Manufacturing Engineer

aristocrat; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonuses

Health benefits

Paid time off

Retirement plans

Insurance coverage

Job summary

Aristocrat is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to join our AME team and drive manufacturing quality, efficiency, and safety across global sites. You will collaborate with design engineering, operations, and supply chain to optimize production methods and implement continuous improvement initiatives.

With a Bachelor's in engineering and at least 5 years in manufacturing process design and development, you will lead line layouts, data-driven root-cause analyses, and lean projects, including

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent.
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• 5 years minimum hands-on industrial experience in design and development of manufacturing and repair processes and equipment.
• Lean manufacturing and operational excellence concepts.
• Ability to develop data driven root cause analyses and solutions.
• Excellent data analysis, communication, and project management skills.
• Willing to travel upon business request.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD is highly desired.
• Proficiency in Power BI and Power App highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Deliver on manufacturing engineering benchmarks to drive departmental performance and ensure safety, quality, delivery, and cost goals.
• Develop and modify line layouts, including material flow and ergonomics.
• Analyse and improve site-wide processes across warehouse, production, and repair areas with a focus on safety and efficiency.
• Champion continuous improvement projects to improve yield, capacity, and capability.
• Provide support for international sites by working with counterparts and travel as required.
• Build and maintain manufacturing and repair work instructions, routings, and processes.
• Contribute to development and fabrication of production fixtures for assembly and packaging of gaming machines.
• Analyse data to identify trends in build quality and efficiency.
• Apply structured problem-solving techniques (DMAIC, Ishikawa, Five Why, Eight Disciplines).
• Participate in transitioning a product from concept to mass manufacturing.

Skills

Data analysis

Project management

Communication

Problem solving

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial/Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent

Tools

AutoCAD

Power BI

Power Apps

Job description

As a Manufacturing Engineer at Aristocrat, you will join an energetic team devoted to advancing manufacturing quality and innovation. Our mission is to bring happiness to life through the power of play. We support this by encouraging a culture of collaboration, inclusion, and ongoing improvement. This position presents an outstanding chance to lead our global manufacturing efforts. You will help optimize production methods and maintain top quality, efficiency, and safety standards. Join us and contribute to a team dedicated to crafting world‑class gaming products and experiences.

Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (AME) supports the 'Make' of the Global Supply Chain by, enabling new product launches, driving manufacturing excellence, and advancing factory capabilities through automation and continuous improvement. The department integrates Lean and Six Sigma practices, structured training systems, New Product Introduction (NPI) phase‑gate processes, and smart factory technologies to improve productivity, quality, and scalability across operations. Through collaboration with design engineering, operations, and supply chain teams, AME ensures that manufacturing processes are efficient, standardised, and prepared to support both current production and future innovations.

What You'll Do

• Deliver on manufacturing engineering benchmarks to drive departmental performance and ensure achievement of both departmental and business‑wide safety, quality, delivery, and cost goals.
• Develop and modify line layouts, including material flow, waste reduction, and ergonomics.
• Analyse and improve site‑wide processes across warehouse, production, and repair areas. Ensure safety while increasing efficiency in an efficient way. Work with global sites in Las Vegas, Tulsa, Barcelona, and Melbourne to reach world‑class quality levels.
• Champion continuous improvement projects to improve yield, capacity, and capability.
• Provide support for other international sites, such as the European Integration Centre (EUIC) in Barcelona, Spain, by working directly and collaboratively with counterparts. This includes travel to the EUIC to examine processes and find opportunities for improvement.
• Build and maintain manufacturing and repair work instructions, routings, and associated processes.
• Contribute to the build, development, and fabrication of production fixtures to aid in the assembly, handling, and packaging of electronic gaming machines and their components.
• Analyse data from various sources to identify trends in build quality and efficiency.
• Provide support to address production and repair issues by applying structured problem‑solving techniques such as DMAIC, Ishikawa, Five Why, and Eight Disciplines.
• Participate in the transition of a product from concept to mass manufacturing and ensure timely delivery while meeting quality and safety standards.
• Collaborate with development engineering teams to evaluate various process technologies, equipment builds, and suppliers, and identify/select the best method for mass production.
• Perform risk assessments, identify mitigations, and corrective actions to ensure product compliance and pre‑defined quality specifications are achieved.

What We're looking for

• Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering and/or equivalent experience.
• 5 years minimum hands‑on industrial experience in the design and development of manufacturing and repair processes and equipment.
• Demonstrated experience utilising lean manufacturing and operational excellence concepts.
• Ability to develop data driven root cause analyses and solutions.
• Excellent data analysis, communication, and project management skills.
• Willing to travel upon business request.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD is highly desired.
• Proficiency in Power BI and Power App highly desired.
• Solid financial and commercial manufacturing acumen.
• Creative capacity for developing new ways to do things better.
• Hands on technical problem solver.

Compensation Philosophy

We offer a comprehensive pay and benefits package designed to stay competitive in the market, support your wellbeing, and recognise your contribution to our success. Our approach is underpinned by a pay‑for‑performance belief in rewarding individual impact. Your specific compensation package will be determined by factors such as your skills, experience, qualifications, and location.

Depending on your role and location, you may be eligible for annual bonuses and incentives, health and wellbeing benefits, paid time off, retirement plans, insurance coverage, and other local or statutory benefits.

• annual bonuses and incentives
• health and wellbeing benefits
• paid time off
• retirement plans
• insurance coverage
• other local or statutory benefits

Specific details about compensation and benefits for this position will be discussed during the recruitment process.