At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead operations and maintenance across multiple facilities, driving efficiency and continuous improvement.
- Company: Join a leading environmental services organisation committed to sustainability.
- Benefits: Enjoy free onsite parking, ongoing professional development, and a supportive team culture.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for career progression and regular team celebrations.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on the environment while advancing your career in a values-driven business.
- Qualifications: Engineering or related qualifications, leadership experience, and knowledge of plant maintenance.
The predicted salary is between 103500 - 126500 $ per year.
Our client is a leading environmental services and resource recovery organisation with operations across Australia. Through innovative recycling processes and a strong commitment to the circular economy, they transform industrial and stormwater waste streams into reusable resources, significantly reducing landfill and supporting sustainable environmental outcomes.
What's on Offer?
- Join a growing, values-driven business backed by a well-established national environmental services group
- Lead operations across multiple facilities in Victoria and New South Wales
- Play a key role in driving plant reliability, operational efficiency and continuous improvement
- Free onsite parking
- Ongoing professional development and career progression opportunities
- Supportive and collaborative leadership team
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your immediate family
- Regular team events and celebrations
The Opportunity
Reporting directly to the General Manager, this pivotal leadership role is responsible for overseeing the performance, maintenance and continuous improvement of multiple processing facilities. You will lead Facility Supervisors and work closely with operations, maintenance, contractors and suppliers to ensure safe, reliable and efficient plant performance.
Key Responsibilities Include
- Leading daily operations and maintenance activities to maximise plant utilisation and reliability
- Managing the maintenance, availability and performance of fixed and mobile plant equipment
- Coordinating responses to critical breakdowns and driving timely resolution
- Planning and delivering plant upgrades, capital projects and improvement initiatives
- Managing contractors, vendors and service providers to ensure quality, safety and value
- Driving compliance with safety systems, regulatory requirements and company standards
- Managing maintenance and project budgets
- Leading, coaching and developing maintenance and operations teams
- Identifying opportunities to improve equipment reliability, plant performance and operational efficiency
About You
To be successful in this role, you will bring:
- Qualifications in Engineering, Maintenance, Business, or a related discipline, or a relevant trade background
- Experience working within liquid processing, recycling, waste management, chemical dosing, wash plant, manufacturing or industrial processing environments
- Demonstrated leadership experience managing multidisciplinary teams
- Strong knowledge of plant maintenance, reliability and asset management principles
- Experience delivering capital projects and continuous improvement initiatives
- A proactive approach to safety leadership and risk management
- Excellent problem-solving, stakeholder management and communication skills
- Strong commercial acumen and the ability to drive operational outcomes
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