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General Manager

General Manager

Randstad New Zealand • Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
14 days ago
Job description

General Manager – Governance Leadership Centre

Location : Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand

Join Randstad New Zealand to lead a high-precision manufacturing business on the brink of rapid growth. The Company, a world leader with a 70‑year history in high‑precision optics and optical instrumentation, is entering a massive growth phase. This role focuses on operational excellence and scaling the business to meet a significant increase in operations and revenue over the next two years.

Key Responsibilities

  • Operational & Growth Management : Oversee delivery of products and services, ensuring quality standards, contractual obligations, and agreed timelines / budgets. Develop capacity, capability, staffing, and processes to support a major increase in operations and revenue.
  • Commercial Focus & Financial Oversight : Drive a customer‑centric culture and maintain strong customer relationships. Manage the financial performance, overseeing operational budgets, forecasting, and understanding key revenue, cost, profit, and cash drivers in a technical / manufacturing setting.
  • Team Leadership : Lead, inspire, and mentor a high‑performing, engaged, multidisciplinary team (scientists, technicians, engineers, and sales professionals) and conduct talent acquisition and retention.
  • Stakeholder & Strategy : Actively contribute to the Division’s leadership team, represent the Company and Division in New Zealand, advocate to government and local authorities, and foster corporate relationships.
  • Continuous Improvement : Stimulate and encourage continuous improvement at all levels within the Company and the broader group.

What You Bring

  • Strong Commercial Acumen : Proven ability to manage financial affairs, identifying key drivers in a technical / manufacturing setting.
  • Leadership Experience : Minimum 10 years of supervision experience leading a multi‑disciplinary team in a project role.
  • Hands‑On Approach : Direct involvement in designing, building, testing, packaging, and delivery of technical solutions.
  • Program & Project Delivery : Demonstrated ability to drive complex technical programs to successful completion.
  • Mentorship : Proven experience mentoring multidisciplinary teams, including scientists, technicians, engineers, and sales professionals.
  • Highly Advantageous

  • Industry Knowledge : Experience within the optics sector or similar advanced manufacturing businesses.
  • Transferable Sectors : Experience in Space or Defence sectors.
  • Systems Understanding : Basic understanding of Systems Engineering as a discipline.
  • Why Join The Company?

  • Be the operational leader transforming a 70‑year‑old high‑tech manufacturer during its most significant growth phase.
  • Work with a world leader in advanced technology products and services for the global defence and space domains.
  • Lead a technical business guided by core values : Respect, Safety, Integrity, Excellence, Teamwork, and Leadership.
  • At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.

    Job Details

  • Seniority level : Mid‑Senior level
  • Employment type : Full‑time
  • Job function : Management and Manufacturing
  • Industries : Staffing and Recruiting
  • Education : Bachelor’s Degree
  • Skills : General Manager, Management, Strategy
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