3 Lean Manufacturing jobs in Australia
Industrial Engineering Lead
Botany, New South Wales
Safran
Posted 12 days ago
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Industrial Engineering Lead
**Job details**
**General information**
**Entity**
Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets.
Safran is in the 2nd place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2024" ranking.
Safran Electronics & Defense offers its customers onboard intelligence solutions allowing them to understand the environment, reduce mental load and guarantee a trajectory, even in critical situations, in all environments: on land, at sea, in the sky or space. The company harnesses the expertise of its 13,000 employees towards these three functions: observe, decide and guide, for the civil and military markets.
**Reference number**
**Job details**
**Domain**
Production
**Job field / Job profile**
Industrial engineering - Optics / optronics processes engineering
**Job title**
Industrial Engineering Lead
**Employment type**
Fixed Term contract
**Contract period**
2-YEARS
**Professional category**
Professional, Engineer & Manager
**Part time / Full time**
Full-time
**Job description**
As a fully owned subsidiary of Safran Electronics & Defense, Safran Electronics & Defense Australasia Pty Ltd (SEDA) delivers and supports various products including high-performance optronics and inertial navigation equipment.
Reporting to the Head of Operations and Sustainment, the Industrial Engineering Lead is responsible for designing, coordinating, and executing industrial solutions for the implementation of an MRO Optronics Center of Excellence (CoE) at SEDA to support future product lines. The Industrial Engineering Lead will work closely with the Optronics MRO CoE Project Manager, internal stakeholders, and cross-functional teams in France to develop scalable processes, optimize facility layouts, define training programs, and manage the introduction of specialized tools and equipment. By leveraging expertise in process design, technology transfer, and optronics systems, the Industrial Engineering Lead will ensure that MRO operations are efficient, cost-effective, and aligned with global standards.
In this role, you will be responsible for:
Solution Design & Planning
- Design MRO process solutions for Optronics products, ensuring scalability for future expansion, including:
- Map and develop the capability baseline based on preventive maintenance, recurring activities, MTBF, and spares cost across multiple product lines.
- Identify and leverage commonality across product lines to drive economies of scale.
- Define and design new industrial schemes in line with project strategy and objectives.
- Conduct facility assessments and reviews to determine required modifications/upgrades.
- Identify training programs, including development of skills matrices and qualification paths for special processes.
- Liaise with local suppliers for make/buy decisions on tooling and test bench manufacturing, managing both 'built to print' and 'built to spec' scenarios.
- Develop modular implementation and validation plans to support staged roll-out and upper management decision gates.
- Lead detailed costing analysis covering key investments, scalability, and both recurring (RC) and non-recurring costs (NRC).
- Define implementation strategies, and present options and risk mitigation plans to top management.
Implementation & Execution
- Oversee implementation of facility changes necessary for capability rollout.
- Manage procurement and/or manufacture of special test equipment (S&TE) and required resources.
- Lead the implementation of MRO/operating processes, ensuring best practice transfer and standardization.
- Develop, transfer, and document procedures and work instructions to operational teams.
- Roll out training program, ensuring all staff are certified and validated to required standards.
- Drive commissioning and capability validation on supported product lines.
**Candidate skills & requirements**
To be successful in this role you must have:
- Bachelor's or master's degree in industrial engineering, or related field.
- Deep understanding of Optronics systems and associated MRO processes, including industrial scheme design, qualification, and validation processes.
- Experience in mapping, analyzing, and optimizing MRO workflows.
- Proven record in designing, transferring and implementing industrial and process solutions for aeronautical or defense equipment.
- Demonstrated experience in orchestrating technology transfer and industrial validation in an international context.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to engage and operate effectively with SED in an international context.
- Desirable French language proficiency is required for effective cross-border collaboration.
- Experience in engaging with suppliers, managing make/buy strategies, and technical contract management.
- Strong project management, planning, and reporting skills.
- Australian citizenship is desirable, and applicants must have the ability to obtain and maintain an Defence security clearance.
Personal Attributes
Decisive and self-starting attitude
Effective written and verbal communicator with an emphasis on technical clarity
Strong problem solving and analytical skills
Attention to Detail: Ability to discern and accurately interpret small but important aspects of technical issues, documentation, and processes
Proactive, Autonomous, Rigorous, Organised
Ability to analyze data and apply statistical tools to assess process performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
Effective communication skills for working with cross-functional teams, ensuring collaboration and alignment of goals.
