Shift Team Leader

BlueScope is an Australian-born, global success story, spanning 18 countries, with a team of over 15,000 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.

The Opportunity

Come and discover the opportunity to join our Hot Strip Mill team at our Port Kembla Manufacturing facility as a Shift Team Leader. As a part of the broader Australian Steel Products portfolio, we have six major manufacturing sites at Port Kembla that deliver a variety of products, innovative solutions and services to our export and domestic customers.

The Hot Strip Mill is a key asset in the BlueScope Steel Supply Chain that provides a range of hot rolled product into the domestic and export markets including Hot Coil Processing, Coil Plate, Slitting, Flat Bar and Welded Beam processing.

In this role, you’ll ensure the shift operations teams are focused on the delivery of exceptional performance whilst taking every opportunity to minimise cost and waste. Supporting your team and the department, you’ll focus on encouraging continuous improvement strategies, and actively supporting management during change initiatives. You’ll lead and manage the team’s success through their performance and productivity to ensure our business plan objectives and targets are continually met.

This permanent opportunity works on a 7-day roster, 12 hours - days and nights shifts. When you join our team, we offer a 14% superannuation option, an annual profit share plan (bonus), access to a number of health & wellbeing initiatives including such as our EAP provider, and fitness passport.

What Will You Do?

Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will demonstrate your leadership skills and be responsible for:

• leading and supporting the shift operations, including electrical and mechanical teams to achieve business targets and ensure operations are within standards
• ensuring safety standards are never compromised, making suitable changes when risks and opportunities are identified
• supervising the operational activities and striving for business improvements and manufacturing excellence
• coaching, mentoring and developing the team to enhance capabilities

More About You

As an enthusiastic and motivated individual, you will demonstrate a willingness to lead and develop teams in achieving team success. You will also bring:  

• tertiary qualifications in engineering (ie. materials, process, chemical, mechanical or electrical)
• a safety-first mind-set, championing the care and wellbeing of yourself and others
• an ability to influence peers and colleagues to meet operational requirements, scheduling and people demands
• an ability to translate business objectives to clear actions and outcomes for your team

Why BlueScope

As BlueScope continues to go from strength to strength, a career with us provides you with the opportunity to grow and be rewarded. At BlueScope, you will:

• create and deliver innovative solutions that drive transformation in our business
• make an impact that really does shape the world we live in
• keep growing through continuous learning and development opportunities
• enjoy the sense of belonging that comes from working with people who genuinely look out for one another

At BlueScope, our people are our strength, and we don’t say that lightly. We want our people to be successful, and to be safe. We offer work-life flexibility through our B-flex program and make sure our inclusive work environment welcomes people of all backgrounds. We’re passionate about driving sustainability outcomes that matter to our communities, including action on climate and our 2050 net zero goal. And we’ll do this through Our Purpose: We create and inspire smart solutions in steel, to strengthen our communities for the future.

Come and discover us at bluescope.com/life-at-bluescope/careers.

Together we can make a world of difference.

Applications close Tuesday 23rd April 2024.