Production Team Lead

The Armour Shop Team Leader oversees the floor production, coordinates shifts, and ensures strict adherence to Lean manufacturing principles, safety, quality & production targets. The Team Leader plays a key role in the production of composite armour panels, supporting both the assembly and finishing processes. This includes preparing materials and components prior to bonding, ensuring all surfaces are properly treated, and assisting with the accurate placement and curing of adhesives. You will also contribute to quality control by inspecting parts for defects and ensuring compliance with safety and manufacturing standards throughout the production process.

We are looking for a team lead for our day shift (6am - 3pm) and our afternoon shift (3pm - 11pm).

Key Responsibilities Involve:

• Track production metrics to meet daily manufacturing targets;
• Assist with Production Manager with conducting daily and weekly audits / meetings;
• Assisting the Production Manager with shift handovers, rostering and training;
• Ensuring work is always done safely and up to the correct quality standards;
• Operating machinery and assembly of composite panels.

This role will be based at the Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence - MILVEHCOE, Redbank. This will be a fantastic opportunity to work within a fast paced, collaborative team of professionals. You will manage a growing team of production workers and machine operators across two shifts.

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:

• Supervisory experience;
• 2+ years leading teams;
• Hands on experience with Lean Manufacturing;
• Proficient in workforce management tools and shift planning;
• Experience working within a manufacturing environment, vacuum sealing equipment or adhesive bonding equipment experience would be highly advantageous;
• Ability to interpret engineering instructions and assemble components with an attention to detail;
• Already holding or the ability to gain and hold an Australian Defence Security Clearance.

What we offer you:

• Uniforms, tools and training provided;
• Long weekends every second week with a 9 day fortnight;
• 20% loading applied to afternoon shifts;
• Subsidised canteen on-site;
• 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.

Next steps

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: 15th of October 2026.