The Process Technician provides technical expertise across all production processes, defining, maintaining, and improving plant processes and parameters. This role ensures conformance with internal quality and safety requirements and customer specifications to achieve desired efficiencies aligned to site strategic objectives.
Responsibilities
Act as subject matter expert concerning all project related RNM processes
Develop and maintain technical and operational understanding and control of equipment specifications and work instructions (WIs) including Forging, CNC, heat treatment, surface treatment and industrial robotics
Provide effective operator training to new processes to support production hand over for safe and correct operation
Support the Project Engineer to understand and implement new processes required to produce conforming product to customer supplied technical data specifications and consolidate all material into the final Manufacturing Data Pack
Ensure that the processes and equipment can repeatably and reliably produce products as per the stage drawings and meets the product qualification requirements
Provide ongoing input and expert insight into system and process health checks, identifying risks, gaps, and opportunities for improvement
Support the Project Engineer through commissioning and installation activities providing shop floor expertise, risk assessment and hazard control
Optimise production throughput of the facility with new and existing equipment
Apply a risk based approach to critical analysis of all processes, equipment, and interactions
Support and sustain technical knowledge base of Team leaders, Senior operators and maintenance personnel, empowering the team to maintain a safe and efficient workplace
Collaborate with quality personnel on new product quality requirements including root cause analysis, preventative measures and continuous improvement, and incorporate details into the Quality Control Plan
Conduct technical evaluations from suppliers related to plant and machinery
Implement consumables and spares optimisation processes regarding manufacturing, storage and allocations of consumables into the production process whilst maintaining quality outcomes
Support system setting strategies and machine set up procedures into control plans that optimise system performance and minimise unplanned downtime
Establish performance measures of the machine or system given a particular working circumstance
Identify areas for continuous improvement in all areas of production including, safety, training, quality and maintenance
Requirements
Manufacturing experience in the metal working or heavy industry
Machinist trade with good knowledge of metal cutting practices and troubleshooting experience
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Production focused troubleshooting experience, positive collaborations across departments
Design, manufacturing and production experience
Understanding of design effectiveness related to the practical implementation of designs to processes
Above average use of MS office software
English language skills – above average
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
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
Important Details
Contract: 24 month contract with opportunity to extend
Travel may be required
Application Process
Submit your CV and a brief introductory letter outlining your alignment to working for RNM and our culture, your qualifications and experience aligned to our requirements, and your reason for applying for this role
Police checks and security checks will occur
Australian citizenship, permanent residency/rights and availability to work in Australia will be checked
About the Company
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.
