Workshop Supervisor
Location: Ballarat, VIC
Employment Type: Full-Time
Looking for a new challenge in your career?
Step Up. Lead. Make an Impact.
Take the reins of our workshop and lead a skilled team to deliver excellence every day. The Workshop Supervisor is the driving force behind our manufacturing floor, ensuring production runs efficiently, quality standards are met, and safety is always front of mind.
Grow Your Career While Leading Your Team
This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll manage, mentor, and inspire a team of fitters, machinists, and apprentices. You’ll have the opportunity to shape processes, optimise production, implement improvements, and see the tangible results of your team’s work.
Hands-On Leadership
Be the go-to person your crew relies on — from troubleshooting machinery to coordinating with engineering, sales, and logistics. Your role combines operational oversight with practical involvement in manufacturing, ensuring that every product leaving the workshop meets our high standards.
Shape the Future of Manufacturing
Drive efficiency, implement process improvements, and contribute to a culture of continuous learning and safety. Oversee apprentices’ development, manage schedules, and keep the workshop operating at peak performance.
About You
- Trade-qualified (Fitter & Turner / Machinist) with workshop experience (preferred but not essential)
- Proven team leader with at least 1–2 years supervisory experience
- Strong problem-solving skills, production planning, and technical aptitude
- Experience liaising with internal stakeholders (engineering, sales, logistics)
- Knowledge of OHS/WHS compliance and safety-first culture
- Driver’s licence required; valve knowledge is advantageous
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and supervise workshop staff, including training and performance reviews
- Develop and implement production plans, optimise processes, and reduce waste
- Maintain, troubleshoot, and commission workshop machinery
- Ensure all projects have engineering drawings and instructions before starting
- Oversee apprentices and ensure competency requirements are met
- Manage consumables, tooling, gauges, and maintenance schedules
- Ensure finished products meet quality standards and customer specifications
- Maintain workshop safety, cleanliness, and efficiency
Why John Valves?
Join a legacy of engineering excellence with over 130 years in the valve industry. Be part of a team where every day brings challenges, innovation, and opportunities to make a real impact. Work with a company that values quality, respect, integrity, teamwork, transparency, and customer focus.
Ready to lead a high-performing team in a dynamic manufacturing environment?
Apply now via SEEK to start your career with John Valves. All applications are treated in strict confidence.
For a full Position Description, please visit www.johnvalves.com.au or email meorc@johnvalves.com.au