Process Technician

Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions; Maryborough; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions Maryborough is seeking a Process Technician reporting to the Production Manager to provide technical expertise across all production processes, maintain and improve plant processes, and ensure conformance with quality, safety and customer specs to achieve site efficiency targets.

You will lead process improvements, support engineering changes, monitor performance, coach operators, and ensure ISO9001/QMS alignment.

Qualifications

• Fitter and Turner trade with extensive metal cutting knowledge and troubleshooting experience.
• Design, manufacturing and production experience required.
• Drivers license is required.
• Computer skills with above average MS Office software usage.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise across all production processes sitewide, including CNC, heat and surface treatments and robotics.
• Define, maintain and improve plant processes to meet quality, safety and customer specifications.
• Support engineering changes through formal change management with documentation updates and risk assessments.
• Monitor process performance to improve throughput and reduce downtime.
• Coach Team Leaders and Senior Operators to build operational capability.
• Collaborate with quality on non-conformances and establish re-work procedures.
• Manage tooling and spare-part activities to ensure availability for production.

Skills

Fitter and Turner trade

Metal cutting knowledge

Process troubleshooting

Mazatrol CNC programming

Education

Trade qualification (Fitter/Turner)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions - Maryborough QLD

Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions Pty Ltd (RNM), a joint venture between Rheinmetall Waffe Munitions and NIOA Pty Ltd has established a state of the art forging and manufacturing facility in Maryborough QLD that produces artillery shell cases and other munitions-related products for supply to the defence industry.

What are we looking for?

The Process Technician, reporting to the Production Manager is responsible for providing technical expertise sitewide across all production process, defining, maintaining, and improving plant process and parameters ensuring conformance with internal quality and safety requirements and customer specifications to achieve desired efficiencies aligned to the site strategic objectives.

Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions seek applicants who align with the company’s way of working to create a workplace where we value, respect and look out for each other, where we collectively deliver exceptional service and are continually challenged to grow and be successful. We value diversity and are committed to an inclusive work environment. We aim to build a work team of employees with varying gender, age, race, ethnicity, professional and cultural backgrounds.

Key Accountabilities

Site wide recognition as subject matter expert concerning all established and new RNM processes including CNC, heat treatment, surface treatment and priming and industrial robotics. Developing and maintaining technical and operational understanding and control of equipment specifications and work instructions (WIs).

Support the ongoing operation of manufacturing processes to ensure products are consistently produced in accordance with engineering drawings, process specifications, qualification requirements, and customer expectations.

Support the implementation of engineering, process, and equipment changes through the formal change management process, ensuring documentation updates, risk assessments, validation requirements, training activities, and approval processes are completed.

Monitor and evaluate process performance, identifying opportunities to improve throughput, reduce downtime, minimise variation, and enhance overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).

Apply a risk-based approach to critical analysis of all processes, equipment, and interactions.

Support Team Leaders and Senior Operators through technical coaching, troubleshooting assistance, and knowledge sharing to build process understanding and operational capability across the workforce.

Collaborate with quality personnel on new and under investigation non-conformance, arriving at disposition decisions and establishing re-work procedures.

Support tooling and spare-part management activities, ensuring critical resources are available, controlled, and optimised to support production requirements.

Develop, review, and maintain manufacturing documentation including Work Instructions, equipment setup requirements, and operator guidance documents maintaining alignment between production practices and

QMS requirements, ensuring manufacturing documentation remains accurate, current, and representative of approved operating methods.

Support process capability improvements through the analysis of production data, tooling performance, scrap and rework trends, machine performance, and operational constraints.

Establish and monitor process and equipment performance measures to identify trends, support decision-making, and drive operational improvements.

Lead root cause analysis projects arising from product non-conformance and proactively identify and document corrective and preventive measures whilst ensuring alignment to ISO9001 quality systems.

Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives across safety, quality, productivity, training, maintenance, and manufacturing performance.

Qualifications, Knowledge & Experience

Minimum:

Fitter and Turner trade with extensive knowledge of metal cutting practices and troubleshooting experience.

Design, manufacturing and production experience

Drivers licence

Computer skills with above average use of MS office softwar

Preferred:

Experience co-ordinating and managing capital and production related projects.

Working knowledge and application of AS4024.1603 Safety of Machinery and ISO9001 integrated management systems

Extensive experience in steel manufacturing or heavy industry.

Production focused troubleshooting experience, positive collaborations across departments.

Extensive Mazatrol conversational CNC programming experience highly desirable

Judgement

Problem Solving

Communication

Change Management

Professionalism

Safety and Security

Personal Attributes

High ethical standards and integrity in professional and personal dealings

A strong hands-on mentality

Process driven but flexible to deliver results

Highly organised and self-motivated.

Strive for improvements and opportunities

Additional Requirements

Fit to work in munitions manufacturing environment.

Physical requirements to regularly sit, stand, walk, use hands and reach with arms, talk and hear.Occasional requirement to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or manoeuvre awkward and/or heavy items using aids.

Ability and resilience to work varied hours as required to achieve desired outcomes including coverage of teams on multiple shifts.

Ongoing police/security screening and checks and permanent right to work in Australia.

Travel may be required.

Join an exciting new venture with a dynamic team focused on collaborative, hands-on ways of working for successful outcomes

Be a part of a founding team at a brand-new facility designed and created for technical excellence and future expansion

Work in a state-of-the-art facility with brand new equipment, offices and amenities

Flexibility to provide input into the systems and processes for the operations

Work for a company that values people, exceptional quality and service

Strong links to the global Rheinmetall & NIOA communities

General Requirements

By applying for this role, you accept that the following checks will occur:

Police checks and security checks

Australian citizenship, permanent residency/rights and availability to work in Australia