This role is perfect for a highly organised professional with a strong background in executive support, combined with deep financial and HR acumen within a technical environment.
- Office based - Western Sydney
- 8.00am to 4.30pm - 5 days
- Salary: $90-110k + Super
- Join a close, collaborative group where everyone values each other’s contributions
You’ll bring a blend of executive administrative strength, profound financial literacy, and comprehensive HR understanding, acting as a critical connector across all departments.
Your Role:
- Provide high-level executive support to the General Manager, with a focus on operational efficiency, key communications, and cross-functional coordination.
- Lead and manage HR and Finance administration, including advanced payroll support, supplier contract management, onboarding processes, and financial reporting assistance.
- Draft and refine critical business correspondence and develop internal documentation and process improvements for manufacturing and operational workflows.
- Monitor and uphold client experience standards, ensuring seamless service delivery.
- Facilitate clear and effective communication between engineering, production, finance, and HR departments, acting as a central point for complex queries.
- Manage the GM’s calendar, travel, and email communications, ensuring strategic priorities and deliverables are met within a dynamic industrial setting.
About You:
- Proven experience as an Executive Assistant or senior administrative support within the manufacturing, engineering, or industrial sectors.
- Strong administrative and operational management skills coupled with a deep, practical understanding of finance and accounting principles(experience with Xero highly regarded but not essential).
- Demonstrated experience in HR administration, including payroll, onboarding, and basic HR policy support.
- Confident and proficient using the Microsoft 365 Suite, including advanced Excel for financial analysis.
- A proactive self-starter who is respectful, calm under pressure, and values structured, consistent operational processes.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a focus on clarity, integrity, and absolute confidentiality, particularly in sensitive business and technical contexts.
- Highly organised, proactive, and capable of making sound, autonomous decisions in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Friendly, professional, and calm presence, ensuring a well-organised, efficient, and welcoming work environment for all staff.
Perks and Benefits:
- Respected, long-standing team – Join a close, collaborative group where everyone values each other’s contributions.
- Purpose-driven work – Contribute to Australia’s capability through a business that blends tradition with innovation in advanced manufacturing and engineering.
- Genuinely balanced hours – 8.00am to 4.30pm means exactly that. No after-hours expectations.
- Hands-on impact – On-site role with direct access to leadership and the factory floor, where your work makes a visible difference every day in production and operations.
- Proudly Australian – Locally owned company built on quality, relationships, and pride in what they make.
If you’re interested to learn more about this Business Operations Manager role within engineering and manufacturing, get in touch with the WOW Team and Louise by clicking APPLY NOW!
