Team Leader

4 days ago


Tingalpa Queensland, Australia Ferra Engineering Pty Ltd Full time $90,000 - $120,000 per year

Team Leader – Assembly (Aerospace)

Are you an experienced aerospace professional with strong leadership and assembly skills? Do you want to step into a role where you lead a high-performing team and work on some of the world's most advanced aerospace programs?

Ferra Engineering is a market-leading aerospace manufacturing organisation delivering precision CNC machining and assembly for the defence, aerospace, and space sectors. We partner with global OEMs like Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Parker Aerospace on programs including the F-35 Lightning II, MQ-28 Ghost Bat, Apache Helicopter, and more.

We are looking for an experienced Assembly Technician who is ready to step off the tools and take the next step into leadership. This role is perfect for someone who has strong technical skills, understands aerospace assembly processes, and is eager to lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team. Ensuring production, quality, safety, and delivery standards are consistently achieved while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional development.


What You'll Do

  • Lead, mentor, and supervise a team of Assembly Technicians and Trades Assistants.
  • Allocate resources and ensure production outputs meet the Master Production Schedule (MPS).
  • Develop and execute recovery plans when production targets are not met.
  • Act as the senior quality system champion on your shift, ensuring compliance with AS9100 and customer standards.
  • Identify defects early, implement containment actions, and support defect reduction initiatives.
  • Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance cost, cycle time, and process stability.
  • Coordinate with other departments to resolve production issues efficiently.
  • Promote and enforce a safe, clean, and compliant work environment.

Skills & Experience

Essential:

  • Defence/Aerospace industry experience.
  • Proven experience supervising a team of skilled technicians.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead manufacturing process improvement initiatives.
  • Strong capability to coordinate with managers/supervisors to resolve production issues.
  • Experience diagnosing production issues and implementing recovery actions.
  • Minimum 2 years' experience in aerospace assembly techniques.
  • Trade qualification in Engineering, Manufacturing, or Aerospace (Cert III or higher).

Desirable:

  • Formal leadership or management training (e.g., Certificate IV in Frontline Management).
  • Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement methodologies.
  • Hands-on experience working within AS9100/ISO9001 quality systems.
  • Strong understanding of root cause analysis and defect prevention techniques.

Why Join Ferra?

· Join an organisation trusted by global defence primes

  • Work in a collaborative, fast-paced environment where your impact is visible
  • Opportunity to lead critical assembly programs and contribute to global aerospace success

  • We keep a clean and tidy environment to build the best Aerospace products.

  • We offer an employee referral program, where our employees are rewarded for helping us find great people.
  • We run regular social events encouraging a fun and friendly environment.
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • We offer an Employee Assistant Program (EAP), a free confidential support service to support our team

Express Your Interest Today

If you are ready to be part of Ferra Engineering's future growth and want to be considered for upcoming roles, we encourage you to submit your expression of interest today.

Must have the right to work in Australia

Please send resume and cover letter through seek.

Due to the high volume of applicants, only successful candidates will be contacted

To all recruitment agencies: Agency resumes will not be accepted. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, employees or any other company location. Fees related to any unsolicited resumes will not be honored.


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