As a Maintenance Manager at Minerva Foods, you will be responsible for leading a skilled maintenance team while driving preventative maintenance programs, asset reliability, capital projects, and continuous improvement initiatives.
You will play a key role in ensuring plant uptime, safety compliance, cost control, and operational performance across a large and complex food manufacturing environment.
As a Maintenance Manager at Minerva Foods, you will be responsible for leading a skilled maintenance team while driving preventative maintenance programs, asset reliability, capital projects, and continuous improvement initiatives.
You will play a key role in ensuring plant uptime, safety compliance, cost control, and operational performance across a large and complex food manufacturing environment.
Key Responsibilities
Lead and develop the site's maintenance team, including trades, contractors, and support personnel.
Develop and manage preventative and predictive maintenance programs.
Ensure plant and equipment reliability to maximise operational efficiency and minimise downtime.
Manage maintenance budgets and drive cost-effective maintenance solutions.
Oversee capital expenditure projects from planning through to implementation.
Ensure compliance with all workplace health and safety, environmental,



and regulatory requirements.
Work collaboratively with production and operational teams to achieve site performance targets.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on equipment reliability, efficiency, and asset life.
Coordinate external contractors and service providers.
Develop maintenance strategies aligned with business objectives and growth plans.
Maintain accurate maintenance records, reports, and asset management systems.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will possess:
Proven experience in a Maintenance Manager or Senior Maintenance leadership position.
Strong background within manufacturing, food processing, meat processing, FMCG, or industrial environments.
Trade qualification in Mechanical, Electrical, Engineering, or a related discipline.
Demonstrated experience managing preventative maintenance systems and asset management programs.
Strong leadership, coaching, and people management skills.
Excellent problem-solving and analytical capabilities.
Sound understanding of workplace health and safety requirements.
Experience managing maintenance budgets and capital projects.
A proactive, hands-on approach with a solid focus on continuous improvement.
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📌 Maintenance Manager (Colac)
🏢 Minerva Foods Australia
📍 Colac