Industrial/Vehicle Painter

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Rheinmetall Defence Australia will be recruiting multiple qualified industrial painters throughout 2025 and beyond, as we ramp up our production capabilities. As a vehicle painter at Rheinmetall Defence Australia, you will work as part of a team to prepare, paint and finish military vehicles and military components.

The paint team will operate across two shifts: day shift and afternoon shift. The afternoon shift runs from 3.00pm to 11.00pm. All new employees will start on the day shift for induction, training and compliance. Once training is complete, they'll transition to the afternoon shift roster.

About your new team

Reporting to the Team Lead - Paint, you will be key member of the paint team. The paint team forms part of the greater production team which includes the Weld Shop, Prototype Shop, Assembly Teams and Armour Shop.

Taking Responsibility

Our values of Safety, Partnership, Openness, Respect and Trust (SPORT) supports our team members to create a workplace environment where our employees value each other, live up to their promises, communicate openly and work safely every day.

The experience and skillset best suited to this role includes:

• Certificate III in Surface Preparation and Coating Application or Certificate III in Automotive Refinishing Technology;
• Experience in a Vehicle, Defence, or other Heavy industry painting role;
• Working knowledge of paint technologies and standards relating to Vehicle painting;
• Heavy Vehicle driving and operating licenses (desirable);
• High Risk Work licences including crane operation, forklift, elevated work platforms (desirable); and
• Eligibility to obtain an Australian Government Security Clearance (Australian Citizenship required).

What we offer you

• Uniforms, tools and training provided;
• Long weekends every second week with a 9 day fortnight;
• Individualised Flexible Working Arrangements;
• Access to exclusive employee discounts with over 500 retailers to support cost of living;
• Market leading parental leave and loyalty leave accrual for every year of service;
• We are proud to be an Endorsed Employer for All Women with WORK180.

Our inclusive culture

Rheinmetall fosters a culture of equality, fairness, diversity and inclusion for all our employees and provides a safe and secure work environment where everyone can feel comfortable and supported to bring their unique self to work every day.

We know that when people from diverse backgrounds and different points of view work together, we create the most value - for our clients, our people and our community. If you do not think you quite meet all of the requirements of the position, we would still love to hear from you.

If you would like to know more information about how we are supporting our employees, you can view our policies and initiatives via our Work180 profile at

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Next steps

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This role requires a Defence clearance, only Australian Citizens are eligible.

This role is subject to ITAR (International Traffic Arms Regulations), your nationality may affect eligibility.

Further information regarding clearances found at

Diverse perspectives drive value - for clients, people, and communities. Even if you do not meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply.

Applications close: 18th of December 2025

*Please note that we have a Christmas shutdown period there may be delays in viewing applications.*

Please note that we will not be accepting any recruitment agency applications for this role.

Questions

For further information about this opportunity, please contact RDA Talent Acquisition Team at and quote REF#AU02475.