If you believe you meet the criteria and want to work in a friendly and progressive company, then we look forward to hearing from you.
**Job location**
**Job location**
Oceania, Australia, New South Wales
**City (-ies)**
BOTANY
**Applicant criteria**
**Minimum education level achieved**
Bachelor's Degree
**Minimum experience level required**
More than 3 years
**Job details**
**General information**
**Entity**
Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets.
Safran is in the 2nd place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2024" ranking.
Safran Electronics & Defense offers its customers onboard intelligence solutions allowing them to understand the environment, reduce mental load and guarantee a trajectory, even in critical situations, in all environments: on land, at sea, in the sky or space. The company harnesses the expertise of its 13,000 employees towards these three functions: observe, decide and guide, for the civil and military markets.
**Reference number**
**Job details**
**Domain**
Production
**Job field / Job profile**
Industrial engineering - Optics / optronics processes engineering
**Job title**
Industrial Engineering Lead
**Employment type**
Fixed Term contract
**Contract period**
2-YEARS
**Professional category**
Professional, Engineer & Manager
**Part time / Full time**
Full-time
**Job description**
As a fully owned subsidiary of Safran Electronics & Defense, Safran Electronics & Defense Australasia Pty Ltd (SEDA) delivers and supports various products including high-performance optronics and inertial navigation equipment.
Reporting to the Head of Operations and Sustainment, the Industrial Engineering Lead is responsible for designing, coordinating, and executing industrial solutions for the implementation of an MRO Optronics Center of Excellence (CoE) at SEDA to support future product lines. The Industrial Engineering Lead will work closely with the Optronics MRO CoE Project Manager, internal stakeholders, and cross-functional teams in France to develop scalable processes, optimize facility layouts, define training programs, and manage the introduction of specialized tools and equipment. By leveraging expertise in process design, technology transfer, and optronics systems, the Industrial Engineering Lead will ensure that MRO operations are efficient, cost-effective, and aligned with global standards.
In this role, you will be responsible for:
Solution Design & Planning
- Design MRO process solutions for Optronics products, ensuring scalability for future expansion, including:
- Map and develop the capability baseline based on preventive maintenance, recurring activities, MTBF, and spares cost across multiple product lines.
- Identify and leverage commonality across product lines to drive economies of scale.
- Define and design new industrial schemes in line with project strategy and objectives.
- Conduct facility assessments and reviews to determine required modifications/upgrades.
- Identify training programs, including development of skills matrices and qualification paths for special processes.
- Liaise with local suppliers for make/buy decisions on tooling and test bench manufacturing, managing both 'built to print' and 'built to spec' scenarios.
- Develop modular implementation and validation plans to support staged roll-out and upper management decision gates.
- Lead detailed costing analysis covering key investments, scalability, and both recurring (RC) and non-recurring costs (NRC).
- Define implementation strategies, and present options and risk mitigation plans to top management.
Implementation & Execution
- Oversee implementation of facility changes necessary for capability rollout.
- Manage procurement and/or manufacture of special test equipment (S&TE) and required resources.
- Lead the implementation of MRO/operating processes, ensuring best practice transfer and standardization.
- Develop, transfer, and document procedures and work instructions to operational teams.
- Roll out training program, ensuring all staff are certified and validated to required standards.
- Drive commissioning and capability validation on supported product lines.
**Candidate skills & requirements**
To be successful in this role you must have:
- Bachelor's or master's degree in industrial engineering, or related field.
- Deep understanding of Optronics systems and associated MRO processes, including industrial scheme design, qualification, and validation processes.
- Experience in mapping, analyzing, and optimizing MRO workflows.
- Proven record in designing, transferring and implementing industrial and process solutions for aeronautical or defense equipment.
- Demonstrated experience in orchestrating technology transfer and industrial validation in an international context.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to engage and operate effectively with SED in an international context.
- Desirable French language proficiency is required for effective cross-border collaboration.
- Experience in engaging with suppliers, managing make/buy strategies, and technical contract management.
