Production Supervisor/Maintainer
Rutherford, NSW
$110k + super + bonus + profit share

Own a production area in an automation-heavy plant. Hands-on maintenance, a small team, uncapped bonus plus profit share.

- Four weeks’ annual leave and flexibility for appointments and family needs
- Own the maintenance and output of your production area
- 482 visa sponsorship available if needed

Maintenance in a lot of factories means fixing what breaks and handing the line back. Supervision often means chasing targets on machines you’re not allowed to touch.

This role puts both in your hands. You’ll look after an assigned production area from end to end: the maintenance, the people running it and the results it delivers.

It’s an automation-heavy factory with a team that’s small for its size. So you’ll be trusted to make quick calls, and you’ll be expected to pitch in wherever your skills are needed.

The machinery and processes are taught on the job, so experience from other manufacturing environments is considered.

Why you’ll love this

Ownership. Planned maintenance, breakdowns and spare parts for your area are yours to run. You’ll set standards, train your Process Controllers and make decisions quickly.

Earnings. $110,000 base plus super to start. Permanent employees are also eligible for a factory scorecard bonus with no cap and a profit share, both paid every six months. Reviews happen each January or February, with increases of at least CPI, and robust performers can receive more.

Team. Some of the team have been there for more than 20 years, and people raise concerns about operations or teamwork early. Performance is visible,



and everyone’s results count towards the same factory scorecard.

There are of course other benefits too, including:

- Work clothing provided
- Eligible employees can cash in one week of unused sick leave each December
- Typically a Christmas function and a $100 gift card before the shutdown
- Recognition for long service

Moving from overseas?

Subclass 482 visa sponsorship is available for suitable candidates if needed, and the employer has supported this before. Contact me to talk through how it works.

New Zealand citizens can usually live and work in Australia without applying for a visa.

What you’ll do

- Take charge of the safe, steady operation of your production area, including output, quality and waste
- Complete planned and breakdown maintenance, and fix the causes of repeat faults
- Lead and train a small team of Process Controllers (typically one to four)
- Diagnose faults and make timely calls, and help in other areas of the factory when needed
- Maintain the storeroom and critical spare parts in SAP, inspect product, keep production records, and create and enforce procedures
- Contribute to maintenance forecasts, budgets and capital proposals, and keep improving methods and equipment performance

The working pattern

Maintenance cover runs 24/7 and is shared across the maintenance team,



so cover isn’t left to one person. Here’s how it looks:

- Weekdays 6:45am to 4:00pm
- Alternate weekends on call. When you’re rostered on, you’ll respond by phone or in person, and attendance is about 6:45am to 12:00pm depending on faults and workload
- Extra hours and call-outs are generally recognised with time off in lieu
- The Christmas shutdown is the main maintenance period of the year, and critical work is done once production stops. Leave over that period depends on the maintenance plan, and well-planned work completed earlier can free up more time

What you’ll need

- Mechanical or electrical trade qualification (electrician or fitter), or equivalent industrial capability
- Hands-on machinery maintenance and strong fault finding
- Exposure to PLCs, automation, hydraulics or electronics is valued
- Experience leading or training Process Controllers or similar operators, formally or informally
- Ownership of uptime, quality, waste or throughput in a manufacturing environment
- Agreement to the working pattern above, including alternate weekends on call and Christmas shutdown maintenance

About the company

This is a manufacturing site in Rutherford that runs on automation and a workforce that’s small for its size. People share knowledge and help across areas. Depending on the area, you’ll work independently or alongside one or two other maintainers.

Factory performance is measured against targets including:

- OEE above 85%
- Product waste below 5%
- Factory gaps below 2,000 minutes per month

About Rutherford

Rutherford sits in the Hunter Region of NSW, about 4km from the

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