At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a maintenance team to enhance equipment reliability and optimise maintenance practices.
- Company: Join a top Australian food manufacturing business known for quality and innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career growth, and the chance to make a real impact.
- Other info: Opportunity to influence future maintenance practices in a well-established company.
- Why this job: Take ownership of maintenance functions and drive meaningful improvements in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in maintenance leadership with a mechanical or electrical trade qualification.
The predicted salary is between 75600 - 92400 $ per year.
Join a leading Australian food manufacturing business with an established national footprint and a strong reputation for quality and innovation.
Operating from a complex manufacturing facility in Sydney's south-west, the business is focused on improving operational performance, equipment reliability and maintenance capability.
Company
Join a leading Australian food manufacturing business with an established national footprint and a strong reputation for quality and innovation.
Operating from a complex manufacturing facility in Sydney's south-west, the business is focused on improving operational performance, equipment reliability and maintenance capability.
The Role
You’ll lead the site’s maintenance function, managing a team of four tradespeople across mechanical and electrical disciplines.
Your initial focus will be on improving equipment reliability, reducing recurring breakdowns and strengthening preventative maintenance practices.
Longer term, you’ll drive improvements in maintenance systems, planning and asset management.
Key responsibilities will include
- Lead and develop a team of four maintenance tradespeople.
- Improve equipment reliability, reduce downtime and drive OEE improvements.
- Strengthen preventative maintenance planning, scheduling and execution.
- Optimise MEX to improve maintenance visibility, work orders and reporting.
- Improve spare parts management and critical inventory control.
- Partner with Production to identify and resolve recurring equipment issues.
- Manage maintenance budgets, external contractors and site facilities.
- Support capital projects, equipment upgrades and asset replacement initiatives.
- Establish maintenance KPIs and drive continuous improvement.
- Your Background
You’ll be an experienced maintenance professional with a strong technical foundation and a hands‑on approach to leadership, ideally gained within food, FMCG or a similar manufacturing environment.
You will bring
- Maintenance leadership experience within a manufacturing environment.
- A mechanical or electrical trade qualification, or engineering degree.
- Strong troubleshooting skills across mechanical and electrical equipment.
- Experience managing preventative maintenance programs and CMMS.
- Understanding of maintenance planning, spare parts and inventory management.
- Ability to identify root causes and implement sustainable reliability improvements.
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills, particularly across Production and Engineering.
- A proactive, hands‑on leadership style with a continuous improvement mindset.
- What’s On Offer
An opportunity to take ownership of a site maintenance function, drive meaningful reliability improvements and influence future maintenance practices within an established manufacturing business.
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Maintenance Manager in Sydney employer: Sonder Executive
Join a well-established manufacturing organisation at our Minto site, where we prioritise employee growth and a supportive work culture. As a Maintenance Electrician, you'll enjoy a permanent full-time role with a 12-hour night shift roster, allowing you to develop your skills in a fast-paced environment while contributing to reliability and continuous improvement initiatives. We offer competitive benefits and the chance to work with a diverse range of production equipment, making this an excellent opportunity for those seeking meaningful and rewarding employment.
