About the role

Lead Maintenance Excellence in a Successful Drilling Business

Star Drilling is seeking an experienced and proactive Maintenance Manager to lead our maintenance, asset management, Depot workshop, and inventory functions across our drilling operations.

The Maintenance Manager is 50% hands on and 50% leading the mechanical function at Star Drilling's Thomastown Depot, overseeing preventative and proactive maintenance of drilling rigs, support equipment, heavy vehicles and associated plant. You will supervise a team comprising one Mechanic and one Fitter/Fabricator, manage breakdown and fault response, and take ownership of equipment reliability, availability and operating life.

If you are a trade-qualified maintenance professional who thrives in a hands-on environment and enjoys a range of fleet and equipment, improving asset performance, and leading teams, we want to hear from you.

Key responsibilities

- Managing preventative and corrective maintenance programs across our diverse fleet of drilling rigs, support equipment and mobile plant

- Leading a team of one mechanic and one fabricator and coordinating the work program for all employees rostered daily to work at the Depot

- Developing maintenance schedules and asset lifecycle plans

- Managing inventory, critical spares and procurement activities

- Monitoring equipment performance and reducing downtime

- Ensuring compliance with OEM, statutory and client requirements

- Providing technical support and subject matter expertise to the Management team

- Ensuring accurate plant, certification and maintenance records

- Driving continuous improvement initiatives across maintenance and asset management functions

The role is likely to occasionally require:

- breakdowns

- early starts

- late finishes

- urgent repairs

- weekend work





About you

To be successful in this role, you will possess:

Essential

- Mechanical Trade Qualification

- Demonstrated experience in maintenance leadership within mining, drilling, construction, heavy industry or related sectors

- Strong asset management and maintenance planning experience

- Excellent problem-solving and fault-finding skills

- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

- Strong organisational ability with experience managing competing priorities

- Demonstrated ability to identify risks, implement improvements and drive operational performance

- Ability to work effectively under pressure and deliver results.

- Current HR Driver’s and forklift Licence

- Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office and maintenance management systems

Desirable

- Qualifications in mechanical hydraulics, electrics etc

- Experience working on drilling equipment

- Experience leading mechanical, maintenance or operational teams in the Drilling or Mining Industry

- Frontline Management qualification or equivalent

What Star Drilling can offer you:

- Excellent wages and conditions, including a flexible RDO and company vehicle

- Full time position with four weeks Annual Leave

- Company productivity bonuses

- Modern fleet of equipment

- Friendly and collaborative workforce

- Supportive Management Team

- Strong commitment to training and development

- Up-to-date and well-equipped workshop

About Star Drilling (https://www.stardrilling.com.au/)

Star Drilling is a leader in the industry. Setting the standard with OH&S; systems, modern equipment and a great a team environment.

Star Drilling operates 18 drilling rigs from large sonic rigs to small geoprobes and we engage in a variety of drilling methods, auger, rotary air, rotary mud, diamond and sonic drilling.

📌 Maintenance Manager (Thomastown)
🏢 Star Drilling
📍 Thomastown