Regional Manufacturing Manager - - 43820 - Fletcher Building

General Information

Job Type

Permanent

Description

We’re looking for an exceptional Regional Manufacturing Manager to lead our NSW/ACT operations—someone who is not just operationally sharp, but a true leader who can engage, influence and inspire.

This is a critical leadership role where you’ll bring a laser focus on manufacturing excellence, balancing strong cultural leadership with disciplined execution and performance outcomes. You’ll lead a key site while providing functional leadership across multiple locations, ensuring consistency in standards, performance, and capability.

Operating in a unionised environment, your ability to build credibility and strong, respectful relationships with unions and employee representatives will be critical. You’ll be actively involved in Enterprise Agreement negotiations and broader IR matters, bringing both commercial acumen and emotional intelligence to the table.

At the same time, you’ll play a pivotal role in embedding Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement disciplines—driving productivity, efficiency, and measurable performance uplift across the network.

This is a fast-paced, made-to-order manufacturing environment, where short lead times demand clarity, responsiveness, and strong operational judgement. You’ll need to stay closely connected to both your teams and customers, ensuring the right balance between delivery, quality, and engagement.

What you’ll be responsible for

Leading manufacturing excellence with a strong focus on performance, discipline, and outcomes
Driving a high-performing, engaged culture while maintaining visible, on-the-ground leadership
Leading a key site while providing functional leadership across multiple locations
Ensuring consistency in manufacturing standards, performance, and capability across the region
Building and maintaining strong, trusted relationships with unions and employee representatives
Playing an active role in Enterprise Agreement negotiations and broader IR matters
Embedding Lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement initiatives
Lifting productivity, efficiency, and operational performance through structured improvement
Operating effectively in fast-paced, made-to-order environments with short lead times
Delivering effective workforce planning aligned to production requirements
Staying closely connected to frontline teams and customers to ensure strong outcomes

What you’ll bring

Senior leadership experience within manufacturing or industrial environments
Deep experience in unionised workplaces, including Enterprise Agreements and IR
Experience working in short lead-time, made-to-order production environments
A proven track record of building strong cultures while lifting performance expectations
Strong capability in Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement
Strong operational and commercial judgement, with the ability to make decisions quickly
Excellent stakeholder engagement, with the ability to connect from frontline to customer

Why join us?

This is an opportunity to step into a role with real impact—where you’ll shape culture, influence performance, and lead a critical manufacturing network through its next phase of growth and optimisation. For a confidential conversation, reach out to Kate.Snyman@fbu.com