- Strong project management, planning, and reporting skills.
- Australian citizenship is desirable, and applicants must have the ability to obtain and maintain an Defence security clearance.
Personal Attributes
Decisive and self-starting attitude
Effective written and verbal communicator with an emphasis on technical clarity
Strong problem solving and analytical skills
Attention to Detail: Ability to discern and accurately interpret small but important aspects of technical issues, documentation, and processes
Proactive, Autonomous, Rigorous, Organised
Ability to analyze data and apply statistical tools to assess process performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
Effective communication skills for working with cross-functional teams, ensuring collaboration and alignment of goals.
If you believe you meet the criteria and want to work in a friendly and progressive company, then we look forward to hearing from you.
**Job location**
**Job location**
Oceania, Australia, New South Wales
**City (-ies)**
BOTANY
**Applicant criteria**
**Minimum education level achieved**
Bachelor's Degree
**Minimum experience level required**
More than 3 years
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Production & Continuous Improvement Manager
Mascot, New South Wales
Eaton Corporation
Posted 10 days ago
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Job Description
The Global Energy Infrastructure Solutions (GEIS) group is part of the wider Eaton Electrical Group and contains the Crouse Hinds division which manufactures high grade electrical products for hazardous, industrial, and commercial applications world-wide. We are looking for a Production and Continuous Improvement (CI) Manager to work alongside customers, supply chain and production stakeholders in the management of production assemblies.
This is a highly visible role where the successful candidates will ensure the smooth implementation of the production plan and full compliance with EHS standards through supervision, risk prevention, and continuous improvement of workplace safety. The incumbent will also manage manufacturing and CI engineers as well as production staff.
**Key Duties:**
+ Manage production at our Mascot factory and lead continuous improvement initiatives and achieve CI targets.
+ Take responsibility and hold colleagues accountable for zero incidence safety culture.
+ Support EHS function by managing safety improvement opportunities and effective action completion.
+ Ensure production orders are completed efficiently and timely by maintaining highest quality and safety standards.
+ Lead CI function. Initiate kaizen events to achieve cost productivity profit plan targets.
+ Implement Lean and 5S+ techniques on production floor.
+ Work with team members to support the manufacture of new product/process development. Support new products pilot run and jigs designing.
+ Maintain quality on production floor.
+ Liaise with quality team to solve quality issues and customer complaints by taking short/long term actions.
**Qualifications:**
+ Minimum 5 years of experience in managing production in a manufacturing environment.
+ Experience and knowledge of Hazardous area products and certification will be advantageous but not mandatory.
+ Strong understanding Lean Six Sigma principles to drive CI culture.
+ Accountable, strong initiative and a growth mindset to drive efficiency and faster processes.
+ Tertiary qualifications in any engineering or business disciplines.
+ Excellent stakeholder and communication skills with the ability to lead and influence.
**What We Offer:**
+ Competitive salary with access to bonus scheme
+ Inclusive working environment
+ Volunteer days
+ Outstanding training and development programs for both professional and personal development
We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes encourage diversity by utilising a balanced selection criteria regardless of the applicants age, gender, gender identity, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other status protected or required by law. Eaton prides itself in truly representing the people within our communities.
**If this sounds like you, please send through your application. We look forward to hearing from you!**
This is a highly visible role where the successful candidates will ensure the smooth implementation of the production plan and full compliance with EHS standards through supervision, risk prevention, and continuous improvement of workplace safety. The incumbent will also manage manufacturing and CI engineers as well as production staff.
**Key Duties:**
+ Manage production at our Mascot factory and lead continuous improvement initiatives and achieve CI targets.
+ Take responsibility and hold colleagues accountable for zero incidence safety culture.
+ Support EHS function by managing safety improvement opportunities and effective action completion.
+ Ensure production orders are completed efficiently and timely by maintaining highest quality and safety standards.
+ Lead CI function. Initiate kaizen events to achieve cost productivity profit plan targets.
+ Implement Lean and 5S+ techniques on production floor.
+ Work with team members to support the manufacture of new product/process development. Support new products pilot run and jigs designing.
+ Maintain quality on production floor.
+ Liaise with quality team to solve quality issues and customer complaints by taking short/long term actions.
