Production Manager

Description

• Life Days are the Leidos way of recognising that we all need extra time to take care of life. By working slightly more than the minimum weekly hours (2 hours per week for full-timers), you can accrue up to 12 days of leave per year.
• Leidos Life Hub provides access to discount offers or cashback rewards with over 400 Australian and International retailers.
• Prestons (Sydney) location - occasional travel to Defence sites and a Melbourne location required
• Due to the nature of the role, you must be an Australian Citizen and hold an active NV-1 AGSVA security clearance.

Our team feel Leidos is a great place to work. Learn more about our culture and benefits by visiting us here https://www.leidos.com/company/global/australia/careers

Do Work That Matters

Leidos Australia delivers IT and airborne solutions that protect and advance the Australian way of life. Our 2000 local experts, backed by our global experience and network of partners, are working to solve the world's toughest challenges in government, intelligence, defence, aviation, border protection and health markets.

Leidos delivers critical capability in Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defence (CBRND). We supply protection technology and training to the Australian Defence Force (ADF).

Your New Role and Responsibilities

The Production Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, supervising, and leading production teams that test and maintain equipment used by the ADF. They collaborate with the Fleet Manager at Leidos for capacity planning and communication with CASG and ADF units.

This role reports to the Operations Manager where a snapshot of responsibilities include,

• Activity and Schedule Management: Maintain the Activity Sheet, manage package builds, returns, and equipment requests, and analyse stock levels.
• Support and Coordination: Assist Production Technicians, Warehouse Manager, and Operations Manager with delivery, return, and servicing of CBRND Packages, and oversee equipment calibration and servicing.
• Documentation and Compliance: Maintain contractual documents, ensure data accuracy in ERP systems, and uphold service quality and performance standards.
• Training and Safety: Assist with training new staff, ensure safe work environments, and comply with EHS and WHS policies.
• System Improvement and Planning: Improve CBRND systems and equipment reliability, assist with asset planning, and support quality and engineering reviews.

What You'll Bring to Make an Impact

• Bachelor's degree in business management, industrial engineering, manufacturing, or a related field.
• Prior employment as a Production Supervisor, or Production Technician experience in manufacturing environments, using SOP's, process flow diagrams and recording build process results for quality documentation
• Experience in leading and managing Production Teams

Don't worry if you don't tick all the boxes - if you meet most of them, we encourage you to submit your application. We're most interested in your strengths, what you want to learn and how far you want to go.

Due to the nature of the role, you must be an Australian Citizen and hold and active Baseline security clearance.

Diverse Team Members, Shared Values and a Common Purpose

Providing our customers with smarter solutions takes an incredible team with diversity of thought, experience and perspectives driving innovation. Inclusion is at the heart of our culture and is one of our core values. It's about creating a workplace where everyone can do important work, feels welcome, valued, and respected, and has equal access to opportunities to thrive. Paul Chase - Chief Executive, Leidos Australia.

Leidos Australia is an equal opportunities organisation and is committed to creating a truly inclusive workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, veterans, neurodiverse people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.

Our five Advocacy Groups (Women and Allies Network, Young Professionals, Defence & Emergency Services, Action for Accessibility and Abilities and Pride+) provide an opportunity for team members to connect and collaborate on shared interests, and work to support and celebrate our diverse community.

Next Steps

• To apply for this role, follow the links or apply via our Careers page.

• Recruitment process - 1 virtual interview and/or 1 face-to-face & background checks.
• Applicants may also need to meet International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) requirements. In certain circumstances this can place limitations on persons who hold dual nationality, permanent residency or are former nationals of certain countries as per ITAR 126.1.
• We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible to all candidates. Please contact our Careers team careers.au@au.leidos.com if you'd like to discuss any additional support during your application or throughout the recruitment process.

Original Posting:

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.