The Company
My client is a leading FMCG manufacturer with a strong presence across the Australian market, operating a high-volume and highly automated manufacturing environment. With continued investment in automation, asset performance and operational capability, an exciting opportunity has become available for a Senior Maintenance Manager to lead the maintenance function at a major manufacturing site.
This role is based in Sydney, NSW.
The Role
- Leading the site maintenance function with a strong emphasis on automation, electrical systems and controls
- Developing and executing maintenance and reliability strategies to maximise equipment availability and plant performance
- Leading, coaching and developing the maintenance team to build a proactive, high-performing culture
- Driving preventative and predictive maintenance programs across highly automated production lines
- Working closely with Production and Site Leadership to identify recurring failures and implement sustainable solutions
- Supporting the reliability of PLCs, SCADA, robotics, instrumentation, sensors and automated equipment
- Using maintenance and reliability data to identify trends, improve OEE and reduce unplanned downtime
- Managing maintenance budgets, contractors, spare parts and external service providers
- Supporting automation upgrades, equipment improvements and CAPEX projects from a maintenance and reliability perspective
Your Background
- An experienced Maintenance Manager, Reliability Manager or senior maintenance professional within FMCG or a similar manufacturing environment
- Strong technically across automation, electrical systems and industrial control systems
- Experienced with PLCs, SCADA, robotics, instrumentation or highly automated production equipment
- Proven in developing preventative, predictive and reliability-focused maintenance strategies
- A strong people leader with experience managing and developing maintenance teams
- Commercially minded with experience managing maintenance budgets and contractors
- Comfortable working closely with Production and Site Leadership to deliver operational outcomes
- From a Maintenance or Reliability background, with a track record of progressing into site leadership roles
- Experience within food, beverage, dairy, pharmaceutical or another high-volume FMCG environment highly regarded
What's On Offer
In return, you will be given the opportunity to join a leading FMCG manufacturer and take ownership of the maintenance function within a highly automated production environment, with significant scope to improve reliability, automation performance and overall plant efficiency.
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