At Tip Top Bakeries, we're proud to produce an extensive range of wholesome sliced bread, muffins, crumpets, pies, and bakery snacks. Our purpose of ‘Everyday Moments of Goodness' represents the lives we touch and the difference we make. Those moments that bring a smile, make us proud, or keep us safe, are moments we strive for through our work.

We take pride in supporting our people to learn, grow, and develop throughout their careers with Tip Top Bakeries. We believe in the power of an inclusive and diverse workforce and invest in meaningful initiatives to remove barriers and enable our employees to have a satisfying and rewarding career with us. Our vision for Tip Top Bakeries is an organisation where everyone belongs, everyone is valued, and everyone has equal opportunity.

Join the team and be part of one of our iconic brands like Tip Top, Abbotts Bakery, Bürgen and Golden.

- Lead maintenance and reliability at Tip Top's Capalaba manufacturing site
- Improve plant performance, asset health and operational efficiency
- Develop and lead a team of skilled maintenance and reliability professionals

Tip Top is part of George Weston Foods, one of Australia and New Zealand's largest food manufacturers.

We're looking for an experienced Reliability Manager to lead maintenance and reliability at our Capalaba bakery. Reporting to the Site Operations Manager and forming part of the site leadership team, you'll be responsible for improving plant reliability, ensuring continuity of production and building an engaged, capable maintenance team

This is a hands‑on leadership role with responsibility across a team of 10+, site repairs and maintenance expenditure,



preventative maintenance, asset health planning and capital projects. You'll provide the leadership, structure and direction needed to strengthen team capability, improve ways of working and drive reliability outcomes across the site.

Purpose of the Role

- Lead the maintenance and reliability function for our Capalaba bakery
- Provide leadership, structure and direction to a team of reliability professionals and tradespeople
- Improve plant reliability, equipment performance and overall operational efficiency
- Develop and deliver the site Asset Health Plan, maintenance strategy and capital projects
- Partner with site leadership to improve operational performance and reduce costs
- Manage maintenance budgets, contractors and site service providers
- Drive preventative maintenance compliance and continuous improvement initiatives
- Champion a solid culture of safety, quality and accountability across the site

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

- Proven leadership experience in maintenance, engineering or reliability within a FMCG manufacturing environment, ideally in a food environment
- Experience leading cultural change, building accountability and developing high‑performing teams




- Advanced people leadership skills with the ability to build capability and engagement
- A trade certificate in fitting, an electrical licence or a tertiary qualification in engineering
- Strong problem‑solving skills and the confidence to lead through operational challenges
- Experience with automated control systems and PLCs will also be beneficial

Working with Tip Top, we offer many benefits including:

- Family‑friendly policies including 12 weeks of paid parental leave, additional paid time off to ease back to work and ongoing superannuation contributions during unpaid parental leave
- Recognition and award programs, including access to our online rewards platform
- Health and wellbeing programs including access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program, and on‑site physiotherapy services
- Flexible working options
- Access to an extensive range of internal trainings and development programs for your career
- Financial support for approved study pathways, as well as traineeship and apprenticeship programs
- Two paid volunteer days per year as part of our focus on Community Partnerships
- Novated Leasing Options

Start the Conversation

If this role sounds like you and you're eager to learn, grow, and help create everyday moments of goodness, we want to hear from you.

At Tip Top we strive to create a place where Everyone belongs, Everyone is valued, and Everyone has equal opportunity. We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures - including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people living with disability.

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