Production Manager - Electric Component

About Us

At Komatsu Australia you’ll be part of an inclusive culture where all our people thrive, reflected in our purpose: creating value together. We encourage people with diverse backgrounds to apply for this role.

The Opportunity

Join Komatsu as a Production Manager – Electrical and take charge of our busy Hemmant Workshop in Brisbane. This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll manage daily production operations, ensuring safety, quality, and efficiency across electrical remanufacturing and exchange work.

We’re looking for a proven people leader with strong experience managing blue-collar teams in a workshop, manufacturing, or heavy industry environment. You’ll be passionate about safety, performance, and developing your team to deliver results.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading and developing a team of trade-qualified and production employees.
• Ensuring compliance with HSE legislation and Komatsu standards.
• Planning workloads, resources, and schedules to meet operational demand.
• Driving improvements in productivity, quality, 5S, and cost performance.
• Conducting root cause analysis and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
• Building a positive, respectful, and high-performing team culture.

What you'll bring:

• Demonstrated blue-collar people management experience (essential).
• Strong leadership and communication skills with a hands-on approach.
• Electrical trade or engineering background (advantageous).
• Proven ability to deliver on safety, quality, and performance KPIs.
• Committed to continuous improvement and team development.

You’ll enjoy a competitive salary, car allowance, ongoing development opportunities, and the chance to make a real impact in a supportive, safety-focused environment.

Why work for us!

Komatsu benefits:

• Families Policy: 16 weeks of paid primary carer parental leave, 4 weeks of secondary carer leave, plus many more family friendly benefits.
• Financial: Income Protection Insurance provided through our company superannuation fund.
• Career: Recognition, awards, flexibility, further education studies and internal career development.
• Health: Corporate discount with Bupa, Total Wellbeing Solution with Telus Health.
• Travel: Discounts with Avis, Qantas, Crown, IHG and travel agents.
• Yearly Bonus: Potential to receive a yearly bonus.
• Referral Program: $3000 referral payment for referring a successful new employee to Komatsu.

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Komatsu offers a zero-harm culture in the workplace and competitive remuneration package. We employ people with different skills, abilities, cultural backgrounds, experiences, preferences, ethnicities and from different generations. Komatsu is committed to a workplace where women can thrive.