BlueScope is an Australian born, global success story, spanning 18 countries, with a team of over 16,500 people. We’re 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.

This role sits within BlueScope Building Components (BBC).  BBC comprises four of BlueScope's downstream building products and solutions businesses in Australia – Lysaght, Fielders, Ranbuild and Kiteleys. Together, these businesses provide a comprehensive range of steel products, services and solutions to the Australian building and construction industry.

The National Manager Operations, Engineering and Supply Chain reports to the General Manager, BBC and is a member of the BBC Lead Team and Australian Technology Leadership Team.

This role is responsible for leading the national operations, engineering and supply chain capability that enables BBC to make, move and deliver product safely, reliably and competitively. This role can be based at any major operational BBC location (Lyndhurst Vic, Emu Plains/ Mascot / Minchinbury NSW, Archerfield Qld Mile End / Gillman SA, with regular national travel. 

The role provides national leadership across operations, engineering, maintenance, capital, automation, supply chain, logistics, inventory management and operational business systems. 

It is accountable for strengthening safe and reliable operations, lifting Manufacturing Excellence, improving asset and supply chain performance, and enabling practical adoption of technology and transformation across the BBC network. 

This is a senior leadership role with national accountability and enterprise influence. Success requires strong operational judgement, commercial discipline, people leadership and the ability to influence across all of broader business functions

This role suits someone who: 

• Can balance practical operational execution with strategic thinking and enterprise partnership 

• Leads safe, reliable and competitive performance across a complex operational footprint 

• Builds capability across operations, engineering, maintenance, supply chain and logistics 

• Connects operational decisions to safety, customer, cost, working capital, capital and EBIT outcomes 

• Influences confidently across BBC, ASP and Enterprise functions. 

As National Manager Operations, Engineering and Supply Chain, your focus will be on leading safe, reliable and competitive performance across BBC while building the operating capability required for the future. 

Key focus areas include: 

Safe and reliable operations 

Lead operational safety, critical risk management and operational discipline across the national network, with a strong focus on practical control effectiveness and frontline leadership capability. 

Operations and Manufacturing Excellence 

Drive operational performance, quality, productivity, standard work, job procedure checks, active supervision and continuous improvement across BBC sites.

Engineering, maintenance and asset stewardship 

Lead engineering, maintenance, capital planning, asset strategy and asset rejuvenation so BBC assets remain safe, reliable, productive and fit for future growth. 

Supply chain, logistics and customer performance 

Lead national planning, scheduling, inventory, logistics, freight and service outcomes, balancing customer experience, working capital, cost and operational efficiency. 

Technology, automation and business systems 

Shape automation priorities and lead the operational adoption of data, digital and enterprise technology initiatives that improve safety, productivity, quality, service and cost outcomes. 

Leadership capability and succession 

Build a high performing national team with strong succession depth, leadership routines, engagement  and enterprise mindset. 

Enterprise partnership 

Work closely with state leaders and functional partners across all of BlueScope to deliver integrated business outcomes

Over the next three years, the National Manager Operations, Engineering and Supply Chain will be challenged to: 

• Sustain safe, reliable and disciplined operations with Manufacturing Excellence embedded in everyday routines and reflected in stronger safety, quality, productivity, reliability, scrap and customer outcomes. 

• Strengthen asset stewardship and capital governance so engineering, maintenance and investment decisions support safer work, reliable operations and long-term network resilience. 

• Lift supply chain and logistics capability to improve customer service, inventory discipline, working capital, transport cost, scheduling and service reliability. 

• Leverage technology and automation to simplify work, improve decision making and strengthen operational performance across BBC. 

• Build leadership capability and succession depth across the national operations, engineering and supply chain leadership team

We are looking for a credible, commercially minded operational leader with experience leading teams and delivering outcomes in complex, multi-site or industrial environments. This role requires someone who can connect safe and reliable operations to business performance, build capability across a dispersed national team, and influence confidently across operational, commercial, technology and enterprise stakeholders. 

You’ll bring: 

• Senior leadership experience in operations, engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, logistics, maintenance, asset management or a related industrial environment 

• A strong understanding of safety leadership, operational discipline, Manufacturing Excellence and continuous improvement 

• Commercial judgement and the ability to connect operational decisions to safety, customer, cost, working capital, capital and EBIT outcomes 

• Proven ability to lead leaders, build capability and create alignment across a geographically dispersed business 

• Experience influencing in a matrix environment and partnering across functional and enterprise teams.

The BlueScope Difference

A career at BlueScope provides the opportunity to make a difference – to you, to your team, to our customers, to transforming products, processes and brands, and to an organisation intent on shaping a better built environment for all our communities. At BlueScope, you will:

• make an impact both within the organisation and in the broader community
• create and deliver innovative products and solutions that shape the world we live in
• grow on a path of continuous learning and development
• enjoy the sense of belonging that comes from working with people who genuinely look out for one another

We’re dedicated to supporting our people keeping one another safe, rewarding successes, and helping individuals grow. We foster workplace flexibility and an inclusive work environment that welcomes people of all backgrounds. We’re committed to climate action and to helping shape a better future for all our communities; we are committed to Our Purpose, Creating Strength. 

Come and discover us at bluescope.com/life at bluescope/. Together we can make a world of difference.