Explosive Ordnance Supplier – Department of Defence
📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0769924
- Agency: Department of Defence
- Job Title: Explosive Ordnance Supplier
- Position Number: JCG/03069/26
- Classification: APS Level 4
- Closing Date: Thursday 02 July 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time, Ongoing
- Location: Port Wakefield SA
- Future Merit Locations: Port Wakefield
- Salary: $81,868 – $89,377
- Office Arrangement: On Site (Defence is committed to supporting workplace)
About Department of Defence
The P&EE Port Wakefield team carries out Test and Evaluation activities for a diverse range of
various calibre munitions and other explosive ordnance. They capture performance data of the
munitions and provide that information to the customer.
The EO Services Team is critical in this process as they provide explosive ordnance that have
been prepared for dynamic and/or static functioning. This is to ensure that the specifications of the
test plan are met to certify that activities are repeatable.
The broader team utilise systems such as ballistic tracking radar, high speed video cameras and
associated equipment to track the rounds or event when the explosive ordnance is dynamically
fired or statically testing the munitions.
Our Ideal Candidate
The successful candidate will build and sustain positive relationships with team members and
actively participate in team work and group activities.
They will take individual responsibility for accurate completion of work and seek guidance when
required, for more complex issues.
The candidate will be able to communicate effectively and be required to share information to
ensure others are kept informed and make use of individual and team capabilities and to identify
risks and issues that may impact on work objectives.
They will be professional, having some stakeholder engagement and be required to respond under
direction, to changes in stakeholder needs and expectations to achieve outcomes.
The right person for this role will show the flexibility to respond to the changing context and shifting
priorities of JPEU, to achieve business outcomes. In this role, the individual will provide support to
a geographically dispersed team.
Duties
- The Role
- The main role of the EO Supplier is to provide technical armaments knowledge and advice,
- engaging with stakeholders to deliver and exercise appropriate technical delegations in line with
- legislative, policy and regulatory frameworks.
- You will:
- Perform straightforward to moderately complex Armaments technical activities and
- associated tasks working to agreed priorities and outcomes.
- Be accountable for exercising assigned technical authorities and any Technical regulatory
- Authority delegations
- Conduct investigations and contribute to the development of technical documentation for
- review.
- Apply technical knowledge and gain experience, understand priorities to identify, define
- issues and implement corrective actions
- Work collaboratively and operate as an effective team member
- Investigate technical packages and participate in the scoping, planning and reviewing of
- packages
- Assess technical packages, reports, processes and product and equipment performance to
- meet specified requirements, provide recommendations for continuous improvement and
- implement corrective actions.
Eligibility / Notes
- Security Clearance:
- Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance at “Negative Vetting Level 1”.
- Mandatory Qualifications:
- This technical position requires the individual to have obtained a recognised Australian
- Qualifications
- Framework (AQF) Level 4 qualification in a relevant technical domain or relevant skills and work
- experience
- such that an individual can reasonably achieve a recognised AQF qualification if required by the
- position.
How to Apply
Position Contact Rebecca-Lee Kempton, 03 5736 3044
Agency Recruitment Site https://defencecareers.nga.net.au/?jati=07696233-5DB9-00B1-C81C-ECF2EBBEF
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