Operations and Lean Manager
Role Overview
The SA Health Distribution Centre Operations & Lean Manager is accountable for end-to-end operational leadership and optimisation of the Cold Storage Vaccine Distribution Centre (VDC), the Ambient SA Health Distribution Centre (DC), the SAAS On-the-Road (OTR) Logistics function, and contracted transport providers supporting statewide distribution.
• Reporting to the Associate Director, Distribution Centre, the role is accountable for ensuring the safe, efficient, compliant, and reliable movement of vaccines, scheduled medicines, consumables, and other critical health supplies across South Australia, within a complex, multi-site statewide health logistics network.
• The role is responsible for translating strategic direction into operational execution, ensuring that the SA Health Distribution Centre strategy is effectively implemented, embedded, and sustained across warehouse and transport functions.
• The position provides operational leadership aligned to the SCE Distribution Centre Operational Excellence Model, translating this into optimised warehouse and transport operations, embedded Lean practices, assured cold-chain integrity, and full compliance with Work Health and Safety (WHS), Chain of Responsibility (CoR), Dangerous Goods (DG), Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), and Wholesale Dealers Licence (WDL) requirements.
• The role fosters a high-performance, safety-focused culture, ensuring operations are standardised, sustainable, and responsive to evolving service demands. It provides operational insight and performance advice to the Associate Director to support strategic decision-making and continuous system improvement.
• The role requires availability for after-hours contact to support business continuity and respond to critical operational incidents impacting service delivery.
SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees.
We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.
We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment.
You are encouraged to let us know if have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.
Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.
Job ref: 952192
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Criminal History Screening Requirement
- A ‘National Police Certificate’ NPC (also known as a ‘Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check’ NCCHC) for employment involving no contact with vulnerable groups is required for this position (general employment)
Immunisation Risk for this position is Category C (minimal patient contact)
SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
Special Conditions
On-call availability required to respond to critical infrastructure, safety, or security incidents
May be required to work flexible hours to meet operational needs
Enquiries
PSCM Recruitment & People Phone: 8425 2600 E-mail: [email protected]
Application Closing Date
- Wednesday, 14 October 2026 – 11:55 PM
Attachments
952192 - Operations and Lean Manager - Role Description.pdf
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