Maintenance Manager

The Company

Our client is a well-established Australian food manufacturer operating across multiple sites in Melbourne's north and west, supplying high-care food products to one of the country's leading national retailers. With a workforce of several hundred people across the group and a strong reputation for quality and consistency, the business continues to grow its volumes and capability.

A standout feature of this organisation is its commitment to its people. The business has built a strong culture of developing talent from within, investing in formal training, qualifications and succession planning across its technical, quality and safety functions. This continued growth has created an opportunity for an experienced Maintenance Manager to take ownership of plant upkeep and engineering operations at their Coburg North site.

The Role

Based in Coburg, the Maintenance Manager will report to the Group Maintenance Manager and collaborate with the Head of Operations. You will lead all maintenance and engineering activities across a two-shift, six-day operation.

You will lead a team made up of a Maintenance Supervisor, fitters, electricians, apprentices and a parts coordinator. You will also help shape the team's future structure, including bringing on a Maintenance Planner.

Key responsibilities include

• Leading, coaching and developing the maintenance team, lifting performance and building a positive, accountable team culture
• Moving the site from a reactive to a proactive maintenance model through preventative maintenance programs within the CMMS (MEX)
• Overseeing the servicing, repair and modification of automated processing, packaging and conveyor equipment
• Ensuring all maintenance activities meet food safety, hygiene and high-care standards
• Managing the maintenance budget, including spend and overtime, and working closely with Finance on cost control
• Contributing to weekly department head meetings and collaborating with Operations, Quality and Safety
• Supporting the rollout of new equipment and automation projects as the site expands
• Coordinating weekend preventative maintenance and shutdown activities
• About You

As the successful candidate, you will have

A trade qualification, ideally electrical (dual trade highly regarded), or a relevant engineering degree

Proven experience leading a maintenance team in food manufacturing or FMCG. Meat or protein processing experience is highly regarded.

Strong technical knowledge of automation, PLCs and process equipment

Hands-on experience with a CMMS (MEX highly regarded) and implementing preventative maintenance strategies

Strong people leadership skills, with a coaching mindset and the ability to manage performance and attitude challenges constructively

Excellent communication skills and the ability to engage with a diverse, multicultural workforce

Experience managing budgets and controlling maintenance spend

A good understanding of enterprise agreements and a strong safety-first mindset

* The ability to be on call as required and availability during key peak trading periods (e.g. Christmas and major long weekends)

A competitive salary is on offer, along with the opportunity to join a stable, growing business that genuinely invests in the development of its people.

Contact

Please call Eugene Lane-Mullins on 0435 914 485 or email [email protected] for a confidential discussion about these opportunities or other manufacturing roles across Victoria.