Accuracy Control Lead

Why Austal

Austal is Australia's global shipbuilder, Defence prime contractor and maritime technology partner of choice, designing, constructing, and supporting defence and commercial vessels for the world's leading operators. The company operates in Australia, the USA, Philippines, and Vietnam.

Austal is delivering multiple naval shipbuilding and sustainment programs for the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Border Force, and the Department of Defence, employing approximately 1,000 people in facilities in located Western Australia, Queensland, and the Northern Territory.

Austal has entered into a landmark Strategic Shipbuilding Agreement (SSA) with the Commonwealth of Australia, launching a new era of continuous naval shipbuilding within the Henderson Defence Precinct and across Western Australia. As Australia's Strategic Shipbuilder, Austal will start by delivering eighteen Landing Craft Medium and eight Landing Craft Heavy vessels for the Australian Army.

The SSA will drive significant growth across our industry and workforce, as we deliver existing and future programs under a long-term partnership. Through effective collaboration with our supply chain partners, Austal is driving innovation, developing sovereign capability, and creating lasting opportunities for Australian industry and workers.

To support this growth, we are building a highly skilled team to engage with local industry and supply chains, and contribute to complex, large-scale projects that reflect Austal's proven capabilities and trusted performance.

About the Opportunity

As the Quality Assurance - Accuracy Control Lead for Austal Defence Australia (ADA), you'll be responsible for delivering Program Accuracy Control Management plans. The role is to ensure proactive Quality Assurance activities are conducted that ensure accuracy control activities are implemented by ADA Suppliers which identify, mitigate and where necessary, employ corrective actions, to ensure products are dimensionally compliant with contracted Quality requirements.

This is your opportunity to contribute to projects of national significance.

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What's Involved

• Develop, implement and audit compliance with stakeholders the ADA Dimensional Control Standard.
• Work with Subcontractor Dimensional Control organisations to ensure an integrated approach is taken to the management of accuracy control requirements.
• Ensuring Dimensional Control activities adhere to the requirements of the relevant Project Delivery plans, and the ADA Quality Management System, tailored where necessary to meet the specific needs of Projects.
• Develop with stakeholders Project Accuracy Control Plans.
• Lead proactive Quality Assurance activities to ensure dimensional and accuracy control processes are consistently applied by ADA Suppliers to meet specified quality standards.
• Monitor ADA Supplier Dimensional Control operations to ensure they are executed safely, efficiently, and are to the highest quality standards.
• Monitor ADA Supplier Accuracy Control tests and inspections in alignment with the Project Mission System Inspection Test Plans (ITP), ensuring timely and compliant execution.
• Manage non-conformance processes including identification, documentation, and resolution of issues in IFS, ensuring compliance with prescribed standards.
• Provide regular reporting on accuracy control metrics and performance outcomes to senior management, highlighting risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Train and support Quality Assurance team members in accuracy control procedures and best practices to ensure consistent application across projects.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives by identifying technology and process enhancements that improve quality, productivity, and cost-effectiveness across the shipbuilding value stream.

You'll Need

• Proficiency with high-precision measurement instruments
• Effective communication – you will be required to communicate with stakeholders at multiple organisational levels across multiple Suppliers.
• Diploma or higher qualification in Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering, Quality Control, Quality Control, Quality Assurance, or other related discipline
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in Shipbuilding or in an Accuracy Control role
• Proficient in using measurement tools and software for dimensional analysis
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Internal auditor training (nationally accredited)

Why Austal

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Professional development and training opportunities.
• A supportive and dynamic work environment.
• Opportunities for career advancement within our growing organisation.

Our global team is guided by a universal set of values that describe the focus of our efforts. Our goal is for all our decisions and actions to reflect these core values. We believe that putting our values into practice creates the greatest benefits for our shareholders, customers, employees, suppliers, and communities in which we serve.

Excellence - Customer Focus - Integrity - Team Work

At Austal we are committed to providing a safe and inclusive work environment for all. We believe that achieving greater diversity will enhance our operations and as such we actively encourage Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders, people of all backgrounds, ages, sexual orientation, and those with Disability to apply.