Production Engineer

About the Team

Based out of our Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence (MILVEHCOE), the RDA Operations Support team consists of experienced and dedicated engineers, planners and project managers who provide specialised support to our Production teams across our assembly lines. Reporting into the Director Material, Planning and Logistics, our production engineers work collaboratively with a number of cross functional teams to ensure the efficiency of our production processes.

About the Role

As a Production Engineer with Rheinmetall Defence Australia, you will be responsible for defining and documenting production processes and activities for your allocated area of production (i.e. Turret Assembly, Welding, etc.). The successful candidate could expect some of their tasking to include:

• Collaborate with Configuration Management team to develop and maintain accurate production Bill of Materials (BoM) that defines the assembly and materials delivery sequence;
• Defining, developing and documenting of all production processes and activities whilst utilising various lean manufacturing techniques;
• Collaborate with Leading Hands and other assembly employees to determine most efficient and effective manufacturing methodologies;
• Ensure SAP (MRP system) is current with the correct BoM, routings and material allocations to drive demand and support production;
• Interface with the Quality team to ensure the relevant quality checks and procedures are built in to the production sequences; and
• Interrogate engineering data via Teamcenter to support questions around material specifications and production sequences.

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: 

• Tertiary qualifications in Engineering (Mechanical, Manufacturing, Process) or relevant discipline;
• Proven experience as a Production Engineer or related position;
• Experience in Lean and process improvement manufacturing tools and techniques (preferably applied in automotive, heavy industry or high-volume manufacturing);
• Experience in working with ERP/MRP systems (preferably SAP) to create PBOM’s, routings, standard networks, etc.;
• Ability to apply Root Cause Analysis to identify root causes and prevent re-occurrence; and
• Eligibility to obtain an Australian Government Security Clearance (Australian Citizenship required).

• Long weekends every second week with a 9 day fortnight;
• Individualised Flexible Working Arrangements;
• 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.

RDA Talent Acquisition Team

Recruitment.Australia@rheinmetall.com.au

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Applications will close on 9/11/2026