Hanwha Defence Australia – Avalon Airport VIC

Join a growing defence manufacturer where your planning expertise directly shapes operational success.

Hanwha Defence Australia is seeking an experienced Production Planning Lead to play a critical role in delivering complex manufacturing programs within Australia's growing defence industry. This leadership position is responsible for driving production planning excellence, coordinating cross-functional teams, and ensuring production schedules are delivered safely, efficiently, and on time.

If you're a strategic planner who thrives in fast-paced manufacturing environments and enjoys solving complex operational challenges, we'd love to hear from you.

About the Role

As the Production Planning Lead , you will be responsible for developing, coordinating and optimising daily planning activities that support both short and medium-term production schedules. Acting as the key link between Supply Chain, Warehouse, Production, Engineering, Quality and Paint operations, you will ensure the business maintains a balanced and achievable production plan.

This role is critical in identifying risks, constraints and bottlenecks early, driving proactive solutions, and ensuring production objectives remain on track.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead and mentor a team of Production Planners and Material Planners.
- Coordinate planning priorities across Warehouse, Production, Quality, Manufacturing Engineering and Leadership teams.
- Develop and maintain production schedules aligned to contract milestones, material availability and manufacturing capacity.
- Facilitate daily, weekly and monthly planning forums to review performance, manage risks and resolve production constraints.




- Forecast labour and overtime requirements to support production targets.
- Manage the transition from Manufacturing Bills of Materials (BOMs) through to work order creation and maintenance.
- Ensure labour standards, routing information and cycle times are accurately maintained within ERP systems.
- Manage warehouse picking schedules to support production demand.
- Monitor and address material shortages, resource constraints and scheduling conflicts.
- Support operational reporting, performance analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.

About You

You are a highly organised and commercially minded planning professional with a strong understanding of manufacturing operations and supply chain planning. You have proven experience leading teams and influencing stakeholders to achieve shared production outcomes.

To be successful, you'll bring:

- Demonstrated experience in Production Planning within a manufacturing environment.
- Previous experience leading, coaching and developing planning teams.
- Strong understanding of BOM structures, work orders and manufacturing routings.
- Experience working with ERP and MRP systems.
- Knowledge of production line balancing and constraint management principles.
- Understanding of supply chain planning processes and lead-time management.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and data analysis capabilities.




- Excellent communication, stakeholder management and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work effectively across multiple functions and competing priorities.
- A proactive, adaptable and solutions-focused approach.

Qualifications & Experience

- Experience in multi-line assembly or complex manufacturing operations.
- Experience with BOM creation, maintenance and change control.
- APICS certification.
- Experience with SAP Business One, SAP S/4HANA or similar ERP platforms.
- Experience within defence, heavy manufacturing, vehicle production or complex engineered products.

Why Join Hanwha Defence Australia?

This is an opportunity to join a rapidly growing organisation delivering world-class defence capability for Australia. You'll work alongside industry experts, contribute to nationally significant programs and play a key role in shaping manufacturing success within a highly complex and rewarding environment.

We offer:

- A collaborative and high-performing team culture.
- Opportunities for professional development and leadership growth.
- Exposure to advanced manufacturing and defence technologies.
- The chance to contribute to projects of national importance.
- Competitive remuneration and employee advantages.
- 9 work day fortnight

Eligibility Requirements

Due to the nature of our work, applicants must:

- Be an Australian Citizen.
- Be eligible to obtain and maintain an Australian Government NV1 Security Clearance
- Successfully complete a National Police History Check.

Please email Lauren Spinelli if you have any questions about the role - ***************@hanwha-defence.com.au

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