Production Engineer

Job details

• Monday to Friday role with flexible start and finish times
• Temp-to-permanent opportunity with immediate start
• Focus on safety investigations, risk management, and production improvement
  
  

About The Client

Our client manufactures and supplies precast concrete solutionsdelivering pipes, culverts and engineered products that support water, sewer, transport and infrastructure projects across Australia.

About The Role

We are seeking a Production Engineer to support the safe and efficient operation of a busy precast manufacturing facility. This role combines production engineering, continuous improvement, and safety leadership. You will work closely with production, maintenance, and quality teams to optimise processes, improve safety outcomes, and ensure reliable production delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage production workflows and daily manufacturing schedules
• Drive process improvements using Lean manufacturing principles
• Monitor and optimise plant and equipment performance
• Troubleshoot production and technical issues across operations
• Lead incident and near-miss investigations using root cause analysis
• Conduct risk assessments, safety audits, and hazard identification activities
• Develop and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)
• Ensure compliance with safety and regulatory requirements
• Support quality assurance, concrete testing, and product compliance
• Promote continuous improvement across safety and production functions
  
  

Skills And Experience Required

• Experience in production, manufacturing, or process engineering
• Strong background in safety investigations and risk management
• Experience conducting root cause analysis using recognised methodologies
• Knowledge of hazard identification, risk assessment, and CAPA processes
• Understanding of health, safety, and environmental compliance requirements
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Experience within manufacturing, construction products, or heavy industry environments
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to drive continuous improvement initiatives
• Engineering qualification or equivalent industry experience preferred
  
  

How To Apply

Click on the Apply button to submit your application or for more information please contact:

WorkPac Principal Consultant: Georgia Guy on(08) 6462 1147 or Georgia.Guy@workpac.com quoting the below reference number.

Job Reference Number: 764J202686950

About WorkPac

WorkPac is one of the largest workforce solutions businesses in Australia, backed by over 25 years of proven success. We offer tailored, end-to-end solutions in recruitment, skills and career development across diverse sectors, including Mining, Construction, Industrial, Engineering, Healthcare, Social Care and more.

Equal Employment Opportunity

At WorkPac, we foster a work environment where everyone feels welcome and valued. As an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and embrace diversity in race, gender, age, religion, culture, and ability.

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