**Qualifications:**
+ Minimum 5 years of experience in managing production in a manufacturing environment.
+ Experience and knowledge of Hazardous area products and certification will be advantageous but not mandatory.
+ Strong understanding Lean Six Sigma principles to drive CI culture.
+ Accountable, strong initiative and a growth mindset to drive efficiency and faster processes.
+ Tertiary qualifications in any engineering or business disciplines.
+ Excellent stakeholder and communication skills with the ability to lead and influence.
**What We Offer:**
+ Competitive salary with access to bonus scheme
+ Inclusive working environment
+ Volunteer days
+ Outstanding training and development programs for both professional and personal development
We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes encourage diversity by utilising a balanced selection criteria regardless of the applicants age, gender, gender identity, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other status protected or required by law. Eaton prides itself in truly representing the people within our communities.
**If this sounds like you, please send through your application. We look forward to hearing from you!**
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Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Coordinator | Northern Territory
Katherine, Northern Territory
Curis Recruitment
Posted 24 days ago
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Job Description
Curis Recruitment is proud to be partnering with a leading Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service in the Northern Territory.
We are seeking an experienced Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Coordinator to drive the integration, implementation, and ongoing enhancement of quality systems across the organisation.
In this pivotal role, you will lead initiatives to ensure compliance with key accreditation standards (RACGP, ISO, and NDIS) while embedding a culture of continuous improvement. Your leadership will support the delivery of safe, effective, and culturally responsive healthcare services, strengthening outcomes for the community.
Job details
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply
Why work with Curis Recruitment?
We have recently won an award for '2024 Best Healthcare Recruitment Agency in NSW'! On top of this we have a proven record of placing nurses and midwives into fantastic positions across Australia with some of the best hospitals and health centres.
Our clients know that we only represent the best nurses and midwives out there so when you are represented by us you are always shown in the best light and this gives you a foot in the door right at that first step.
Not the right role for you but know someone who would be amazing? Refer them to us and if we place them, YOU are eligible for a $300 gift voucher of your choice! Make sure they mention your name when they apply.
We are seeking an experienced Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Coordinator to drive the integration, implementation, and ongoing enhancement of quality systems across the organisation.
In this pivotal role, you will lead initiatives to ensure compliance with key accreditation standards (RACGP, ISO, and NDIS) while embedding a culture of continuous improvement. Your leadership will support the delivery of safe, effective, and culturally responsive healthcare services, strengthening outcomes for the community.
Job details
- 6 weeks annual leave + 18% leave loading
- Relocation assistance provided + Relocation Grant can be applied for
- Salary packaging up to $15,899 p.a.
- Company vehicle for work-related travel
- Laptop and mobile phone provided
- Up to 10 days study leave per year
- Supportive and collaborative team environment
- Lead the design, implementation, and monitoring of quality systems, audits, and compliance frameworks.
- Coordinate internal audits and support accreditation and re-accreditation processes.
- Identify opportunities to improve clinical quality, safety, and operational efficiency.
- Develop CQI strategies, dashboards, and reports in partnership with leadership.
- Monitor improvement initiatives and ensure timely completion of action plans.
- Provide training and education to staff on quality standards and procedures.
- Align all CQI initiatives with the organisations strategic goals and community needs.
- You are a passionate health professional with a strong commitment to quality improvement and clinical governance.
- Current AHPRA registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (or eligibility).
- Postgraduate qualification in a relevant clinical specialty (desirable).
- Demonstrated experience in quality systems, audits, and accreditation.
- Strong problem-solving and data analysis skills.
- Excellent communication and engagement skills across all levels.
- A sound understanding of the cultural, social, and economic factors influencing Aboriginal health.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply
Why work with Curis Recruitment?
We have recently won an award for '2024 Best Healthcare Recruitment Agency in NSW'! On top of this we have a proven record of placing nurses and midwives into fantastic positions across Australia with some of the best hospitals and health centres.
Our clients know that we only represent the best nurses and midwives out there so when you are represented by us you are always shown in the best light and this gives you a foot in the door right at that first step.
Not the right role for you but know someone who would be amazing? Refer them to us and if we place them, YOU are eligible for a $300 gift voucher of your choice! Make sure they mention your name when they apply.
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