Role: Plant Engineer

Location: Virginia, Brisbane

Reports to: Kevin Darroch - Site Engineering & Maintenance Head

At Opella, we simplify self‑care for real people. As a Plant Engineer you become part of that mission – turning ideas into products that actually reach hands and homes. This role is where precision, consistency, and accountability come together to support our self‑care revolution.

Key Responsibilities

- Owns Site Asset Reliability and Performance, Site Energy & Sustainability outcomes and Capex projects.
- Analyse equipment downtime and OEE data to identify reliability and improvement opportunities.
- Converting data‑driven insight into well‑managed improvement projects.
- Lead Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) activities.
- Own site maintenance model and plans for improvements.
- Drive predictive maintenance strategy and implementation.
- Own site energy and sustainability reporting, including utility consumption, efficiency KPIs and carbon/emissions tracking.
- Identify and lead energy optimisation initiatives across HVAC, compressed air, load balancing and equipment efficiency.
- Prepare business cases and cost justification (CAPEX) for self‑originated improvement projects.
- Act as Project Manager for small to medium automation, reliability and labour‑reduction projects.
- Optimise CMMS configuration, data quality and reporting.




- Maintain project documentation and validate post‑project performance against business case targets.

Opella values diversity in all its forms and is committed to fostering a workplace where everyone can belong and excel. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

About You

- Degree qualified in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Chemical or Industrial Engineering.
- 3–7 years' experience in a Plant, Reliability, Maintenance or Project Engineering role within FMCG, pharmaceutical, food or beverage manufacturing.
- Experience improving asset reliability through RCM, RCA, preventive and predictive maintenance.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to use OEE and maintenance data to drive continuous improvement.
- Proven experience delivering small to medium CAPEX and automation projects.
- Knowledge of CMMS (SAP PM or similar), GMP and manufacturing safety standards.
- Understanding of utilities, energy management and sustainability initiatives is desirable.
- Strong project management, communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Personal Attributes

- Proactive, hands‑on and solutions focused.
- Strong problem solver with a continuous improvement mindset.
- Collaborative, accountable and able to influence across cross‑functional teams.
- Organised, adaptable and committed to delivering safe, reliable and productive manufacturing outcomes.

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