Alipally Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I wonder if someone could give me a heads up what the job market is like for manufacturing (Automotive/engineering.... not food or wood ifkwim!) I've had a shuftie at Seek, it seems quite buoyant, but wondered if anyone else has been looking or recently got a job in this field. OH is a manufacturing manager, but quite likes the idea of a quieter life and a bit of a hands on supervisor type role would be ideal... Thanks in advance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Pom Queen Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Sorry can't help but hopefully someone out there can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boganbear Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 With the high dollar car manufacturers have found it very difficult to compete and export so it looks rather dodgy to say the least. Toyots in Altona have laid off many jobs and if it wasn't for the federal and state governments throwing hundreds of millions of dollar at Ford and Holden they would have closed down. I think Ford has just agreed to stay until 2015 but I think they are just delaying the inevitable. The high dollar and wages and working conditions makes Australia very overpriced and uncompetitive compared to other regional manufacturing centres in Thailand, Indonesia, and other Far East companies. I am sure what once the free handouts dry up, the car manufacturers will close them down without a second thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life on easy street Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 I wonder if someone could give me a heads up what the job market is like for manufacturing (Automotive/engineering.... not food or wood ifkwim!) I've had a shuftie at Seek, it seems quite buoyant, but wondered if anyone else has been looking or recently got a job in this field. OH is a manufacturing manager, but quite likes the idea of a quieter life and a bit of a hands on supervisor type role would be ideal... Thanks in advance... I have to agree with Boganbear. My Experience of Manufacturing in Melbourne 2007 / 2008 I had a short term contract Quality assurance testing car parts made in China! one quarter of the factory was empty work had been exported to China! The number of adverts in my trade fell off a cliff one month after the GFC. I remain unconvinced that there is skill shortage in the manufacturing industry even if you are fortunate enough to obtain employment in manufacturing industry i would not hold much hope for any sort of job security. not with the Australian dollar at its current value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weasie Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 I am an operations manager for a global food manufacturer and am happy to discuss - do you want to PM me - happy to offer any advice I can. There is lots of doom and gloom in the media, however imho for good people there is still a shortage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoandJon Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Hubby has a job in specialist manufacturing in Melbourne, a lot depends on the field you're looking at. General automotive not so great, but some of the more high skilled - low throughput production is going strong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJJB Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 With the high dollar car manufacturers have found it very difficult to compete and export so it looks rather dodgy to say the least. Toyots in Altona have laid off many jobs and if it wasn't for the federal and state governments throwing hundreds of millions of dollar at Ford and Holden they would have closed down. I think Ford has just agreed to stay until 2015 but I think they are just delaying the inevitable. The high dollar and wages and working conditions makes Australia very overpriced and uncompetitive compared to other regional manufacturing centres in Thailand, Indonesia, and other Far East companies. I am sure what once the free handouts dry up, the car manufacturers will close them down without a second thought. Spot on , the high dollar is crucifying car manufacturing, importers are paying 40% less for cars manufactured abroad than they were 3 or 4 years ago, those companies are making a killing, not that the consumer is seeing major savings on the forecourt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alipally Posted May 13, 2012 Author Share Posted May 13, 2012 Perhaps I worded the post incorrectly, judging from the responses regarding manufacturing. All I meant was he's not a carpenter or involved in Food manufacture. He's an Engineer. and is more involved with specialist manufacturing, (one of the few Companies that export to China!) rather than automotive. So thanks for the info regarding the 'other side' of manufacturing! The strong dollar is really hurting Aussie made stuff at the moment, but luckily it seems to be on the way down again.... (dropped 15c in the past 6 weeks) and is set to fall again when the next interest rate cut comes as most economists are predicting here. Hopefully, we'll see $2:£1 again in the foreseeable future, although I'm not holding my breath! Ali x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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