National Engineering Manager

Giide; Bundaberg; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Giide seeks a senior engineering leader in Bundaberg to drive product development from concept to design and aftermarket support. You will work closely with Production, build leadership structure, and guide a growing team across electrical, automation, hydraulic and mechanical disciplines.

You will shape the engineering function, translate field feedback into direction, and advance automation initiatives to support ongoing production growth.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading a multidisciplinary engineering team.
• Background in heavy mobile equipment, mining, civil or related gear.
• Sound understanding of vehicle/equipment systems and CAN bus interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Lead product development from concept through to design and aftermarket.
• Partner with Production to ground design decisions in manufacturing feasibility.
• Support Aftermarket with field feedback and ongoing product optimisation.
• Build structure, leadership, and succession within the engineering function.
• Drive automation and design-for-efficiency initiatives for growth.
• Present at leadership table reporting to the Managing Director.

Skills

Leadership

Multidisciplinary team management

Heavy mobile equipment

CAN bus architecture

Product lifecycle (concept to after­-​

Tools

CAN bus systems

Job description

Our client is a market-leading Australian manufacturer of specialist mobile equipment, supplying essential machinery to councils, contractors and industry nationwide. The business is growing with ongoing demand and expanding production, broadening its product range into parallel industries, and investing in genuine sustainability-driven innovation.

About the Role

This is a newly available leadership role, reporting directly to the Managing Director. The primary focus is working closely with Production day-to-day, while also driving product development from concept through to design, and supporting Aftermarket with ongoing field feedback and development.

Here's the real opportunity: the engineering team today is evolving with some key discipline experts in place. You will be leading product development while building real structure, leadership and succession into an existing team of around engineers across electrical, automation, hydraulic and mechanical disciplines.

What You'll Be Doing

• Partner closely with Production day-to-day - the primary working relationship in this role - to keep design decisions grounded in what's achievable and efficient on the manufacturing floor
• Lead product development from concept through to design, informed by real production and field input
• Support Aftermarket with troubleshooting input, field feedback and ongoing product optimisation
• Build genuine structure into the engineering function - team leads, succession, capability - not just individual expertise
• Progress automation and design-for-efficiency initiatives and supporting the business's ongoing production growth
• Sit at the leadership table, reporting directly to the Managing Director

What You'll Bring

• Demonstrated experience leading a multidisciplinary engineering team (electrical, automation, hydraulic, mechanical)
• Background in heavy mobile equipment, trucks, mining, civil or agricultural equipment - or a genuinely adjacent industry
• Sound understanding of design standards and vehicle/equipment systems - CAN bus architecture and the interface challenges that come with multi-manufacturer components
• A genuine track record across the full product lifecycle - concept through to aftermarket
• Comfort building structure and process where it doesn't yet exist, not just maintaining what's already there
• Confidence translating production, sales and aftermarket input into engineering direction
• Full Australian working rights

The Location

Bundaberg offers a genuine lifestyle change, without giving up a genuinely senior, career-defining role. Ten minutes from the beaches of Bargara and the southern Great Barrier Reef, with the kind of housing affordability that puts real home ownership within reach. Shorter commutes, established schools, and a strong community.

What's On Offer

• A genuinely competitive package negotiable from $180,000 - $200,000 + Superannuation, shaped around your experience
• A genuine technical leadership opportunity to build and shape a national engineering function in a enviable location
• Work on nationally significant, sustainability-driven product innovation