- Join a well-established Australian Business
- Hands on Senior Operational Leadership Role
- Attractive salary & employee benefits
- Genuine opportunities for advancement
About Us
Murrays Coaches is proudly a 100% Australian family-owned business. Since 1966 we’ve grown into one of the country’s largest coach companies with a world-wide reputation for excellence. We are privileged to be the appointed transport provider for many of Australia’s leading organisations as well as operating seat-in-coach services in Queensland, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.
The Opportunity
As the Melbourne Operations Manager you’ll play a pivotal role in the delivery of chartered ground transport services to our customers in Melbourne based out of our Footscray depot. This is a senior leadership role suited to a confident, hands-on manager. You’ll be responsible for ensuring the highest standards of safety, compliance and service excellence. The successful candidate must be able to lead, guide and mentor the local team.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure a high level of compliance to all workplace obligations.
- Recruit and manage staff performance and employment outcomes.
- Oversee daily scheduling, job allocation and logistics.
- Be a point of escalation for incidents and operational reporting internal and external.
- Collaborate with industry to remain informed for best practice and opportunities.
- Support planning for simple and complex transport tasks.
- Manage and maintain effective relationships with affiliate partners.
- Provide operational and logistics advice to Sales Job Managers.
- Quality control operational aspects of assigned bookings.
- Manage supply and demand using existing Availability systems.
About You
- Proven experience managing operations in a leadership role within a fast-paced and complex environment.
- A strong people leader with experience leading frontline and operational teams.
- Confident stakeholder manager with both customer and vendor management experience and a solutions focused attitude.
- Strong commercial acumen to balance delivery with cost control without compromising performance outcomes.
Why Join Murrays?
- A senior leadership position with real authority.
- Direct influence to grow the business.
- Stable, long-term role for the right candidate and,
- Genuine career development opportunities.
If you believe you fit the above criteria, please apply online or email your resume and cover letter to employment@murrays.com.au. Be sure to include the title of the job you are applying for in your application. Applications close Tuesday 10 February.
