Ready to take the lead and make a real impact? We’re on the lookout for a Site Manager to join us at one of our key locations in Sydney. In this role, you’ll work closely with our National Installation and Service Manager and play a vital part in driving operational excellence, service delivery and compliance.
You’ll have the autonomy to lead your site, ensuring safety, quality, timelines and cost targets are met – while achieving DIFOT (Delivered in Full, On Time) for our stakeholders.
Main accountabilities
- Lead the installation team and service specialist, overseeing fit-outs and integration of service bodies onto light commercial vehicles and small trucks and after-sales service.
- Maintain high standards in Lean processes and methods.
- Provide feedback and ideas for continuous improvement—challenge the status quo with innovative solutions.
- Contribute to strategic plans for scalable service and product improvements.
- Ensure quality control processes are completed and documented to Hiway standards.
- Analyse and implement efficient production and manufacturing processes, including reporting to keep customers informed.
- Manage daily production reporting and ensure safe, consistent delivery.
- Oversee site assets, compliance and scheduled stocktakes.
- Work closely with the National Supply Chain team to align procurement and stores with national processes.
- Partner with People & Culture for any personnel or industrial relations matters.
- Ensure site compliance with all regulatory obligations (HSEQ) and act as the point of contact for authorities.
- Drive Right First Time (RFT) principles to reduce waste and improve efficiency.
- Promote 5S principles (Sort, Set-in-Order, Shine, Standardise, Sustain).
- Support the service specialist in delivering exceptional customer service.
- Manage site facility maintenance and upkeep of assets, infrastructure and equipment.
Minimum requirements (qualifications and experience)
- Trade qualification (mechanical or electrical minimum)
- Tertiary qualifications desirable but not essential
- Strong leadership and communication skills with a proven ability to work as part of a team
- 5+ years’ experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment, safely leading a workforce
- Solid financial acumen
What we offer
- Attractive salary offered
- Work within a collaborative, high-performance team environment
- Enhance your skills and grow with the company
More about Hidrive
Our 100% Australian owned business is truly entrepreneurial. We design, engineer, manufacture and install service bodies for utes, trucks and trailers. Our products are fun and what we do is varied. We are ISO 9001 (Quality), ISO 14001 (Environmental) and ISO 45001 (Safety) compliant. 98% of our business comes from corporate and government clients, not the recreational market. We are positioned to benefit from Australia’s long runway of infrastructure projects. We are diversified across corporate trades and industries that support our built environment, mining, utilities, transport, communications and agriculture.
How to Apply
If you’re ready to take on a rewarding role, please submit your resume and a cover letter detailing your relevant experience and why you are the ideal candidate for this position.
