Production Team Lead - Electronics

Rheinmetall Defence Australia; Ipswich City; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uniforms, tools and training provided

Long weekends every second week with a

9 day fortnight

Employee discounts

Parental leave and loyalty leave

Endorsed Employer for All Women

Job summary

Rheinmetall Defence Australia in Redbank, Ipswich is seeking a Team Lead to oversee electronics production and service tasks with a high level of autonomy and quality. You will coach ES4 and junior technicians, monitor progress, and ensure deadlines and productivity targets are met.

The role requires strong leadership, extensive electronics experience, and the ability to travel as needed. Shifts run on a rotating days and afternoons pattern, with a supportive, safety‑focused culture.

Qualifications

• Certificate IV in Electrotechnology or equivalent AQF Level 4.
• Certificate IV in Leadership & Management or equivalent.
• Extensive experience in electronics production and service environments.
• Strong technical understanding of electronic systems, assemblies and testing procedures.
• Proven ability to lead small teams and coach junior technicians.

Responsibilities

• Perform electronic production and service tasks with autonomy and quality.
• Provide technical coaching, mentoring, and supervision to ES4 and below-level technicians.
• Monitor and report progress to meet deadlines, standards and productivity goals.
• Allocate and manage daily work orders and booking of hours to achieve >90% productivity.
• Support and maintain compliance with product handling procedures and quality standards.

Skills

Leadership

Electrotechnology

Electronics systems

Mentoring

Productivity tracking

Education

Certificate IV in Electrotechnology

Certificate IV in Leadership & Management

Job description

Rheinmetall Defence Australia – Redbank QLD

The Team Lead is a highly capable and experienced technician responsible for independently performing complex production and service activities, while also providing technical leadership, coaching, and daily operational support to Senior and below-level technicians. Beyond hands‑on work, the Team Lead plays a critical role in driving team performance, ensuring consistent quality, and meeting productivity targets. The team lead will work on a rotating days (5:30am - 2:45pm) and afternoons (2:15pm - 11:00pm) shift pattern.

As a Team Lead, you can anticipate some of your day‑to‑day tasks to include:

• Perform electronic production and service tasks with a high level of autonomy and quality.
• Provide technical coaching, mentoring, and supervision to ES4 and below-level technicians.
• Monitor and report on the progress of assigned tasks, ensuring deadlines, standards, and productivity goals are met.
• Allocate and manage daily work orders, ensuring all job hours are correctly booked to achieve >90% productivity.
• Support and maintain compliance with product handling procedures and quality standards.

About your new team

Located in Redbank in Ipswich, your new team will consist of Trade Assistants, Junior Technicians, Technicians, Senior Technicians and other Team Leads all working together on rotating day and afternoon shifts as a part of the global integration Electronics Solution team, focusing on the production of electrical components related to the LAND 400 Phase 2 program.

Taking Responsibility

Our values of Safety, Partnership, Openness, Respect and Trust (SPORT) supports our team members to create a workplace environment where our employees value each other, live up to their promises, communicate openly and work safely every day.

The experience and skillset best suited to this role includes:

• Certificate IV in Electrotechnology (or equivalent, AQF Level 4);
• Certificate IV in Leadership & Management or equivalent;
• Extensive experience in the electronics industry, preferably in production and service environments;
• Strong technical understanding of electronic systems, assemblies, and testing procedures;
• Proven ability to lead small teams and coach junior technicians effectively.
• Experience with reporting, task delegation, and productivity tracking;
• Ability to travel internationally and interstate, when required; and
• Eligibility to obtain an Australian Government Security Clearance (Australian Citizenship required).

What we offer you

• Uniforms, tools and training provided;
• Long weekends every second week with a 9 day fortnight;
• Access to exclusive employee discounts with over 500 retailers to support cost of living;
• Market leading parental leave and loyalty leave accrual for every year of service;
• We are proud to be an Endorsed Employer for All Women with WORK180.

Our inclusive culture

Rheinmetall fosters a culture of equality, fairness, diversity and inclusion for all our employees and provides a safe and secure work environment where everyone can feel comfortable and supported to bring their unique self to work every day.

We know that when people from diverse backgrounds and different points of view work together, we create the most value - for our clients, our people and our community. If you do not think you quite meet all of the requirements of the position, we would still love to hear from you.

If you would like to know more information about how we are supporting our employees, you can view our policies and initiatives via our Work180 profile at work180.com/rheinmetall

To learn more about life at Rheinmetall, please visit: www.rheinmetall.com/career-au

This role requires a Defence clearance, only Australian Citizens are eligible.

This role is subject to ITAR (International Traffic Arms Regulations), your nationality may affect eligibility.

Further information regarding clearances found at https://www.defence.gov.au/security/clearances

Diverse perspectives drive value - for clients, people, and communities.

Applications close: 26th of November 2026

Please note that we will not be accepting any recruitment agency applications for this role.

Questions

For further information about this opportunity, please contact RDA Talent Acquisition Team at ***************@rheinmetall.com.au and quote REF#AU02883.