Production Transfer Lead

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The Production Transfer Lead is accountable for establishing and executing the framework required to replicate EOS Defence Systems Australia manufacturing capability across approved international sites in a controlled, repeatable, and compliant manner.

The role ensures production processes, industrial data, tooling, workforce capability, and quality controls are transferred without degradation in quality, yield, schedule performance, or configuration integrity.

In carrying out this role, the incumbent is expected to demonstrate leadership consistent with EOS values and standards, exercise sound judgment, and perform all duties with due care, diligence, and professionalism.

Transfer Strategy and Governance

• Establish and maintain the approved Australian production baseline as the reference standard for all transfer activity.
• Define the governance, controls, and transfer criteria required to ensure process, tooling, industrial data, and quality requirements are replicated consistently across sites.
• Prevent uncontrolled localisation, undocumented process deviation, or implicit transfer of risk during production replication activities.

Transfer Execution and Control

• Develop and maintain the phased transfer plan covering site readiness, training, controlled ramp-up, and first-build execution.
• Define transfer sequencing, entry and exit criteria, and control measures to prevent premature localisation or unmanaged risk.
• Ensure early production uses approved processes, validated tooling, and controlled inputs until local capability is proven stable.
• Monitor readiness, conformity, yield, and process adherence during ramp-up and escalate deviations before progression.

Production Engineering Capability

• Assess production engineering capability across sites and identify structural, skills, and capacity gaps.
• Recommend the controls and support structures required to sustain multiple production lines with consistent outcomes.
• Reduce single points of failure in critical production engineering and operational roles.

Reach-Back Support

• Establish an Australia-anchored support model to provide rapid-response subject matter expertise during transfer and early production.
• Define escalation pathways and support protocols so issues are resolved without production disruption or local divergence.
• Embed the reach-back model in site operating practice before ramp-up.

Skilling and Workforce Uplift

• Design structured skilling programs, including immersion in Australia and supervised transfer activities.
• Design cross-skilling and workforce resilience to reduce dependence on individual knowledge holders.
• Confirm local teams are assessed and ready before independent execution.

Supply Chain and Material Qualification

• Ensure transferred production uses verified and equivalent materials, components, and suppliers.
• Ensure supplier and material qualification is governed through validated performance and acceptance criteria.
• Prevent unverified components, undocumented workarounds, or divergence from the approved baseline.

Systems and Performance Visibility

• Align systems such as ERP, MES, dashboards, and supporting industrial data so sites operate with consistent controls and comparable performance data.
• Enable cross-site visibility of production, quality, and yield while supporting local compliance requirements.
• Support a coherent global production system rather than fragmented local models.

Initial Production Capability

• Support first-build and early production to confirm process stability, product conformity, and controlled local execution.
• Coordinate actions required to achieve initial production capability at approved international sites.
• Manage quality, throughput, and schedule-related transfer risks during ramp-up.

Long-Term Alignment

• Implement audit, review, and continuous improvement mechanisms to prevent drift from the approved baseline.
• Support cross-site learning and feedback models that reinforce alignment and shared standards.
• Provide regular visibility of transfer status, site maturity, and emerging risks through governance channels.