WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

The Production Support Technician is responsible for supporting the transitions of designed systems, subsystems and components of military vehicles and equipment through the production process. They are to support the design, production and quality teams over the product lifecycle by investigating faults and providing proposals for solutions. Production Support technicians are to support the assurance of configuration of components, subsystems and systems allowing for the delivery of high quality delivered systems.

The Production Support Technician is an integral part of Engineering Capability and will conduct work within cross functional project specific teams at various stages of the product lifecycle.

The duties of the Production Support Technician include:

• Read and translate design documentation to support physical review of supplied items ensuring management of quality.
• Understand Designed military systems to support management and answering of technical queries form external suppliers
• Support the documentation of the as built requirements and identify potential solutions and/or improvements
• Communicate with relevant stakeholders of all levels to provide support for the preparation and conduct of design reviews of changed items through the production cycle.
• Support manufacture and verification of prototypes and incorporate test results as appropriate
• Investigate reported faults in the BOXERs mechanical sub-systems.
• In conjunction with manager; liaise, communicate and collaborate with stakeholders including Customers, Production, Field Service Reps and Design Engineers in order to investigate problems and develop solutions
• Prepare Test procedures for the conduct of investigations
• Conduct Tests, prepare and analyse test reports
• Propose solutions, and upgrades, and prepare scopes and requirements for development of engineering changes by others
• Participate in formal and\or informal design reviews
• Help develop Engineering Change Proposal (ECPs) and other engineering documentation for delivery to the Customer
• Ensure adherence to company policies and procedures
• Take reasonable care of your own health and safety and report any concern(s) which may give rise to danger, and\or any injury which may occur in the workplace
• Any other duties as required

WHAT QUALIFICATIONS YOU SHOULD HAVE

Required:

• Demonstrated experience in automotive/military vehicle/heavy mobile plant maintenance or manufacturing industries(1-2 years);
• Qualification from an accredited tertiary institution in a related discipline to an associate level, or equivalent trade qualifications and experience (automotive mechanics, Fitter and turner, and other tradesmen highly regarded);
• 5+ years’ experience post qualification
• Must currently hold or be eligible to gain the appropriate Australian Security Clearance;
• Ability to travel interstate and/or internationally when required Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Good problem-solving skills, including the ability to provide solutions to a variety of technical problems of moderate scope and complexity;
• Ability to effectively manage multiple, concurrent activities, while understanding and managing priorities, dependencies and risks;
• Strong levels of initiative, self-motivation and aptitude to learn;
• Ability to build and maintain effective internal and external working relationships

Desirable:

• Previous Defence industry experience in supporting complex platforms\systems;
• Experience in using Vehicle telemetry and Health and Usage Monitoring (HUMS) systems.
• Exposure to automotive regulatory requirements;
• Ability to travel interstate and\or internationally when required;

WHAT WE OFFER YOU

• Long weekends every second week with a 9 day fortnight;
• Attractive remuneration packages with salary sacrificing and novated leases;
• Access to exclusive employee discounts with over 500 retailers to support cost of living;
• Individualised Flexible Working Arrangements;
• Market leading parental leave and loyalty leave accrual for every year of service;
• Extensive Employee Assistance Program to support you and your family with overall health and wellbeing;
• Genuine career development and progression opportunities;
• Generous internal incentive and referral program;
• Work as part of a team with real purpose in what we do;
• We are proud to be an Endorsed Employer for All Women with WORK180.

CONTACT INFORMATION

RDA Talent Acquisition Team

Recruitment.Australia@rheinmetall.com.au

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