Technical Director

Executive Placements · Adelaide

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Responsibilities

  • Responsible for three strategic functional pillars: Product Design & Innovation, Service & Technical Support, and After-Sales & Warranty.
  • Each pillar should have clear accountability, measurable objectives and defined leadership while collectively supporting Concord's strategic objectives.
  • Approve engineering standards, designs, technical deviations and product releases, and to stop any design, manufacture, installation or product release presenting an unacceptable safety, compliance, quality or business risk.
  • Factory Equipment & Manufacturing Technology -
  • Provide strategic oversight of factory equipment, manufacturing technologies, testing facilities, and production engineering processes.
  • Quality and Compliance - Ensure compliance with applicable quality, environmental, health and safety, and product certification standards.
  • Work closely with the Quality Department to investigate technical issues, implement corrective actions, and reduce warranty claims.
  • Client & Stakeholder Engagement - Liaise with engineering/development teams of client, contractors and suppliers to develop and implement required new technologies.
  • Deliver technical support in the factory and on clients sites and coordinate with technical support teams to implement corrective and preventative measures.
  • Provide high-level technical consultation to key clients, ensuring solutions meet strategic needs.
  • Project & Operations Oversight - Establish project goals and priorities by collaborating with Sales, Marketing and Operations.
  • After-Sales, Service & Technical Support

Qualifications & Skills

  • Bachelors degree in: Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, HVACR Engineering (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration)
  • Professional engineering registration (ECSA or equivalent) highly advantageous.
  • Proven experience in product development, manufacturing engineering, factory operations, continuous improvement, project/installation management, and technical service environments.
  • 5+ years in senior leadership within technical, R&D, engineering, or production environments.
  • Refrigeration and engineering expertise, strong understanding of factory equipment, production processes, automation technologies, and manufacturing best practices.
  • R&D and Product Development
  • Experience managing multidisciplinary functions including R&D, product design, manufacturing engineering, installations, site execution service, and technical support.
  • Strong commercial and customer-centric mindset with experience in project execution and after-sales support.
  • Excellent decisionâ??making under pressure.

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