Job Description
Regional Victoria | Food Manufacturing | Senior Site Leadership
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An established food manufacturing business is seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead the maintenance and engineering function at a large regional Victorian manufacturing site.
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Reporting to the Head of Operations, you will have responsibility for plant reliability, maintenance performance, minimising operational downtime and developing a solid preventative maintenance culture.
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The Role
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Key responsibilities include:
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Lead the site maintenance and engineering function
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Drive preventative maintenance and reliability improvement
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Minimise production downtime through effective maintenance planning and execution
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Lead and develop Maintenance Supervisors, Planners and trades
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Improve maintenance schedules and address recurring equipment issues
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Manage maintenance expenditure, labour utilisation and key cost measures
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Ensure statutory inspections, audits and compliance requirements are met
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Identify opportunities to improve existing plant and future assets
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Lead capital projects from scoping and supplier selection through to installation and commissioning
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Partner with Operations and site leadership to support production and broader business objectives
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About You
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To be successful, you will ideally bring:
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Significant maintenance and engineering experience within food manufacturing, FMCG, processing or a similarly complex industrial environment
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Experience leading a site maintenance or engineering function
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Strong people leadership across trades and maintenance teams
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Strong knowledge of preventative maintenance, reliability and continuous improvement
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Experience managing maintenance budgets and capital expenditure
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Experience delivering plant upgrades and capital projects
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Strong understanding of safety, compliance and statutory maintenance requirements
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A Mechanical or Electrical Engineering background, or a relevant technical/trade background combined with substantial maintenance leadership experience
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This is an opportunity to take ownership of a substantial maintenance function and directly influence plant reliability, operational performance and longer-term asset strategy.
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This is a confidential appointment based in regional Victoria.
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