We’re currently recruiting an experienced Maintenance Manager to support an established heavy manufacturing facility in Geelong. This role will oversee maintenance planning, plant reliability, contractor performance, and improvement activities across fixed and mobile plant and equipment.

This is a full time, permanent, day-shift position with an immediate start available.

Roles and Responsibilities

- Plan and coordinate preventative, corrective, and improvement maintenance activities
- Coordinate and supervise contractors, service providers, and tradespeople
- Monitor the performance and reliability of fixed and mobile plant and equipment
- Develop annual maintenance budgets and shutdown plans, and manage their execution
- Maintain accurate maintenance procedures, schedules, registers, and documentation
- Support site safety activities, inspections, hazard reporting, and maintenance compliance

Skills and Requirements:

- Mechanical trade qualifications or a degree in Mechanical Engineering will be highly regarded,



with graduate engineers considered where they have relevant practical maintenance experience
- Strong hands-on experience supporting maintenance within heavy manufacturing, industrial production, rail, transport, mining, infrastructure or a similar environment
- Experience planning and scheduling preventative, corrective and breakdown maintenance
- Previous experience supervising maintenance activities, tradespeople, contractors or external service providers
- Familiarity with CMMS platforms and Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook and Project will be advantageous

About Us
Heaton undertakes work both locally and internationally for some of the world’s best heavy industry organisations that make a positive difference to millions of people’s lives every day.

We help our clients do more, faster and better by connecting them with bright and passionate engineering, management and specialist talent in the fastest way possible.

Apply now to talk to one of our team!

📌 Maintenance Manager - Heavy Manufacturing (Geelong)
🏢 Heaton Rail
📍 Geelong