Job Opportunities in Australia

Date: 25 Oct 2024

Location: Australia, Adelaide, AU

About Us:

Minelab is a technology company that creates world-leading metal detectors to help humanitarian organisations clear landmines, African miners find life-changing gold nuggets, and historians recover lost relics.

We have a culture of innovation that allows us to be a leader in bringing new technology to customers across the globe. We make everything ourselves; creative design and detailed engineering are the lifeblood of developing new products at Minelab.

Excitement in the Engineering Team comes from converting raw ideas into products that exceed our customers’ expectations, including rapid concept prototyping, detailed design, product integration, and the transition to manufacturing.

Join Minelab, part of the Codan group, an ASX listed technology company, and bring the next generation of world-leading products to our market.

What Will You Be Doing?

As a Manufacturing Test Technician, you will provide key technical support in the production process to maintain and enhance product quality and throughput. This role will involve working closely with design engineers to address technical challenges and implement changes into production. You will also assist in the setup and maintenance of testing equipment, support new product introductions, and ensure optimal testing facilities for production.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Provide general technical product support to manufacturing personnel to facilitate the maintenance of (and where possible, the improvement of) product quality and throughput.
• Interface with design engineers to resolve product technical issues.
• Implement test and design change into production
• Perform test equipment maintenance and calibration processes.
• Construct test equipment for improvement, production capacity increase and redesign projects.
• Monitor and resolve production test failures of both equipment and product.
• Debug and repair electronic test equipment and product.
• Collaborate with test engineering to construct test jigs and fixtures during new product introduction (NPI) to ensure that designs are suitable for manufacturing and test.
• Install and commission appropriate facilities including test equipment, jigs and fixtures.

What Makes a Successful Manufacturing Test Technician?

To succeed in this role, you’ll need:

• Diploma in Electronics Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in electronics manufacturing.
• Strong skills in circuit analysis, fault finding, and electronic assembly (IPC Standard).
• Knowledge of test instrument operation and process automation.
• Basic computer skills, including proficiency in MS Office and relevant software applications.
• A practical mindset with a strong commitment to maintaining high work standards.
• Well-developed communication and problem-solving skills.

Benefits and Culture:

Our culture is supportive and collaborative. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team where we share our ideas and innovation is strongly encouraged. We are looking for someone with genuine passion and can-do attitude for what they do.

Our Head office is located in Mawson Lakes offering a spacious, modern facility, free secure onsite parking, easy access via public transport, and an onsite subsidised café. We also have recreational facilities including a gym, basketball and tennis court, as well as various game tables. Additionally, our staff are provided flexibility to meet the demands of family life, a child-friendly parenting room, and a variety of staff events to connect with colleagues across the Codan Group.