Operations Manager
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Job Location:
Launceston - Australia
Monthly Salary:
$ 114282 - 129943
Posted on:
10-09-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
- Foster a culture of safety collaboration and continuous improvement
- Lead technical services that empower world-class agricultural research and teaching
- Full time ongoing role based in Launceston
About the opportunity
The Operations Manager is critical to TIAs success providing leadership to the state-wide technical team and ensuring the efficient safe and professional delivery of research and teaching infrastructure and programs. The role manages TIAs extensive field sites laboratories equipment and static infrastructure and leads risk management to ensure compliance with University Tasmanian and Australian regulations.
This position requires a proactive solutions-focused leader with strong stakeholder engagement skills operational planning experience and the ability to manage budgets and competing priorities. The Operations Manager fosters a culture of safety service excellence and continuous improvement in support of TIAs strategic goals.
What youll do:
- Lead and manage TIAs technical team ensuring safe efficient effective and high-quality delivery of teaching research and field programs across the state.
- Promote and maintain a strong Work Health and Safety (WHS) culture.
- Manage expenditure and cost recovery across assigned budgets.
- Provide the TIA Executive Team with high-level technical advice and input into strategic planning and progress reporting.
- Collaborate with relevant marketing and communications teams to support the delivery of community engagement activities ensuring compliance with safety standards.
What were looking for:
- Demonstrated knowledge of research teaching and operational.
- Ability to manage teams with strong interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated high level organisational and decision-making skills.
- Experience in the development and implementation of safety and risk management and mitigation procedures.
- Broad understanding of building design scientific research equipment and agricultural machinery.
Salary details
Appointment to this role will be at HEO 8 and will have a total remuneration package of up to $152033 comprising base salary within the range of $114282 to $129943 plus 17% superannuation.
How to Apply
- To apply online please provide your CV and 1-2-page cover letter outlining your interest in the role skills capabilities and experience. You do not need to separately address the success criteria.
- For further information about this position please contact Les Baxter Business Manager
- Please visit for our guide to applying and details on the recruitment process.
- For current UTAS staff in submitting your application you acknowledge you have/intend to discuss your interest in this vacancy with your current manager and understand they may need to be contacted confidentially by the hiring manager as part of the assessment of your application.
- Please refer to the attached Position Description Below for full details.
Position DescriptionOperations
Applications close Wednesday 24 September 2025 11.55pm
The University of Tasmania acknowledges the Palawa/Pakana and Gadigal/Wangal people as the traditional custodians of the land sea and waters of the areas upon which we live and work. We recognise their valuable contributions and deep connection to country and pay respect to Elders past and present.
As part of our commitment to a safe and inclusive workplace employment history and police checks may be conducted as part of the selection process.
To be eligible for this position you are required to hold Australian or New Zealand Citizenship permanent residency or a valid visa that enables you to fulfil the requirements of this role.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Six Sigma
- Lean
- Management Experience
- Process Improvement
- Microsoft Outlook
- Analysis Skills
- Warehouse Management System
- Operations Management
- Kaizen
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Retail Management
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