Maintenance Manager – Lead Reliability & Predictive Maintenance

About the Company
For nearly a century, this iconic Australian manufacturer has been a cornerstone of local industry. With modern facilities in both metro and regional locations, they remain proudly Australian-made—leading with quality, innovation, and reliability.

The Role
As Maintenance Manager, you will:

• Lead maintenance operations at one of the company’s largest manufacturing sites.
• Manage and mentor a trade team of 16 (fitter and electrician), fostering engagement and growth.
• Drive data-led reliability improvements, using CMMS and reporting tools to predict and prevent failures.
• Analyse asset performance data to develop predictive and preventative strategies.
• Deliver on KPIs for OEE, uptime, machine reliability, and OH&S compliance.
• Embed continuous improvement and best-practice maintenance methodologies.

What You Bring

• Proven success in fast-paced environments such as food, beverage, packaging, or building products leading large maintenance teams
• Strong background in reliability engineering and predictive maintenance.
• Experience using data, reporting, and analysis to drive asset performance.
• Training in RCA, CI methodologies (5S, Lean, Six Sigma) highly regarded.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and leadership skills.

What’s On Offer

• A high-impact leadership role shaping maintenance and reliability strategy.
• Opportunity to embed predictive practices and optimise plant performance.
• Clear progression within a stable, growing business.

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