Exciting Opportunity to Join a Leading Australian Manufacturing Company

Why You’ll Love This Role:

• Join a top-tier manufacturing business with seven locations across four states, ensuring quality & innovation at every stage.
• Work with an established infrastructure designed for long-term expansion.
• Enjoy a competitive salary and excellent career growth opportunities.

About the Company
This well-known Australian company has been for 85 years, the cornerstone of Australian Manufacturing. With now state-of-the-art manufacturing plants across both city and regional locations nationwide. Proudly still Australian-made, they continue to lead with innovation, quality, and local expertise.

They are seeking a highly skilled Maintenance Manager to take charge of maintenance operations. This is a key leadership role where you will drive best-practice maintenance and reliability initiatives.

The Role
You'll will be responsible for:

• Overseeing all maintenance services at one of the company’s largest and most complex sites.
• Leading a team of 8 directly within the trade team, fostering engagement and professional growth.
• Identifying and managing asset reliability risks while implementing best-practice maintenance strategies.
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance plant performance and efficiency.
• Developing and executing maintenance strategies to meet key KPIs, including OEE, machine reliability, uptime, and OH&S compliance.

Your Experience & Skills
To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A relevant Trade Qualification, along with proven leadership experience in maintenance teams.
• Hands-on experience in fast-paced manufacturing environments such as food, beverage, packaging, or building products.
• A strong track record in developing and implementing proactive and preventative maintenance strategies.
• Formal training in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Continuous Improvement (CI) methodologies, including 5S, Lean, and/or Six Sigma.
• Excellent communication skills, problem-solving abilities, and a leadership style that fosters a high-performing team culture.

What’s On Offer?

• A dynamic leadership role in a nationally recognised company.
• The opportunity to shape and optimise maintenance operations in a high-growth environment.
• Career progression opportunities

Interested?
For a confidential discussion about this role, contact Matthew Franke at Blackbook Executive on (03) 9823 7421