities are compliant with SOPs and all staff are provided with sufficient training and review to achieve expectations of safety, quality and productivity goals.
* Improvement projects (evaluation & implementation)
* Prepare monthly management reports.
* Build a dedicated team based on high morale, focused on high quality, great service, hunger to succeed, backed by a positive culture.
About You
* Previous experience as a Production Manager essential, preferably within the Kitchen & Joinery manufacturing industry or similar highly detailed small batch custom manufacturing industry.
* Formal qualification in industrial engineering or similar highly regarded.
* Strong people management skills with the ability to communicate and interact with all types of people.
* Experience in being the lead change agent in complex transformational activities.
* Significant experience in implementation of complex Lean principals as they apply to manufacturing operations.
* Proven success designing, implementing, communicating, and meeting KPI goals.
You will work in our manufacturing facility at Northgate, with a total head count of approximately 80 personnel equipped with market leading software, tools and machinery.
You will gain experience in a fast-paced environment, with an ambitious team; we fail forward and continuously improve to be the best we can; we have a strong drive for results.
You will be part of a team that shares our Core Values of Respect, Teamwork, Communication, Integrity & Achievement.
You will be joining a diverse organization that collaborates effectively to find optimal solutions; we focus on our customers and work with them on every step of their journey with us.
Apply Now
Are you interested or know someone who could be? Let them know! If you don’t quite meet all the criteria, but feel you can make a difference at Boutique Kitchens & Joinery, we encourage you to submit your application. If your CV includes qualifications, work history, skills and experience, no need to also provide a cover letter. We look forward to receiving your application.
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Your application will include the following questions:
* Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?
* How many years' experience do you have as a production manager?
* Have you completed a qualification in industrial engineering?
* How many years' experience do you have as a Joinery Manager?
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