Job Description

Maintenance Coordinator – Food Manufacturing | Day Shift n

Maintenance Coordinator – Food Manufacturing | Day Shift

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Location: Braeside, Melbourne
Roster: Monday to Friday
Reporting to: Engineering Manager

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Take the lead in keeping one of Laurent Bakery’s manufacturing sites running safely and reliably. We’re seeking an experienced Maintenance Coordinator with a mechanical trade background and proven maintenance supervisory or management experience.

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This is an opportunity to combine hands-on technical expertise with site maintenance leadership, supported by our Engineering Manager, who leads the department.

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Why Join Laurent?

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Monday-to-Friday roster: Enjoy a consistent working week.

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Site responsibility: Lead maintenance activities at one of our Braeside manufacturing facilities.

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Technical variety: Work with industrial bakery machinery and production equipment.

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Leadership opportunity: Guide the maintenance team and help improve equipment reliability and performance.

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Engineering support: Work directly with the Engineering Manager to deliver site maintenance priorities.

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Take-home bread: Enjoy Laurent bread to take home.

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The Role

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You’ll take responsibility for the day-to-day coordination of maintenance at your allocated site, ensuring machinery and equipment support safe, efficient and consistent production.

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Combining maintenance planning, team supervision and hands-on mechanical support, you’ll coordinate preventative maintenance, manage breakdown priorities and work closely with production teams to minimise downtime.

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Key Responsibilities

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Lead and coordinate daily site maintenance activities,



allocating work and setting clear priorities for the maintenance team.

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Plan and oversee preventative maintenance, inspections and repairs to improve equipment reliability.

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Coordinate breakdown response, providing hands-on mechanical fault-finding and repair support when required.

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Work closely with production teams to schedule maintenance around operational requirements and communicate equipment issues, repair progress and expected downtime.

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Investigate recurring faults and drive practical improvements to reduce breakdowns and improve machinery performance.

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Coach and support maintenance team members, maintaining clear expectations for safety, workmanship and communication.

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Coordinate external contractors and service providers, ensuring work is completed safely and to the required standard.

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Maintain accurate work orders, equipment histories and maintenance records in the computerised maintenance management system (CMMS).

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Coordinate spare parts and maintenance materials to support planned work and breakdown response.

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Ensure maintenance activities follow equipment isolation, site safety, hygiene and food safety procedures.

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Report maintenance priorities, equipment risks and resource requirements to the Engineering Manager.

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Support equipment upgrades and continuous improvement projects in collaboration with the Engineering Manager.

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What You Bring

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A recognised mechanical fitting trade qualification , such as Maintenance Fitter or Fitter and Turner.

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Proven maintenance supervisory or management experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.

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Experience leading tradespeople, allocating work and managing competing maintenance priorities.

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Strong mechanical fault-finding skills and practical experience maintaining production machinery.

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Experience coordinating preventative maintenance and responding to breakdowns in a fast-paced production environment.

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Strong planning, organisational and communication skills.

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Experience using a CMMS to manage maintenance schedules, work orders and equipment records.

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A hands-on leadership style, sound judgement and a commitment to safe work practices.

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Food manufacturing or FMCG experience is highly regarded.

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Dual mechanical and electrical trade qualifications, including a current A Grade electrical licence, are highly desirable but not essential.

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Experience as a Maintenance Supervisor, Maintenance Manager, Maintenance Team Leader or Maintenance Coordinator will be highly regarded.

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About Laurent Bakery

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For over 30 years, Laurent Bakery has combined authentic French baking traditions with contemporary manufacturing to produce quality breads, pastries and cakes.

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Our Braeside manufacturing facilities support our retail cafés and major supply partners. Our maintenance and engineering teams play an essential role in keeping these operations safe, reliable and efficient.

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📌 Maintenance Coordinator - Food Manufacturing | Day Shift (Melbourne)
🏢 Laurent Bakery Group
📍 Melbourne