Maintenance Planner

Soldier On; Ipswich City; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Long weekends every second week (9-day

Exclusive employee discounts

26 weeks parental leave

Endorsed Employer for All Women with a

Job summary

Rheinmetall is seeking a Maintenance Planner to work with our Field Service Technicians, National Fleet Managers and Operations team to schedule repairs and maintenance for our in-service fleet. The role covers generating and managing Work Orders and Work Packs, with work occurring at MILVEHCOE, Redbank or customer sites.

This position is suitable for a technician looking to move off the tools or a Field Service Representative seeking more stability, with opportunities during a 9-day fortnight

Qualifications

• Good experience in a similar maintenance planning role within a commercial / industrial / defence vehicle environment.
• Experience using illustrated parts catalogues, vehicle BOM’s, parts identification and ordering processes.
• Understand vehicle maintenance and repair processes.
• Advanced MS Office Applications and experience in Maintenance Management systems.
• Eligibility to obtain an Australian Government Security Clearance (Australian Citizenship required).

Responsibilities

• Schedule vehicle repairs and maintenance requirements with Field Service Technicians, National Fleet Managers and Operations.
• Develop, generate and manage all Work Orders and Work Packs plans.
• Repairs can take place at MILVEHCOE, Redbank or at customer sites.

Skills

Maintenance planning experience

Vehicle maintenance knowledge

MS Office proficiency

Maintenance management systems

Security clearance eligibility

Tools

Illustrated parts catalogs

Vehicle BOMs

Job description

A part of our Service and Support team you will be reporting into the Maintenance Planning Manager. Be a part of our customer facing team who maintain and repair our in-service fleet. This team is currently expanding and are looking for Maintenance Planners that are ready to an impact to Australia’s souverain capability.

About the Role

The Maintenance Planner works with our Field Service Technicians, National Fleet Managers and Operations team to schedule vehicle repairs and maintenance requirements. This includes the developing, generating and manage all Work Orders and Work Packs plans. These repairs are able to take place at MILVEHCOE, Redbank or at customer sites.

This role would be suitable for a mechanic trying to get off the tools or a Field Service Representative that is looking for more stability.

WHAT QUALIFICATIONS YOU SHOULD HAVE

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:

• Good experience in a similar maintenance planning role within a commercial / industrial / defence vehicle environment;
• Experience using illustrated parts catalogues, vehicle BOM’s, parts identification and ordering processes;
• Understand vehicle maintenance and repair processes;
• Advanced MS Office Applications and experience in Maintenance Management systems; and
• Eligibility to obtain an Australian Government Security Clearance (Australian Citizenship required).

WHAT WE OFFER YOU

• Long weekends every second week with a 9-day fortnight;
• Access to exclusive employee discounts with over 500 retailers to support cost of living;
• Market leading 26 weeks parental leave and loyalty leave accrual for every year of service;
• We are proud to be an Endorsed Employer for All Women with WORK180.

Applications will close on 19th of September 2026.

Next Steps

We are looking to conduct a single interview before offering the preferred candidate. This is able to change depending on the calibre of applications.

Close Date: 19/09/2026

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