At Ridley, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where every employee is valued and respected. As Australia’s leading provider of animal nutrition solutions, we have played a vital role in supporting the agricultural industry and broader food chain for over 30 years. Our culture is one of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.

About The Role

We are looking for an experienced Maintenance Supervisor to lead the planning, scheduling and execution of maintenance activities across our operations.

Reporting to the Regional Manager, you will work closely with site leaders, production teams, contractors and Engineering to ensure plant and equipment is safe, reliable and available for production.

This is a hands-on role covering planned, reactive and shutdown maintenance, contractor coordination, maintenance costs and asset reliability. You will also play an important role in identifying opportunities to reduce downtime, improve maintenance practices and support continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

- Plan, schedule and supervise planned, reactive and shutdown maintenance.

- Coordinate tradespeople, maintenance teams and contractors.

- Monitor plant and equipment and schedule corrective maintenance.

- Manage unplanned work and communicate impacts on production.

- Ensure maintenance activities comply with HSE requirements, legislation and company standards.

- Review work scopes and confirm required tools, materials and resources.

- Manage maintenance materials, equipment, spares and contractor services.

- Support maintenance budgets, capital projects and asset care initiatives.





- Maintain accurate maintenance records, documentation and site drawings.

- Support teams in the effective use of computerised maintenance systems.

- Identify opportunities to improve plant reliability, reduce downtime and optimise maintenance plans.

About You

You are an experienced maintenance professional with strong planning, leadership, coordination and stakeholder management skills.

You’ll Bring

- Experience in maintenance supervision, planning or scheduling, ideally within a manufacturing, production, industrial or similar environment.

- Experience coordinating tradespeople, contractors and shutdown activities.

- Strong knowledge of plant maintenance, asset care and reliability.

- A strong commitment to safety and compliance.

- Experience using computerised maintenance systems, with SAP experience highly regarded.

- Good computer skills, including Microsoft Office.

- Strong communication, negotiation and relationship-building skills.

- The ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively with production and maintenance teams.

- A proactive approach to continuous improvement and reducing plant downtime.

Relevant maintenance planning, asset care or technical qualifications and the ability to read technical drawings will be highly regarded.





Why Join Ridley?

At Ridley, you will have the opportunity to make a genuine impact on the safety, reliability and performance of our operations.

- Be part of a leading Australian agribusiness.

- Work with experienced maintenance, production and engineering teams.

- Play a key role in improving plant reliability and reducing downtime.

- Contribute to continuous improvement and asset care initiatives.

- Supportive and collaborative team culture.

- Market-competitive salary and employee benefits.

- Opportunities for career development within a national business.

How To Apply

If you are an experienced maintenance professional looking for an opportunity to lead maintenance activities and make a real impact on plant reliability and performance, we’d love to hear from you.

Please visit Ridley Careers and submit your resume.

Applicants must have unrestricted Australian work rights. Shortlisted candidates will be required to complete background checks and a pre-employment medical, including drug and alcohol testing.

Ridley is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.

There are big advantages that come with Ridley being Australia’s largest and leading animal nutrition company. These include opportunities to move and grow within the business and also extends to having the right tools and resources to get the job done.

We are focused on working with, and attracting the best talent, not just in Australia, but in the world. Ridley prides itself on being an equal opportunity employer.

📌 Maintenance Supervisor (Newcastle)
🏢 Ridley Corporation
📍 Newcastle