Director, Global Manufacturing & Quality Transformation

For over almost 60 years, our solutions have enabled impactful connections between some of the world’s leading brands and their customers. And while we’ve already done a lot of work we’re proud of, we’re just getting started!

We’re a global technology company focused on creating dynamic, smart, personalised and engaging customer experiences powered by our range of digital hardware, our proprietary content management system and our industry leading signage solutions. (For example: If you’ve ordered in-store or in the drive-thru at McDonald’s somewhere in the world in the last few years, chances are you’ve interacted with our digital solutions.) We work in over 50 global markets and have 9 offices around the world, with a global headquarters proudly located in our founding home of Sydney, Australia.

Coates Group has the values of a family-owned business and the innovative spirit of a start-up, both which fuel our purpose – Creating Connections. Empowering Partnerships. Always Evolving.  Through hard work, dedication and creativity, we’ve become industry leaders who have won awards and set records while remaining focused on continual growth and evolution. We are a 2x Australia Good Design Award winner and successfully completed the largest hardware deployment in Quick Service Restaurant history.

We are curious, charismatic, authentic and we value and leverage the diversity of our crew. We are imaginers, kindness enthusiasts, experts, creators, thinkers, challengers, collaborators and over-achievers. And together, as a Crew, we are revolutionizing the way the world’s leading brands leverage technology to drive the best customer experiences.

This role leads the transformation of Coates' global manufacturing and quality operations, not simply administering a quality management system, but driving the strategic, cross-cultural change needed to scale nearshored manufacturing, lift supplier performance, and rewire how quality and compliance operate across a rapidly growing global segment. This is a leadership mandate first: the successful candidate will build and lead a high performing global team, reshape operating models across regions, and act as the change agent who moves manufacturing and quality from a compliance function into a genuine driver of competitive advantage. Deep quality and manufacturing expertise is expected, but it exists in service of leading transformation, not as the primary skill being hired for.

• A proven change leader with a track record of transforming manufacturing or operations functions across multiple countries and cultures, not just managing an existing quality system.
• 15+ years of senior leadership experience in global manufacturing, operations, or supply chain, ideally including complex, multi-country production transfers and supplier network transformation.
• Engineering, Manufacturing, or Quality degree (Master's or equivalent leadership experience preferred), combined with credible working knowledge of lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and international product compliance frameworks, enough to lead technical experts, not necessarily to be the most technical person in the room.
• Excellent leadership, cross-cultural communication and stakeholder influence skills, with experience building and developing high-performing teams.
• Comfortable operating with ERP systems (PtP, Demand-to-Build, QTC) and standard collaboration tools (SharePoint, Teams, CAD), without requiring deep hands-on technical mastery.

We are industry leaders who have won awards and set records. We are a 2x Australia Good Design Award winner and we successfully completed the largest hardware deployment in Quick Service Restaurant history.

We are industry leaders who have won awards and set records. We are a 2x Australia Good Design Award winner and we successfully completed the largest hardware deployment in Quick Service Restaurant history.

We are led by a forward-thinking CEO who has demonstrated a true passion for people and making Coates a place where people genuinely enjoy working. Our growth plans enable a focus on providing rapid career advancement opportunities for our talent.

Together, we are creators, allowing us to make our purpose a reality – to create immersive brand experiences for everyone.

Be part of a global team of talented, ambitious, creative people that value integrity, individuality and inclusivity. (Ask us about our Equality + Empowerment Initiatives).

The benefits include an annual market competitive bonus program and our “Thrive Program” which includes a suite of flexible work options because we’re strong believers that you should never miss an important life or work moment. Thrive also provides dedicated time to prioritize our health and wellbeing (think virtual Yoga or meditation sessions), a Global Wellness paid day off to recharge as well as a “Give Back Day” to allow our Crew an opportunity to make an impact in the community.

We skip the red tape and aim to always stay nimble. We’re proud of where we’ve been and are energized by where we’re going. We encourage ideas and perspectives because we know the more we have, the better we are. We work hard but have fun along the way. We push the boundaries but keep it real and authentic. We believe in the values that got us here are the ones that will continue to lead us forward. We are excited by what we’ve accomplished, but know the best is yet to come.