out the Opportunity

Our client is a well-established horticultural production business seeking an experienced Operations Manager to play a key leadership role in the ongoing development and performance of a large-scale nursery operation.

Reporting directly to the General Manager, and working closely with growers and production teams, you will be responsible for driving productivity, continuous improvement, labour utilisation, operational planning and team performance across a dynamic production environment.

This is an opportunity for a hands-on operational leader who enjoys creating structure, improving systems, developing people and delivering measurable operational outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day production and operational activities.
• Drive productivity, workflow efficiency and operational performance.
• Coordinate labour, resources and equipment to maximise output.
• Identify and remove operational bottlenecks and inefficiencies.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives across the operation.
• Support the implementation and optimisation of a new ERP platform.
• Develop, document and embed SOPs, workflows and operational standards.
• Establish performance measures and operational KPIs.
• Lead, coach and develop operational teams and supervisors.
• Create a culture of accountability, ownership and continuous improvement.

About You

You are a structured, solutions-focused leader with experience managing production, manufacturing or operational teams and delivering operational improvements.

You will bring:

• Experience in an Operations Manager, Production Manager, Manufacturing Manager, Site Manager or similar leadership role.
• Demonstrated experience improving productivity, workflow, efficiency and operational performance.
• Exposure to Lean Flow, Lean Six Sigma, Kaizen or similar continuous improvement methodologies highly regarded.
• Experience developing SOPs, workflows and process improvements.
• ERP implementation or systems improvement experience highly regarded.
• Strong planning, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent leadership and stakeholder management capability.
• A hands-on approach with the ability to drive accountability and performance.

Experience within horticulture, nursery production, agriculture, propagation, growing operations, food production, FMCG, manufacturing or other labour-intensive production environments will be highly regarded.

What's on Offer?

• Leadership role reporting directly to the General Manager.
• Opportunity to work within a large-scale horticultural production environment
• Long-term stable leadership opportunity within a growing Australian business
• Opportunity to influence operational performance and future growth.
• High level of autonomy and ownership.
• ERP transformation project underway.
• Strong focus on continuous improvement and operational excellence.
• Relocation assistance may be considered for the right candidate.
• Competitive salary package.

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If you're a hands-on operational leader who enjoys improving systems, building capability, driving performance and creating a culture of accountability, we'd love to hear from you.

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