About the role

Reporting to the Site Engineering Manager, you will take ownership of day-to-day maintenance coordination and financial performance within your delegated authority at an industrial manufacturing site. A key priority will be understanding what is driving expenditure, challenging avoidable costs and implementing practical controls around overtime, work allocation and scheduling. You will need to demonstrate previous success managing maintenance budgets and delivering measurable savings while maintaining safety, equipment reliability and production requirements.

Key responsibilities
Monitor maintenance expenditure against budget, investigate variances and implement corrective actions
Analyse overtime, call-outs, labour allocation and work orders to identify unnecessary expenditure
Introduce consistent overtime pre-approval and verify timesheets against completed maintenance activities
Deliver a findings report and practical savings plan within the first four weeks
Provide weekly cost and performance updates, supported by monthly budget, savings and risk reporting
Agree weekly maintenance schedules with Production and coordinate trades, contractors and vendors




Improve preventive maintenance compliance and reduce reliance on reactive maintenance
Prioritise maintenance backlogs according to equipment criticality and production needs
Lead daily maintenance prestarts, allocate work and set explicit expectations
Maintain robust standards for secure isolation, lockout/tagout, permits to work and contractor management

About you
A relevant mechanical or electrical trade qualification, or engineering qualification, backed by substantial industrial maintenance experience
Demonstrated experience supervising maintenance teams in manufacturing or industrial environments
Proven ownership of maintenance budgets, including investigating overspend, controlling overtime and delivering measurable cost improvements
Practical knowledge of mechanical and electrical maintenance, equipment reliability and shutdown coordination
Strong CMMS experience, including work orders, preventive maintenance schedules and backlog management
Confidence analysing maintenance costs and timekeeping data using Excel
Clear communication, sound judgement and the ability to hold people accountable while maintaining productive working relationships

📌 Maintenance Supervisor Building Materials Sydney
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📍 Sydney