Quality Assurance Officer

About the Team

Reporting to the Quality Manager Operations, this role will work alongside a team of Quality Assurance Officers (QAO) within the Quality team. The Quality team is approximately 20 people with 9 of them being QAO’s. This role will be based in Redbank at our Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence (MILVEHCOE), the headquarters and manufacturing site of Australia and New Zealand.

About the Role

The Quality Assurance Officer conducts and participates in the inspections of vehicles, modules and assemblies during final preparation and testing to acceptance. You are also in charge of auditing the build documentation and you will lead the non-conformance management for your area, enabling continuous improvement of our products and processes. This role would be joining our day shift (6am – 3pm).  

What are we looking for?

Rheinmetall seeks applicants who exemplify our Company’s values of Safety, Partnering, Openness, Respect and Trust (SPORT). This creates a workplace environment where employees value each other, live up to their promises and communicate openly.

The experience and skillset best suited to this role includes: 

• Qualifications in Mechanical Engineering, Quality or a relevant Trade;
• Experience in a Quality Control, Quality Assurance or Quality Compliance roles;
• Understanding of Quality Management principles;
• Root cause analysis techniques preferably using the 8D methodology;
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint); and
• Eligibility to obtain an Australian Government Security Clearance (Australian Citizenship required).

We recognise that skills and experience can be gained through a variety of career pathways. If you are interested in this opportunity but don’t meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. We value diverse perspectives, backgrounds and experiences and are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.

• Uniforms, tools and training provided;
• Long weekends every second week with a 9-day fortnight;
• Access to exclusive employee discounts with over 700 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.

RDA Talent Acquisition Team

Recruitment.Australia@rheinmetall.com.au

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Applications will close on 11th of December 2026