Asset & Engineering Manager

Agri Talent Pty; Tongala; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Accommodation assistance

Novated vehicle lease

Discounted premium meat products

Competitive salary

Job summary

Agri Talent Pty, on behalf of a long-standing Australian owned agribusiness, seeks an Asset & Engineering Manager for its Tongala, VIC beef processing facility.

This hands-on leadership role reshapes the maintenance function across multi-shift operations, reporting to the Plant Manager and collaborating with the Group Asset Manager to establish planned maintenance, improve reliability, and strengthen team performance.

Qualifications

• Proven hands-on maintenance experience in a related field.
• Experience leading change management within a multi-shift operation.
• Strong ability to develop, coach and manage a maintenance team.

Responsibilities

• Plan and prioritise maintenance across site to minimise downtime.
• Lead and develop a multi-shift maintenance team with coaching.
• Implement preventative maintenance and new CMMS rollout.
• Manage maintenance budgets, CAPEX and monthly reporting.
• Coordinate external contractors to meet site standards and uptime targets.

Skills

People leadership

Change management

CMMS knowledge

FMCG/food processing

Maintenance experience

Education

Trade qualification (fitter/electrical)

Tools

CMMS platforms

Job description

About the Company

Supplying global markets since 1933, our client is an Australian-owned agribusiness producing premium, responsibly raised beef across three processing facilities in Victoria and Tasmania. With a collaborative, team-focused culture and portfolio of 10 premium beef brands, they are seeking an experienced Asset & Engineering Manager to support and develop operations at their state-of-the-art plant in Tongala, VIC.

About the Role

This is a hands-on leadership and change management role with genuine scope to reshape the maintenance function at a large, multi-shift beef processing facility. Reporting to the Plant Manager and working closely with the Group Asset Manager, the Asset & Engineering Manager will establish planned maintenance, improve reliability and capability, and strengthen team performance.

Benefits

• Genuine mandate and senior business support to build and shape the maintenance function.
• Modern, substantially redeveloped processing facility with continued capital investment.
• Secure long-term career with a sixth-generation, 100% Australian-owned family business.
• Competitive salary, discounted premium meat products, and novated vehicle lease options.
• Accommodation assistance to support relocation.

Duties

• Plan, schedule and prioritise all maintenance activity across site, including urgent repairs and preventative schedules to minimise production interruption and downtime.
• Manage and develop an established, multi-shift maintenance team, providing coaching and mentoring as required.
• Lead the transition from reactive to preventative maintenance, establishing new processes, expectations and accountability whilst supporting rollout of new CMMS system.
• Manage maintenance budgets, CAPEX documentation and monthly reporting, pursuing improvement opportunities where seen fit.
• Coordinate external contractors, ensuring work meets site and regulatory standards and uptime expectations are achieved.

Skills & Experience

• Relevant fitter, mechanic, electrical or similar engineering-based trade qualification with extensive hands-on maintenance experience.
• Experience in FMCG, food processing or related manufacturing environment where downtime affects product.
• Proven success leading change management and establishing preventative maintenance structure.
• Strong people leadership capability - able to set clear expectations, develop individuals, and hold a team accountable across multiple shifts.
• Experience managing maintenance budgets and CAPEX, with working knowledge of CMMS platforms and the value of planned work orders and data capture.