Quality Manager - Hands-On Manufacturing Role (Emu Plains)

If you’re a Quality leader who prefers being on the floor rather than behind a desk — this role is for you. About the Role We’re looking for a hands-on Quality Manager who is highly visible on the factory floor and passionate about driving quality through people, not paperwork. This role is all about coaching, influencing and solving problems in real time — working alongside production teams to make quality part of how work gets done every day. What you’ll do
- Spend most of your time on the factory floor, building robust relationships with operators and leaders
- Coach teams on quality standards and best practice
- Drive accountability and influence behaviours across the site
- Identify, investigate and resolve quality issues as they arise
- Support practical continuous improvement initiatives that stick
- Partner with production and supply teams to balance quality with output
- Use data and insights to guide decisions in a simple, effective way What we’re looking for
- Proven experience in a Quality Manager or senior quality role within manufacturing
- Strong leadership and influencing skills
- you influence, not enforce
- Practical, solutions-focused mindset with a bias for action
- Comfortable engaging on the floor, not just in meetings
- Ability to simplify quality requirements for frontline teams
- You’re comfortable challenging and coaching at all levels
- You focus on outcomes, not just process What we offer
- Competitive salary package
- Full-time salary for a 4.5-day week (half-day Fridays)
- A role with real impact and autonomy
- Supportive, down-to-earth team
- Career growth opportunities
- EAP support
- Easter & Christmas shutdowns Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3qeg89