Repairable Items Officer

The Role

The APS 6 Repairable Items Officer within Maritime Inventory Management (MIM) is responsible for planning, coordinating and managing the sustainment of repairable items supporting Navy capability. Operating with a high degree of autonomy, the role develops and manages forward plans for repairable item activity, informed by maintenance schedules, fleet demand signals and stakeholder inputs.

The position leads a small team to coordinate induction, assessment and repair activities with industry partners, including determining value for money outcomes and identifying items beyond economic repair. They monitor performance, risks and inventory outcomes to ensure availability of serviceable materiel to meet operational requirements.

The role requires strong analytical and planning skills, application of financial, logistics and materiel management principles, and an understanding of procurement and contracting frameworks. It involves close engagement with internal and external stakeholders to deliver and optimise integrated sustainment outcomes.

About our Team

Maritime Sustainment Division (MSD) operates within the Naval Shipbuilding and Sustainment Group, delivering in service sustainment of naval capability in support of Navy’s operational readiness. As part of MSD’s transformation to the Maritime Sustainment Model, the MIM has been established to centralise and modernise inventory management across the fleet.

MIM is responsible for the procurement and management of common inventory, repairable items and cross class equipment, ensuring the right materiel is available to support maintenance delivery, sustain onboard allowances and enable future fleet operations.

Our team works across procurement, logistics, engineering and operational stakeholders to deliver integrated supply chain outcomes, improve efficiency through scale, and drive cost savings through aggregated purchasing and reduced duplication, while providing assured inventory support that directly underpins Navy capability and readiness in a dynamic and evolving operational environment.

Our Ideal Candidate

The APS 6 Repairable Items Officer is a capable materiel logistics professional who performs effectively in a complex sustainment environment and demonstrates a strong commitment to Defence’s values of service, courage, respect, integrity and excellence. You bring strong planning and analytical skills, with the ability to interpret demand signals, maintenance schedules and inventory data to develop and manage repairable item programs of work.

You are confident leading a small team and coordinating activities with industry partners, including assessing value for money outcomes and making informed decisions on repair versus replacement. You apply sound knowledge of logistics, product management and relevant procurement and contracting frameworks to deliver practical outcomes.

You build productive relationships with stakeholders, communicate clearly and respond to competing priorities with sound judgement, initiative and attention to detail, contributing to reliable sustainment outcomes and continuous improvement.

Security Clearance:

Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance at “Negative Vetting Level 1”.

The Department of Defence employs around 18,000 Australian Public Service (APS) employees. Defence APS employees work in a wide variety of critical roles, Australia wide, enabling our three services Navy, Army and Air Force, to do their job. Defence has a range of Australian Public Service (APS) career opportunities that offer interesting, challenging, and unique work. Our workforce includes administrative support, accountants, intelligence analysts, engineers, policy advisors, graphic designers, lawyers, social workers, IT specialists and contract managers to name a few. We offer a rewarding career that includes professional development, work-life balance, recognition, a flexible and supportive work environment and a diverse workforce. To find out more about a career with Defence please visit https://www.defence.gov.au/jobs-careers