State Manager - Labour Hire (SA)

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STATE MANAGER - LABOUR HIRE (SA)

Posted: 20/01/2025
Closing Date: 19/02/2025
Job Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Adelaide City
Job Category: Community Services and Development
From humble beginnings as a Mildura-based community organisation more than 50 years ago, MADEC Australia today is a leading national provider of employment, education and support programs. Our roots, and enduring purpose, as a registered charity and not-for-profit, is to make a difference to people’s lives by alleviating poverty and distress.
MADEC delivers both traditional labour hire services, and seasonal worker labour hire services via the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme delivered in partnership with the Australian government and countries in the Pacific Islands and Timor-Leste. MADEC plays a prominent role in the market in assisting businesses with diverse and practical workforce solutions predominantly within the horticulture, fish, meat and hospitality industries.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The State Manager is a dynamic role where you will be a key player in developing and maintaining professional relationships with clients and stakeholders, and drive business growth. Further, you will:

• Provide leadership and direction to a team of Account Managers and worker liaison staff to ensure labour hire assignments are managed effectively;
• Deliver end to end recruitment processes that are transparent, informed, and compliant with MADEC processes and statutory requirements;
• Review services delivered by the team and implementation of appropriate process improvements with key clients;
• Ensure client and worker relationships are maintained to the highest degree;
• Manage the effective relationship with third parties including trade union, and governing bodies; and
• Report on key performance metrics to internal stakeholders.

As State Manager you will have responsibility for all client management throughout South Australia, and as part of this you will travel to Host Employer sites in the following regions:

• Mallala/Two Wells
• Port Lincoln
• Port Augusta

• Provide leadership and direction to a team of Account Managers and worker liaison staff to ensure labour hire assignments are managed effectively;
• Deliver end to end recruitment processes that are transparent, informed, and compliant with MADEC processes and statutory requirements;
• Review services delivered by the team and implementation of appropriate process improvements with key clients;
• Ensure client and worker relationships are maintained to the highest degree;
• Manage the effective relationship with third parties including trade union, and governing bodies; and
• Report on key performance metrics to internal stakeholders