An exciting opportunity for a Manager Depot Operations to lead and inspire a dedicated team, while driving operational excellence across Council’s depot activities. If you're passionate about building high-performing teams, improving processes, and ensuring efficient service delivery, this leadership role is your chance to make a lasting impact in your community.

As the Manager Depot Operations, you will take the lead in overseeing the planning, coordination and execution of daily operations across works, fleet, and depot safety. You will set clear direction and foster accountability across teams, mentoring staff and cultivating a strong safety-first culture. With a focus on modern people management, you’ll empower your team to deliver maintenance plans on time and on budget, while promoting innovation and professional development at every level.

You’ll play a central role in ensuring Council’s depot functions are operating efficiently, safely, and in alignment with strategic goals. From monitoring service standards and coordinating fleet usage to supporting long-term forward planning, your leadership will ensure operational readiness and responsiveness. In addition to driving day-to-day operations, you’ll oversee key administrative processes, contribute to budget planning and financial reporting, and ensure compliance with procurement, safety and record-keeping standards.

To be successful you will need:

• Proven leadership and people management skills, with demonstrated experience in motivating teams, managing performance, resolving conflict, and fostering a positive and safe workplace culture.
• Extensive operational planning and depot management experience, including works programming, resource allocation, fleet and asset management, and contractor supervision across multiple worksites.
• Strong knowledge of relevant legislation, compliance standards and WHS requirements, particularly in local government operations, infrastructure maintenance, and depot safety.
• High-level administrative, financial and reporting capability, including experience in budgeting, procurement, contract management, and the use of asset and records management systems.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving and stakeholder engagement skills, with a focus on delivering quality customer service, continuous improvement and strategic planning outcomes.

Join a progressive & flexible organisation in this opportunity to influence change and be valued for your contribution. This is a full-time, permanent position offered at General Officer Level 7 ($117,132 - $124,116 p.a.) under our Enterprise Agreement 2025. We are open to flexible work options and alternative work arrangements for the right candidate.

Benefits of working with us

Council is committed to delivering quality services and recognises that to achieve this, providing an environment for staff to flourish is essential. Here’s a glimpse at what’s on offer:

• Commuter-use vehicle
• Flexible work culture with flexi time and flexible work arrangements.
• An innovative Employee Wellbeing and Resilience Program.
• Competitive discounts on private health insurance.
• Generous uniform allowance.
• Journey insurance and income protection.
• Professional development and industry networking.

Essential position requirements

• This position requires you to hold and provide evidence of a current and valid National Police Check (NPC) before being appointed to the position.
• All employees are required to undertake a pre-employment medical prior to commencement for income protection purposes.

For further information and a copy of the position description, please refer to www.barossa.sa.gov.au. or contact the People and Culture team on (08) 8563 8444. To apply please submit your application addressing the position competency profile via our website.

Applications close 5pm Sunday 16th November 2025

The Barossa Council is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity principles, a constructive culture, workplace diversity and professional development. We welcome applications from those with diverse backgrounds including people who live with disability and are committed to providing reasonable adjustments to ensure all employees are successful in their roles.