Operations Supervisor

BlueScope is an Australian-born global success story spanning 18 countries with a team of over 14000 people. Were driven by innovation and are proud that the technologies in our products and brands like COLORBOND steel inspire and protect everything from hospitals and bridges to stadiums and homes.

The Opportunity

Are you an ambitious individual seeking to advance your career and elevate your leadership skills to the next level

Come and discover the opportunity to join our Lysaght team in our BlueScope Building Components business as an Operations Supervisor at our Geelong facility in VIC.

In this hands-on role youll oversee warehouse operations including loading and unloading steel products onto trucks and operating roll-forming machines ensuring on-time delivery to customers while prioritising safety. As a leader your responsibilities will impact the safety of our people as well as the quality and reliability of our equipment and products. You will lead motivate and develop our high-performing team to meet and exceed customer needs while also focusing on continuous improvement initiatives to drive efficiency and effectiveness in operations.

This role will require you to lead a team of approximately 20 employees across 2 shifts Monday to Friday

As part of our diversity and inclusion journey BlueScope is aiming to increase the representation of women in our Operations workforce across our businesses. We strongly encourage female applicants to apply for these positions.

What Will You Do

While engaging and leading the team youll actively participate in providing the required operational discipline and continuous improvement. Youll work closely with the production team and be responsible for:

• Developing Strong Relationships: Cultivating and maintaining robust relationships with suppliers customers and other key stakeholders to ensure seamless collaboration and satisfaction.
• Promoting Well-being and Inclusive Behaviours: Championing a culture of well-being and inclusivity within the team fostering an environment where everyone feels valued and respected.
• Supporting Operational Efficiency: Overseeing operational contractor management optimising cost efficiencies and ensuring prompt service delivery to enhance overall operational efficiency.
• Managing Volume Fluctuations: Strategising and adapting to large volume fluctuations to ensure smooth operations amidst challenges posed by varying demand or critical project timelines.

• Continuous Improvement: Actively seek out continuous improvement initiatives and implement to the wider team

• Providing Coaching and Mentoring: Offering guidance and mentorship to direct reports and team members fostering professional development and skill enhancement.
• Prioritising Safety: Maintaining a steadfast commitment to safety standards proactively identifying risks and opportunities and implementing suitable changes to mitigate risks and uphold safety protocols.
• Managing Shift Operations: Effectively managing shift operations to meet business targets uphold operational standards and ensure seamless coordination between team members.

More About You

You will be an engaging leader focused on developing your team to deliver creative solutions to complex problems. In addition you will bring:

• experience working within an operations warehousing or logistics environment with exposure to process manufacturing
• experience and qualifications in Six Sigma methodologies with a focus on achieving manufacturing excellence will be advantageous
• a strong customer focus and the ability to deal with ambiguity and change
• the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• an ability to translate business objectives to clear actions and outcomes for your team
• an ability to influence peers and colleagues to meet operational requirements scheduling and people demands
• leadership and guidance ensuring your team follows manufacturing excellence targets

Whats in it for you

• Full-time permanent position
• Free secured parking onsite
• Ongoing training and career development opportunities
• Employee benefits with discounts on health and wellbeing products and services
• Employee Assistance Program

If this sounds like the role for you we would like to hear from you.

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Applications close Tuesday 2nd December 2025

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time