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Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions (RNM) has announced it has opened its Project Office in Adelaide Street, Maryborough.
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Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack and federal member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien were on hand to officially open the office, with the federal goverment committing $28.5 million towards the the forging facility.
The commitment is being delivered through the Regional Growth Fund.
RNM said that through the new Project Office, the joint venture will deliver the construction of a $60 million state-of-the-art munitions forging facility in the regional Queensland city, creating up to 100 new jobs in the Fraser Coast region.
“This is a very important first step. To now have our Project Office open in Maryborough allows us to ramp up local operations as we build momentum towards first site works," Werner Kraemer, CEO Rheinmetall Waffe Munition and chairman of Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions, said.
“We are fully committed to Maryborough and the project, through this commitment we want to create regional jobs and build a sovereign capability.”
Construction of the new facility is expected to commence in early 2020 and be fully operational by 2022.
NIOA also confirmed the employment of Jeff Crabtree as its project manager.
“Jeff, who lives in the region, will bring a wealth of local knowledge and be based in the Project Office and be responsible for the delivery of the project," said Robert Nioa, managing director of NIOA and director of RNM.
“We want to create as many local opportunities as possible. We’re also looking to employ an office assistant in the near future, as well expressions of interest are currently being run through the ICN Gateway, we’d encourage local businesses to get involved where possible.”
