Maintenance Control Manager

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Because it takes human intelligence to build and power the systems and solutions that people depend on every day. So we stay curious and make space for diverse points of view. We share what we know and we challenge what’s possible.

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Benefits @ Thales

• Competitive remuneration + Super + Bonus + Free Medical Insurance

• Personal & professional training development opportunities

• Fitness Passport Discount – Access to a network of Gyms across AUS

• Employee discounts with a number of affiliates (Travel, Car hire, Tech, Medical Insurance)

• Modernised Paid Parental Leave

• Veterans Leave

• Novated Lease options

• Family support through our partnership with Parents at Work

The Role:

Opportunity for maintenance Control Manager to join our team based in Garden Island. This role will be overseeing the coordination, compliance, and readiness of maintenance activities at the Garden Island Defence Precinct under the RMP East and DORSC contracts. This includes ensuring that workshops, equipment, materials handling resources, safety gear, and trades and technical labour are aligned with maintenance schedules, safety standards, and documentation requirements. The role is pivotal to maintaining safe, compliant, and efficient delivery of naval maintenance outcomes.

Responsibilities include:

• Support the Maintenance Capability Manager in daily coordination of maintenance activities and resources.

• Work with the Trade Capability Managers on the alignment and undertaking of tasks

• Work with Training Capability on ensuring the workforce is appropriately trained and certified.

• Manage estimating cell to ensure all estimates required from the Traded workforce are actions and returned on time.

• Ensure all PPE, safety equipment, and HSE-related materials are available and maintained.

• Coordinate with Materials Handling Manager and workshop resources to support planned schedules.

• Support system and administrative labour allocation including contractors, industry partners, and FSU personnel.

• Ensure all maintenance documentation, including OQE and TPCC, is complete and available for customer sign-off.

• Support HSE compliance

• Monitor KPIs and report on areas requiring management attention.

• Participate in all scheduled maintenance period coordination meetings.
   

How about you?

• Technical trade background or equivalent experience in marine, mechanical, or industrial maintenance.

• Experience working within a Defence, industrial or heavy-asset maintenance environment.

• Familiarity with HSE regulations, PPE requirements, and safety practices.

• Understanding of Defence compliance documentation including OQE and TPCC.

• Ability to manage dynamic labour resources in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment.

• Competence in documentation tracking, readiness reporting, and scheduling tools.

• Excellent coordination and planning skills across multiple resources and workstreams.

• Strong working knowledge of HSE systems and their application in shipyard environments.

• Proficiency in digital tools and systems for planning, safety, and reporting

The fine prints:

After you have applied, you will receive an email acknowledging your application. We’ll then provide a personalised experience for suitable applicants as we progress the selection and assessment process.
 

Prior to being offered employment, you will need to complete pre-employment police checks.
 

As a Defence security clearance is required for this role, applicants must be Australian citizens and eligible to obtain and maintain an appropriate clearance.  To learn more about clearances please visit – http://www.defence.gov.au/AGSVA/

It’s easy to dismiss the perfect opportunity if you don’t see yourself as the perfect fit. If this role feels right – no matter your background or personal circumstances – please introduce yourself or join our community. We’re committed to supporting a diverse workplace, and that starts here.

We’re proud to be endorsed by WORK180 as an Employer for All Women, but we know there’s always more we can do. We’ll continue to foster industry partnerships, employee resource groups (ERGs) and development opportunities to make Thales a genuinely equitable employer, for everyone.

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