Job description
Factory Supervisor / Operations Manager (Training Provided) – Stone Manufacturing
Location: Moe
Full-Time | Leadership Role | Training Into Industry Provided
Salary: $40 - $45 per hour
Lead a busy factory producing premium custom stone benchtops and surfaces. If you’re an experienced people leader who loves running a tight operation, we’ll train you in the stone industry and set you up to succeed.
This is a leadership-first opportunity. You don’t need prior stonemasonry or fabrication experience—what matters is your ability to lead a team, plan work, drive quality and safety, and keep production moving. You’ll be supported by experienced tradespeople and shown the technical side on the job.
About the Role
You’ll own day-to-day factory performance—people, workflow, safety and quality. You’ll coordinate jobs from start to finish, remove bottlenecks, and ensure the team delivers on time with consistently high standards.
Working closely with the office team, project staff and the production floor, you’ll plan daily priorities, allocate labour and materials, and keep everyone aligned on progress and expectations.
Key Responsibilities
You’re a confident, practical leader who can organise a team, make decisions and follow through. You don’t need stone industry experience, but you will bring:
If you’re ready to lead a production team and take ownership of factory performance, apply now. Include a short cover note outlining your leadership experience and the types of teams/environments you’ve managed.
APPLY NOW or for any enquiries, please contact DFP Recruitment Gippsland on 03 5176 3140
#SCR-jacki-smith
Applicants new to DFP may be asked to provide additional information including work rights status via a survey link – if requested, we ask that you provide this information in order to expedite your application.
DFP welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability. In addition, DFP will provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability throughout the recruitment process. If you identify as a person with disability and require adjustments to the application, recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, please advise via adjustments@dfp.com.au or 1300 337 000 and indicate your preferred method of communication (email, phone, text) so we can keep in touch and meet your accessibility needs.
By clicking 'apply', you give consent that DFP may use your personal information to process your job application and to contact you for future employment opportunities. For further information on how DFP process your personal information please review the DFP Information Collection and Privacy Policy via https://www.dfp.com.au/about-us-1/policies. Do not submit any sensitive personal information in your resume.
Location: Moe
Full-Time | Leadership Role | Training Into Industry Provided
Salary: $40 - $45 per hour
Lead a busy factory producing premium custom stone benchtops and surfaces. If you’re an experienced people leader who loves running a tight operation, we’ll train you in the stone industry and set you up to succeed.
This is a leadership-first opportunity. You don’t need prior stonemasonry or fabrication experience—what matters is your ability to lead a team, plan work, drive quality and safety, and keep production moving. You’ll be supported by experienced tradespeople and shown the technical side on the job.
About the Role
You’ll own day-to-day factory performance—people, workflow, safety and quality. You’ll coordinate jobs from start to finish, remove bottlenecks, and ensure the team delivers on time with consistently high standards.
Working closely with the office team, project staff and the production floor, you’ll plan daily priorities, allocate labour and materials, and keep everyone aligned on progress and expectations.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead daily factory operations and set clear priorities for the floor
- Allocate jobs, roster labour and balance workload across workstations
- Drive on-time delivery by managing schedules, throughput and constraints
- Coach, support and motivate a team of trades and production staff
- Champion safety every day and maintain WHS/OH&S compliance
- Coordinate with office staff, project managers and suppliers to keep jobs moving
- Identify improvements to systems, layout and workflow to lift efficiency and quality
- Oversee job tracking, materials flow and production planning/reporting
You’re a confident, practical leader who can organise a team, make decisions and follow through. You don’t need stone industry experience, but you will bring:
- Proven supervisory/management experience in manufacturing, warehousing, construction, trades, logistics (or similar)
- Strong planning skills—able to juggle priorities and keep work on track
- Operational mindset with a focus on throughput, quality and continuous improvement
- Clear communication—able to set expectations and hold people accountable respectfully
- Hands-on approach and willingness to learn a specialist manufacturing process
- Strong problem-solving skills in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Comfort with basic systems (job tracking, scheduling, email and reporting)
- Structured on-the-job training in stone manufacturing and fabrication workflows
- Step into a specialist, in-demand industry—with support from experienced tradespeople
- A leadership role where your decisions directly improve output, quality and performance
- Supportive, skilled team and a hands-on, get-things-done culture
- Clear pathway to Senior Operations/Factory Manager level as the business grows
- Stable full-time role in Moe with competitive hourly rate ($40 - $45 per hour)
If you’re ready to lead a production team and take ownership of factory performance, apply now. Include a short cover note outlining your leadership experience and the types of teams/environments you’ve managed.
APPLY NOW or for any enquiries, please contact DFP Recruitment Gippsland on 03 5176 3140
#SCR-jacki-smith
Applicants new to DFP may be asked to provide additional information including work rights status via a survey link – if requested, we ask that you provide this information in order to expedite your application.
DFP welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability. In addition, DFP will provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability throughout the recruitment process. If you identify as a person with disability and require adjustments to the application, recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, please advise via adjustments@dfp.com.au or 1300 337 000 and indicate your preferred method of communication (email, phone, text) so we can keep in touch and meet your accessibility needs.
By clicking 'apply', you give consent that DFP may use your personal information to process your job application and to contact you for future employment opportunities. For further information on how DFP process your personal information please review the DFP Information Collection and Privacy Policy via https://www.dfp.com.au/about-us-1/policies. Do not submit any sensitive personal information in your resume.
