Manufacturing Tech Engineer: Drive Production Excellence

Orica; City Of Canning; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Orica is seeking an Engineer – Manufacturing Technology to support new product introduction and optimize production processes. The role focuses on manufacturing readiness, process improvements, documentation, and product implementation while driving sustainability initiatives.

You will lead handovers to manufacturing, work on design-for-manufacture, pilot builds, and production introductions, and collaborate across Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Maintenance to ensure efficient, safe,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering field and eligibility to work in Australia.
• Experience in manufacturing, production, process, or New Product Introduction.
• Experience with electromechanical assembly, electronics, or test calibration.
• Ability to read engineering drawings, BOMs, specs, tolerances and documentation.
• Experience creating manufacturing processes, SOPs, inspection plans, and training materials.
• Strong problem-solving skills and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead the introduction of new products and design changes into manufacturing with clear handover processes and documentation.
• Optimize product designs for manufacturability, testing, sourcing, safety, reliability and future growth.
• Plan pilot builds and early production runs, track performance and drive improvements.
• Develop and improve manufacturing processes for assembly, programming, testing, calibration, and packaging.
• Identify opportunities to reduce waste, energy use, and environmental impact; support sustainability goals.
• Define quality requirements, inspection points, and traceability; support root-cause analysis and CAPA.
• Maintain accurate BOMs and ensure changes are reflected in ERP and documentation.
• Develop tooling, fixtures, and test equipment; ensure proper qualification and calibration.
• Analyse data to identify trends and build reporting tools to improve process performance.
• Create manufacturing procedures, work instructions, and training materials; train production teams.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve production goals and lifecycle activities.
• Ensure compliance with safety, environment, quality, and change management standards.

Skills

Manufacturing Engineering

New Product Introduction

Process Improvement

Electromechanical Assembly

Documentation & SOPs

Data Analysis

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Safety & Compliance

Problem Solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

ERP systems

MS Office

PLM/Engineering Data Tools

Measurement & Test Equipment

Job description

Orica is seeking an Engineer – Manufacturing Technology to support new product introduction and optimize production processes. The role focuses on manufacturing readiness, process improvements, documentation, and product implementation while driving sustainability initiatives.

You will lead handovers to manufacturing, work on design-for-manufacture, pilot builds, and production introductions, and collaborate across Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Maintenance to ensure efficient, safe,