Branch Manager

About The Role

As Branch Manager for ARC (The Australian Reinforcing Company) in Ballina, you will take ownership of the branch’s commercial success, leading sales growth and strengthening customer partnerships.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll balance commercial performance with operational excellence. You’ll be responsible for leading a team of approximately 12 staff (permanent and contractors), creating a positive, safety-first culture while ensuring the branch delivers consistently strong results.

Working closely with regional leadership and internal teams, you’ll drive local growth strategies, optimise performance and position the branch for long-term success. Just as importantly, you’ll be an open, collaborative leader—someone who builds trust with the existing team, brings people on the journey and leads through influence.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading, coaching and developing a team while fostering a strong safety and customer-focused culture
• Driving sales performance and identifying new business opportunities across key market segments
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with customers, contractors, suppliers and internal stakeholders
• Managing the overall commercial performance of the branch, including financial outcomes and profitability
• Supporting day-to-day operations to ensure production, scheduling and service delivery meet customer expectations
• Championing safety, ensuring compliance with OHS and regulatory standards, and embedding best practices
• Identifying and executing local growth initiatives aligned with regional strategies
• Strengthening team capability through effective leadership, communication and ongoing development

You’re a commercially minded leader with a strong foundation in sales-driven operations. You know how to grow revenue, build lasting customer relationships and lead teams to deliver results—while maintaining a sharp focus on safety and operational performance.

You bring a collaborative leadership style and thrive in environments where you can work alongside established teams, building credibility and engagement.

You will bring:

• Proven experience in sales-led operations, business development or account management
• A strong track record of driving revenue growth and expanding customer bases
• Leadership experience managing teams in operational or industrial environments
• A commitment to safety leadership and building high-performing, engaged teams
• The ability to lead and influence a mixed workforce, including permanent employees and contractors
• Strong commercial acumen, with the ability to translate strategy into measurable outcomes
• An open, approachable leadership style that values collaboration and team input
• Ideally, experience within reinforcing steel (reo) or related industries

While prior branch management experience is advantageous, this role is well suited to a commercially driven leader ready to take the next step into a broader operational leadership position.

Key Benefits

Below are some of our key central benefits that are available to InfraBuild employees. Other benefits may be available depending on your role or site.

• Award-winning workplace: 2026 AFR BOSS Best Places to Work Gold Winner, recognising our commitment to people, culture and performance.
• Generous parental leave: 20 weeks paid Primary Carer Leave and 3 weeks paid Partner Leave for those who have worked at the business for at least 12 months. The company also provides superannuation contributions for the Primary Carer during the period of unpaid parental leave for eligible employees (limitations apply).
• Employee Benefits Program: Employee Added Extras (EAE), our Employee Benefits Program, provides discounts for you and your friends and family on gift cards, shopping, groceries, home products, car rentals, holidays, recreation and more
• Recruitment referral awards: $1500 is awarded to eligible employees for referring friends or family to an open role if the candidate is successful.
• Corporate rates for private health insurance: Nib Health Insurance offers discounted cover for employees.

About Us

The Australian Reinforcing Company (ARC) is a local supplier of steel reinforcing that Australians have trusted for more than 100 years. With a proud history of innovation, supported by the largest branch distribution network in Australia, ARC provides a localised service adapted to our communities, towns & cities from Tasmania to Townsville, and everywhere in between.

ARC is a brand of InfraBuild, Australia’s leading integrated steel manufacturing, distribution and recycling business, making steel using our electric arc furnaces. InfraBuild provides solutions for commercial and residential construction, large scale and nation-building infrastructure as well as our primary producers and rural sectors.  With ambitions to be carbon neutral by 2030, each day we help build futures through sustainable steel.

Why Work Here?

We offer more than just a job; we provide a dynamic environment built on three pillars that define our commitment to both our team and our industry.

• Work with a greater purpose: Join us in the pursuit of a sustainable future as we progress our ambition to become carbon-neutral. You will contribute to a legacy that not only helps to build our nation but sustains our environment for future generations. Embrace a culture where differences are celebrated, innovation is embraced and valuing everyone's unique perspectives contributes to our transformation.
  
  

• Work well - live better: We understand the importance of working in an environment which supports you to balance your personal and professional life. Experience a culture which values you as a whole person - where family extends to the workplace and your well-being matters. You’ll thrive not only in your career with us, but beyond.
  
  

• Build your own future: Step into a culture where every day is an opportunity to grow, and where driving your own development is not just encouraged; it's expected. You’ll be empowered to take the wheel of your learning journey and uncover your potential. The possibilities are limitless.
  
  

We invite you to forge your career in a workplace where passion meets purpose, wellbeing is nurtured and the opportunity to thrive is in your hands.

It is our ambition at InfraBuild to cultivate an inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We encourage candidates from all cultural backgrounds, genders, orientations, age groups, and abilities to apply. Your diversity is our strength in creating sustainable and innovative steel solutions for Australia's tomorrow.

Agencies should note that unsolicited resumes will not be accepted to this position, and GFG will not pay any fees related to resumes that are submitted directly to hiring managers and not through our approved processes.

We are a 2026 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.