Kongsberg Defence Australia (KDAu) is seeking an experienced Production Planner to join our growing team in Adelaide. This role will be based at our state-of-the-art facility in Mawson Lakes, supporting critical defence projects.

You'll be responsible for planning, coordinating, and driving production across cutting- edge defence projects. You will play a key role in shaping production strategies and ensuring the smooth day-to-day execution of KDAu production activities.

As a Production Planner with Kongsberg, you will:

- Support our project's make / buy process to establish contracted and local production scopes.
- Define production strategies and methods suited to the production setting.
- Establish key performance indicators and reports to monitor execution in production.
- Maintain a production plan for the production workshop and coordinate day to day production activities in accordance with lead times.
- Communicate the production schedule and changes to the schedule.
- Introducing new work into the production plan
- Reporting on production status.




- Deliver production orders and provide performance reporting for work undertaken in ERP

What You’ll Bring

- Demonstrable experience in production planning, preferably in the Australian Defence Industry
- Demonstrated applied ERP experience in manufacturing.
- Demonstrated experience using scheduling tools.
- Tertiary qualifications in supply chain management or related discipline (desirable).
- Previous trade based experience (desirable).
- Applied knowledge of Lean and or Six Sigma (desirable)

Why Join Us?

- Be part of a global defence leader delivering cutting-edge technology.
- Work from our easy to get to Mawson Lakes facility designed for collaboration and innovation.
- Shape your career with professional development opportunities in a growing business.

Mandatory Requirements

- Must be able to access information controlled under the US International Traffic of Arms Regulations (ITAR).
- Must be able to obtain and maintain an Australian security clearance.

📌 Production Planner (Adelaide)
🏢 Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace
📍 Adelaide