The Opportunity

Our client is an established Australian designer, manufacturer and distributor of specialist electric and hydronic floor-heating solutions.

Based in Mona Vale and supporting customers across Australia, the business has built a strong market position through technical expertise, quality products and responsive service. They are now preparing for their next phase of growth.

The Role

Reporting to the Managing Director and joining the Management Team, you will have the opportunity to provide integrated leadership across fabrication, warehousing, logistics, inventory and supply chain.

Your initial priority will be to strengthen the fabrication function and its team by bringing greater clarity to leadership, workflow, planning, productivity, quality and capacity.

From there, you will drive coordinated improvement across the broader operation, building the systems, capability and discipline required to support sustainable growth.

This is a visible, hands-on role for an operational leader who can work effectively on the floor while also contributing to business planning, reporting and decision-making.

• Key ResponsibilitiesTake ownership of fabrication performance, scheduling and workflow to improve productivity, quality and on-time delivery.
• Lead and develop the fabrication and warehouse teams, establishing clear roles, standards and performance expectations.
• Lead warehouse and logistics performance, improving safety, flow, space utilisation, dispatch accuracy and delivery reliability.
• Strengthen inventory, demand planning, purchasing and supplier performance through better systems, controls and visibility
• Introduce practical KPIs, document core processes and identify opportunities to improve capacity, automation, fabrication rate and workflow.
• Maintain strong relationships with suppliers

About You

We are seeking an experienced Operations, Manufacturing or Warehouse & Logistics Manager who has improved performance in a similar product-based, fabrication or light-manufacturing environment.

You are comfortable moving between strategy and execution, are prepared to work alongside the team, challenge existing practices constructively and make practical improvements stick.

Ideally, you will bring:

• Broad operational leadership experience across fabrication or light manufacturing, warehousing, logistics, inventory and supply chain.
• A proven track record of introducing structure, process discipline and measurable performance improvement.
• Strong inventory-management, demand planning and supplier-management capability.
• Experience improving warehouse or ERP systems, supported by Lean or continuous-improvement principles.
• A hands-on, commercially aware leadership style with the ability to coach teams and lead change constructively