Chaos1 is seeking a Site & Facilities Manager to run XFACTORY. You will own the site end to end including the warehouse and stores, the custody of customer assets, the work health and safety system and its critical actions, physical security and the facility itself. You can expect to work alongside the Mission Operations business line to run the site day to day, hold the keys and the registers, and reconcile every item that leaves for a campaign when it comes back.

Key responsibilities

Run XFACTORY day to day including opening and closing, cleaning, maintenance and contractors

Own the warehouse and stores, raise purchase orders for stores and consumables, and run receipt, storage, issue and return of equipment, stocktakes and the asset register

Hold custody of customer assets, including the loan registers, condition reporting and audit evidence

Own the site WHS system including inductions, risk registers, critical actions including lithium battery storage and charging, incident reporting and emergency procedures

Manage physical security including access control, keys, alarms, CCTV and secure storage, and support the security officer on physical security for the site

Dispatch and receive campaign kit, pack, consign and track equipment to Defence sites and reconcile it on return

Manage facility works, fit-out and vendors including electrical, mechanical, IT cabling and building maintenance

Keep the site's registers, licences and inspections current, and ready for audit without notice

About you

Trade, logistics or facilities qualification, or a degree in a related discipline. Equivalent experience may substitute.





Over 5 years running a warehouse, workshop or facility, with 3+ years as the person accountable for it

Demonstrated ownership of a WHS system, including risk registers, inductions, incident management and inspections

Experience with asset and inventory management, stocktakes and audit evidence, including custody of another party's assets

Experience with physical security systems and procedures including access control, keys and secure storage

Experience managing contractors and facility works

A current driver licence, and a high-risk work licence for forklift operation (LF) or willingness to obtain one

Dangerous goods shipper training for lithium batteries and fuels by road and air, or willingness to obtain it on joining

Australian citizenship and ability to obtain a NV1 security clearance

Ability to be onsite at Chaos1's XFACTORY, Sydney

Superannuation above the mandated rate

25 days of annual leave every year, a full week more than the standard four weeks

Clearance sponsorship. We sponsor your clearance and pay the vetting costs

Mobilised from the start. Your equipment, access and role brief are ready before you arrive, and you'll be part of live work within your first fortnight

About us

Chaos1 is an Australian defence company with a mission to forge a faster path to warfighter capability. Purpose-driven and mission-first, Chaos1 deploys the people, processes and technologies needed to tackle defence's toughest problems. In a world where time is short and the threats are real, Chaos1 is the catalyst that operates forward to rapidly field warfighter capability in months.

📌 Site & Facilities Manager (Sydney)
🏢 Chaos1
📍 Sydney