Engineering Manager
CSR Limited
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Job summary
CSR Limited's PGH Bricks site in Schofields is seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead our 24/7 maintenance program, ensuring plant reliability, safety and cost efficiency. You will manage a team of trades, plan preventative maintenance, and drive capital projects in collaboration with Production and Engineering leaders.
This hands-on, on-site role requires strong leadership, budget management and a proven track record in industrial maintenance and continuous improvement within a
Qualifications
- Experience leading maintenance teams in manufacturing or heavy industry.
- Experience managing maintenance planning and shutdowns.
Responsibilities
- Lead a multidisciplinary maintenance team on a 24/7 site.
- Drive safety culture and WSHE compliance.
- Manage maintenance budgets and contractor performance.
- Plan and execute preventative maintenance and shutdowns.
- Improve plant reliability and OEE.
- Develop and implement asset management strategies.
- Collaborate with Production, Engineering and Site Leadership.
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Job description
Lead maintenance excellence at one of Australia's most recognised building products manufacturers.
PGH Bricks, part of CSR, is seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead our maintenance function at our Schofields manufacturing site. Reporting to the Operations Manager, you'll play a critical role in ensuring plant reliability, operational performance, safety and cost efficiency across a 24/7 manufacturing operation.
This is a hands‑on leadership opportunity for someone who enjoys being visible on the floor, building strong relationships with site teams and driving continuous improvement in a complex industrial environment.
As Maintenance Manager, you will lead a team of electrical and mechanical trades, maintenance planning and supervisory personnel, ensuring the safe and efficient operation of the site's production assets. You'll be responsible for managing a significant maintenance budget, leading shutdown activities, improving equipment reliability and supporting operational targets through best‑practice maintenance strategies.
Working closely with Production, Engineering and Site Leadership, you'll help shape the site's maintenance roadmap while fostering a strong safety and continuous improvement culture.
This will be a permanent, Monday – Friday position to commence asap.
- Lead and develop a multidisciplinary maintenance team across a 24/7 manufacturing operation.
- Drive a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with all WSHE requirements.
- Manage maintenance budgets, resources and contractor performance.
- Plan and execute preventative maintenance programs, shutdowns and maintenance schedules.
- Improve plant reliability, equipment availability and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
- Develop and implement maintenance and asset management strategies.
- Manage spare parts inventory and critical stock levels.
- Partner with operational stakeholders to deliver maintenance and capital improvement projects.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, reliability and preventative maintenance principles.
- Implement and sustain CSR's preventative maintenance systems and processes.
We're looking for a practical and engaging maintenance leader who combines strong technical capability with proven people leadership experience.
- Maintenance leadership experience within manufacturing, FMCG, heavy industry, industrial processing or similar environments.
- Experience leading and developing trade‑based maintenance teams.
- A hands‑on leadership style with a strong presence on the production floor.
- Experience working within a 24/7 operation.
- Strong knowledge of maintenance planning, shutdown management and reliability improvement.
- Proven ability to manage maintenance budgets and deliver operational outcomes.
- Experience driving continuous improvement, Lean or reliability initiatives.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Experience working in unionised or EBA environments will be highly regarded.
- SAP or CMMS experience preferred.
- