Lead Maintenance. Drive Reliability. Build What's Next.
Our client is a well-established Australian industrial manufacturer. Following the retirement of a long-standing leader, they are looking for an experienced Maintenance Manager to take ownership of their maintenance function and continue the site's journey towards world-class reliability.
This isn't a role where you'll inherit a polished system. You'll have the opportunity to rebuild and strengthen preventative maintenance programs, improve equipment reliability and lead a small, capable maintenance team while remaining close to the day-to-day operation.
You will play a key role in supporting production, driving continuous improvement and ensuring the site operates safely and efficiently.
The ideal candidate will have a trades qualification and will have worked as a Fitter, Electrician or have been hands on at some point in ther career.
The Role
Your focus will be on creating a proactive maintenance culture rather than simply responding to breakdowns.
Key responsibilities include:
Leading and developing a small maintenance team consisting of electricians and mechanical trades
Reviewing, rebuilding and continuously improving the preventative maintenance strategy
Managing reactive maintenance and coordinating breakdown response to minimise production downtime
Driving reliability improvements and identifying opportunities to improve equipment performance
Managing maintenance budgets, contractors and spare parts inventory
Supporting capital projects, equipment upgrades and installation activities




Overseeing site facilities, contractor management and essential services
Promoting Lean manufacturing principles, 5S and continuous improvement initiatives
Ensuring compliance with safety, statutory and maintenance requirements
About You
We're looking for a practical maintenance leader who enjoys being on the factory floor and working alongside their team.
You'll ideally bring:
Experience leading maintenance within a manufacturing environment - Industrial / FMCG
Hands-on experience in maintenance ie. Trade Qualified (Mechanical/Electrical etc)
A robust background and proven experiencedeveloping and improving preventative maintenance systems is a must have!
Hands-on technical capability with mechanical and/or electrical equipment
Previous leadership experience, whether leading a small team or larger maintenance function
Experience managing contractors, maintenance planning and maintenance budgets
A continuous improvement mindset with exposure to Lean manufacturing
Strong communication skills and the ability to build credibility with production and operations teams
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📌 Maintenance Manager (Sydney)
🏢 Six Degrees Executive
📍 Sydney