Frame & Truss Manager - Finlayson's
Frame & Truss Manager
Full-Time | Zillmere | Mon-Fri
We're on the lookout for an experienced Frame & Truss Manager to take ownership of a high-performing department - driving sales, operational excellence, and team development while delivering outstanding customer outcomes.
This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll oversee a small team and the overall end-to-end Frame & Truss operation, from estimating and detailing through to production and project delivery.
What you'll be doing
- Lead, coach and develop a cross-functional team across Estimating, Detailing and Production
- Drive sales performance while identifying opportunities to improve margin, reduce costs and enhance efficiency
- Oversee department budgets, cost controls and financial performance
- Ensure accuracy across pricing, costing, forecasting and design databases
- Manage all plant, equipment and assets to ensure safety, compliance and operational readiness
- Support the Sales team to win new business, including engaging with builders, developers, architects and key stakeholders
- Provide technical and commercial oversight on quotations and design solutions
- Ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget and to a high quality standard
- Maintain strong relationships with clients and industry partners across all project stages
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives across systems, processes and workflows
What you'll bring
- Proven experience in Frame & Truss production or manufacturing industry a must
- Strong leadership background with the ability to motivate and develop teams
- Solid commercial acumen with experience managing budgets and performance outcomes
- Experience with estimating/design software and interpreting architectural & engineering plans
- Ability to implement process improvements and drive operational efficiency
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders internally and externally
- Hands-on, solutions-focused approach with strong decision-making capability
- Current driver's licence with flexibility to travel when required
Why you'll love it
We're proud to offer a workplace that supports your well-being, growth, and belonging:
Extra Leave: Enjoy a 5th week of annual leave, 2 well-being days, plus 1 volunteer day annually
Career Growth: Endless learning and development opportunities
Parental Leave: 12 weeks of gender-neutral paid leave for primary carers
Inclusive Culture: Bronze Employer for LGBTQ Inclusion
Neutral Pay Gap: Gender pay gap under 5% (WGEA 2024-2025)
Mental Health: Gold accreditation by Mental Health Australia
Flexibility: Flex Ready and Family Friendly Workplace accredited
About Us
Finlayson's Timber and Hardware is a 150 year old, 4th generation, family orientated business who specialise in timber, manufacturing and hardware for the QLD market. Our staff are our key point of difference; longevity, experience and culture drive our business forward.
Loyal, hardworking and very knowledgeable priding themselves on top flight customer service, our team are specialists in various fields from flooring to mouldings' to joinery to cladding! Our key customer base ranges from high end builder and renovation specialists, to commercial projects, to project builders to owner builders. Backed by a market leader in the hardware space, we have the resources of a large business but the agility and nimbleness of independence.
Finlayson's is part of the Total Tools Hardware Group and is a wholly owned entity of Metcash Limited.
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