About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Plant Superintendent to join our Queensland Chlor-Alkali manufacturing facility in Lytton, Queensland.

As Plant Superintendent, you will provide direction and support to Team Leaders, Operators and Laboratory personnel while driving a strong culture of safety, accountability, teamwork and operational excellence.

This is a key leadership position responsible for coordinating daily production activities, workforce planning, training and competency development, operational performance, and stakeholder collaboration across production, maintenance, laboratory, logistics and safety functions

Key Responsibilities

• Leading and developing a team of Team Leaders, Operators and Laboratory personnel.
• Managing workforce planning, rosters, leave scheduling and operational staffing requirements.
• Driving a strong safety culture through leadership, coaching, emergency preparedness and compliance.
• Ensuring employees are trained, competent and capable of safely performing their roles.
• Monitoring plant operations and ensuring operational procedures, inspections and records are completed accurately.
• Coordinating production requirements and planning activities to maximise plant availability and minimise interruptions.
• Working closely with Maintenance to coordinate repairs, shutdown activities and operational priorities.
• Managing operational consumables, inventories and stock control processes.
• Supporting laboratory operations to ensure adequate capability and resourcing.
• Leading incident investigations, corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Participating in workplace health and safety activities and committees.
• Acting in the Plant Manager's capacity for operational decision making when required.

The Successful Candidate will have

You are a capable operational leader who enjoys developing people, solving problems and driving high performance in a safety-critical environment.

To be successful, you will ideally possess:

• Proven leadership experience within a manufacturing, processing, industrial or operational environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach and develop teams.
• Strong understanding of safety management systems and risk management.
• Experience managing employee performance, training and workforce planning.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strong organisational and planning capabilities.
• The ability to make sound operational decisions and respond effectively to changing production requirements.
• Understanding of production processes and plant equipment.
• Knowledge of industrial agreements, awards and workforce management practices

Why Join Coogee?

Key Responsibilities

• Leading and developing a team of Team Leaders, Operators and Laboratory personnel.
• Managing workforce planning, rosters, leave scheduling and operational staffing requirements.
• Driving a strong safety culture through leadership, coaching, emergency preparedness and compliance.
• Ensuring employees are trained, competent and capable of safely performing their roles.
• Monitoring plant operations and ensuring operational procedures, inspections and records are completed accurately.
• Coordinating production requirements and planning activities to maximise plant availability and minimise interruptions.
• Working closely with Maintenance to coordinate repairs, shutdown activities and operational priorities.
• Managing operational consumables, inventories and stock control processes.
• Supporting laboratory operations to ensure adequate capability and resourcing.
• Leading incident investigations, corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Participating in workplace health and safety activities and committees.
• Acting in the Plant Manager's capacity for operational decision making when required.