• Senior multi-site manufacturing leadership opportunity overseeing three Victorian operations;

• Lead operational transformation, workforce optimisation, and manufacturing excellence across a growing business; and

• Strategic role managing complex manufacturing operations, unionised workforces, and major government-funded projects.

Your New Company:

Fleetwood is a leading Australian provider of modular building solutions, delivering innovative and high-quality outcomes across education, government, and commercial sectors. With a strong reputation for project delivery and manufacturing excellence, Fleetwood continues to play a significant role in supporting critical infrastructure projects throughout Australia.

As part of its continued commitment to operational excellence and future growth, Fleetwood is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Manager to lead its Victorian manufacturing operations. This highly visible leadership position will drive performance across multiple sites while contributing to broader strategic initiatives, workforce alignment, and evaluation of the Victorian manufacturing footprint.
 
Your New Role:

Reporting directly to the Head of Manufacturing, this senior leadership role is based at Derrimut and carries responsibility for three Victorian manufacturing sites including Derrimut, Bendigo Wood Street, and Bendigo Kangaroo Flat, together with associated holding yards.

Leading a workforce of approximately 27–30 full time employees and up to 100 subcontractors, you will be responsible for delivering safe, efficient, and high-quality manufacturing outcomes supporting Victorian School Building Authority projects, including new school construction and refurbishment programs.

Working closely with the Victorian General Manager, Construction Manager, Project Managers, and broader operational teams, you will play a pivotal role in aligning manufacturing capability with project delivery requirements while driving continuous improvement across all Victorian operations.

Your key deliverables will include:

• Providing leadership and operational oversight across three Victorian manufacturing facilities and associated yards;

• Managing direct employees, subcontractors, and site leadership teams to achieve operational objectives;

• Driving safety performance and ensuring compliance across high-risk manufacturing environments;

• Leading manufacturing delivery for Victorian School Building Authority projects, ensuring on-time and in-full project completion;

• Managing industrial and employee relations within a fully unionised environment operating under an Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (EBA);

• Standardising manufacturing processes, KPIs, reporting frameworks, and operating rhythms across all Victorian sites;

• Implementing lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, and productivity enhancement initiatives;

• Reviewing and optimising labour models, workforce planning, and subcontractor utilisation to improve operational efficiency and cost performance;

• Collaborating closely with sales, estimating, design, construction, and project delivery teams to ensure manufacturing alignment with customer commitments;

• Supporting cultural transformation, workforce engagement, and organisational alignment across multiple locations;

• Driving operational excellence through root cause analysis, data-driven decision making, and sustainable process improvements;

• Contributing to broader business diversification initiatives while maintaining strong performance across core education sector projects; and

• Evaluating and supporting future Victorian footprint strategy and operational structure opportunities.

Your Background:

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Demonstrated experience leading multi-site manufacturing operations within complex industrial environments;

• A strong technical manufacturing background gained within sectors such as FMCG, industrial manufacturing, OR automotive_;_

• Proven capability operating within unionised environments and managing Enterprise Bargaining Agreements, industrial relations, and workforce engagement;

• Extensive experience driving operational excellence, lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, and productivity enhancement programs;

• Experience leading organisational change, site transformations, restructures, or operational improvement programs;

• Demonstrated people leadership capability, with experience developing supervisors, frontline leaders, apprentices, and manufacturing teams;

• A strong safety leadership track record within high-risk manufacturing environments;

• Sound commercial acumen with an understanding of manufacturing cost drivers, productivity metrics, labour utilisation, inventory management, and margin performance;

• Experience managing blended workforces comprising both direct employees and subcontractor resources;

• A valid driver's licence and willingness to travel between Victorian sites as required.

What You'll Get in Return:

• The opportunity to join a respected Australian organisation delivering projects that positively impact communities across Victoria;

• A senior leadership role with significant influence across manufacturing operations and future business strategy;

• Exposure to complex, large-scale education infrastructure projects and government-funded programs;

• The ability to drive meaningful operational improvements and transformational change across multiple sites;

• A collaborative executive leadership environment committed to continuous improvement and business growth;

• Competitive remuneration and long-term career development opportunities; and

• The opportunity to lead engaged teams while shaping the future direction of Fleetwood's Victorian manufacturing operations.

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How to Apply:

For more information or a confidential discussion please call Lauren Gruescu at u&u on 0422 803 494 quoting job title and reference number 45209.

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