FACTORY SUPERVISOR
- Supervise the signage production floor ensuring timely and quality output.
- Lead and motivate a small factory team while maintaining safety standards.
- Plan and schedule daily production across print, finishing, and dispatch.
- Trades & Services
- Printing
- Sydney
- Permanent / Full Time
24/9/2026
- Based on Sydney's Northern Beaches
- Monday to Friday 6 a.m. start
- Small Friendly Team
Our client is a Sydney-based print and manufacturing business specialising in retail and supermarket signage. They design, produce and deliver in-store and point-of-sale signage for some of Australia's best-known retailers and brands.
We're looking for a hands-on Factory Supervisor to run our client's signage production floor day to day keeping jobs moving on time, safely, and to a high standard, while leading and getting the best from the team.
What you'll do
- Plan and schedule daily production across print, finishing and dispatch
- Lead and supervise the factory team (permanent and casual), allocating labour to hit deadlines
- Keep jobs flowing to time and quality; spot and clear bottlenecks on the floor
- Own workplace health & safety and housekeeping standards
- Oversee equipment upkeep and coordinate with the Print and Prepress teams
- Support training and cross-skilling of floor staff
What we're looking for
- Experience supervising a production or factory team (print, signage or manufacturing ideal)
- Strong planning and organisation — comfortable juggling competing deadlines
- A hands-on leader who can motivate a team and hold standards
- Sound WHS knowledge and a safety-first mindset
- A practical problem-solver who stays calm under pressure
- A continuous-improvement mindset a plus
On offer
- A stable, long-established business with a friendly, close-knit team
- Varied work across a broad retail client base
Salary based on experience.
APPLY NOW by sending your Resume to julie@optimalrecruitment.com.au or for a confidential chat please call Julie on 02 8416 4181
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