The Role

You will be responsible for:

• Leading manufacturing performance across safety, quality, cost, and schedule
• Providing strategic oversight across a portfolio of complex, interdependent programs
• Leading and developing 3 Operations Managers, with oversight of a multidisciplinary workforce of approximately 300 people
• Managing priorities, resources, risks, and program-level trade-offs to optimise delivery
• Driving strong governance, assurance, and cross-functional performance reviews
• Embedding APQP, quality excellence and continuous improvement
• Building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, customers, and internal leadership teams
• Identifying and shaping opportunities to expand manufacturing capability and support future business growth
• Bringing a strong commercial and growth mindset to operational and strategic decision-making

About You

We are looking for a senior leader who brings a strong blend of manufacturing leadership, complex program management, and commercial capability.

You will ideally bring:

• Significant leadership experience within complex manufacturing, engineering, or operational environments
• Proven delivery of large-scale programs or portfolios
• Experience leading large, multidisciplinary technical teams through senior operational leaders
• Strong commercial acumen with experience identifying growth, capability expansion, or new business opportunities
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex risks, interdependencies, budgets, and resources
• Strong senior stakeholder engagement, influencing, and decision-making capability
• Experience within Defence, Aerospace, Electronic Systems, Electronic Warfare, Sensing, or similarly complex technology environments will be highly regarded

This role will suit a commercially minded manufacturing leader who can operate at both the strategic and operational level driving current program performance while helping shape future capability and growth.

• Australian Citizenship is essential, along with eligibility to obtain and maintain an NV1 Australian Defence Security Clearance and meet applicable export control requirements.