Stellenangebot: Production Manager - Paint, Liner & Blast

About the Team

This role will be based at the Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence – MILVEHCOE, Redbank. This will be a fantastic opportunity to work within a fast paced, collaborative team of professionals. You will manage a growing team of painters across two shifts, with any Team Leads reporting directly to yourself.

About the Role

Reporting to the Head of Production, the Production Manager – Paint, Lining & Blast, is responsible for overseeing the employees, quality and safety of the paint, lining and blast shop areas of the production facility. They will need to ensure production schedules are developed and met in full to the appropriate deadlines.

Key Responsibilities involve:

• Leading, managing and driving a continuous improvement culture across the Paint, Lining and Blast shop, ensuring an organised, tidy and well layed out facility and implementing 5S and LEAN methodologies where suitable;
• Staff management across relevant areas to ensure motivation and conducting development plans and appraisals;
• Reviewing, leading and creating relevant work procedures and instructions;
• Participate with root cause analysis and investigation of production problems. Work collaboratively with cross functional departments to identify and implement solutions; and
• Leading and participating in continuous improvement activities, improving stock control and ensuring production KPI targets are being met.

What are we looking for?

Rheinmetall seeks applicants who exemplify our Company’s values of Safety, Partnering, Openness, Respect and Trust (SPORT). This creates a workplace environment where employees value each other, live up to their promises and communicate openly.

The experience and skillset best suited to this role includes:

• Tertiary qualifications in related discipline or Armaments, Armament System Maintenance or a related technical discipline;
• Proven experience in Production or Operations Management, within the Defence Industry;
• Proven ability to devise and implement strategic development and resource planning, particularly within a launch phase of a project and also related to the management of change;
• Operational knowledge and capability of the Microsoft Office Professional suite and SharePoint; and

• Eligibility to obtain an Australian Government Security Clearance (Australian Citizenship required).

• Long weekends every second week with a 9 day fortnight;
• Individualised Flexible Working Arrangements;
• Access to exclusive employee discounts with over 500 retailers to support cost of living;
• Market leading parental leave and loyalty leave accrual for every year of service;
• We are proud to be an Endorsed Employer for All Women with WORK180.