Packaging Technician

Thales; Yarrawonga; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration + Super + 5%?

ThalesFlex – Hybrid work environment

Fitness Passport Discount – AUS gyms

Employee discounts with affiliates

Paid parental leave

Veterans Leave

Novated Lease options

Family support via Parents at Work

Training development opportunities

Sonder – Wellbeing & Support

Job summary

Thales Australia seeks an engineer to develop and deliver packaging solutions for energetic materials, meeting local, national and international transport requirements. You will write governance processes, drive industrialisation at an operational level, and provide technical support through bid to delivery.

You will collaborate with internal customers across bidding, development, procurement, manufacturing and logistics, ensuring safety, quality and regulatory compliance throughout the project

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (mechanical, chemical or equivalent).
• Basic knowledge of product design and industrialised manufacturing processes.
• Desirable: UN Model Regulations and UN Manual of Tests (explosives packaging).
• Quality management experience is highly desirable.
• Experience delivering safe, quality, cost and schedule outcomes.
• Ability to write technical reports and documents.
• Knowledge of Dangerous Goods Codes (ADG, IMDG, IATA) is desirable.
• Experience with explosives packages, packaging design and testing is desirable.
• Proficiency in risk assessments and regulatory adherence.

Responsibilities

• Lead or contribute to resolving packaging quality issues.
• Collaborate with teams beyond reporting lines to achieve objectives.
• Demonstrate respect for others in actions and decisions.
• Maintain a broad perspective, prioritising major objectives.
• Define and execute long-term plans to achieve goals.
• Write technical and supporting documents for packaging solutions.
• Compile safety case documentation for Design Authority submission.

Skills

Engineering knowledge

Product design understanding

Industrialised manufacturing

Risk assessments

Technical report writing

Regulatory compliance

Explosives packaging knowledge

Packaging design & testing

CAD software (Autodesk Inventor)

Supplier management

Configuration management

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering (mechanical, chemical or equivalent)

Tools

Autodesk Inventor

Job description

At Thales, we know technology has the ability to make our world more secure, sustainable, and inclusive – and that it's all driven by human intelligence.

Because it takes human intelligence to build and power the systems and solutions that people depend on every day. So we stay curious and make space for diverse points of view. We share what we know and we challenge what's possible.

From manufacturing and engineering to cybersecurity and space, we're driving progress in some of the world's most important industries – and working together to build a future we can all trust.

Our Benefits

• Competitive remuneration + Super + Profit Share
• ThalesFlex – Hybrid work environment
• Fitness Passport Discount – Access to a network of Gyms across AUS as cheap as $14.95 P/W
• Employee discounts with a number of affiliates (Travel, Car hire, Tech, Medical Insurance)
• Modernised Paid Parental Leave
• Veterans Leave
• Novated Lease options
• Family support through our partnership with Parents at Work
• Personal & professional training development opportunities
• Sonder – Wellbeing & Support Partner

Our Team

Our Explosive Ordnance Systems team enables the Australian Defence Force through storage, distribution, maintenance and disposal of these systems, all across Australia. As a turnkey solution, we offer the opportunity to gain a holistic understanding of our business operations, creating huge opportunities for growth.

Your Role

This exciting role exists to develop and deliver packaging solutions for energetics materials which meet the requirements for local, national and international transport of goods, writing internal quality, safety and engineering governance processes, and driving the industrialisation of packaging solutions at an operational level.

Additionally, this role will provide varying degree of technical support to a number of internal customers right from the bidding/quotation stage through to development, procurement, manufacturing and delivery/logistics.

• Lead or contribute to the resolution of packaging quality issues and actively participate in continuous improvement initiatives
• Collaborate effectively with teams, work groups, and individuals beyond formal reporting lines to achieve organisational objectives
• Demonstrate respect for the needs and contributions of others in all actions and decisions
• Maintain a broad perspective by focusing on overarching goals, prioritizing major objectives over isolated issues in day-to-day operations
• Define and execute long-term plans and strategies to achieve personal and organisational goals
• Writing technical and supporting documents for packaging solutions, and compiling safety case documentation for submission to the relevant Design Authority

Your Experience

On day one in this role, we'll expect you to bring the following skills, experience and behaviours:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (mechanical, chemical or equivalent), technical or trade qualifications in a manufacturing environment.
• Basic knowledge and understanding of product design and industrialised manufacturing processes
• Working knowledge of the UN Model Regulations (for explosives packaging/marking) and UN Manual of Tests and Criteria (for Class 1 hazard classification testing) – highly desirable
• Quality management experience – highly desirable
• Proven ability to deliver task outcomes that meet safely, quality, cost and schedule requirements
• Proven ability to write technical reports and documents
• Competence in risk assessments, attention to detail, and adherence to regulatory requirements
• Experience with or training in Dangerous Goods Codes (ADG, IMDG, IATA) - desirable
• Basic knowledge or experience in explosives and hazardous materials handling - desirable
• Experience in packaging design, materials and testing – desirable
• Experience in a manufacturing environment or equivalent – desirable
• Proficiency in CAD software (example Autodesk Inventor) for designing - desirable
• Supplier management experience - desirable
• Configuration management experience – desirable

A defence security clearance is required for this role, applicants must be Australian citizens and eligible to obtain and maintain an appropriate clearance. To learn more about clearances please visit http://www.defence.gov.au/AGSVA/

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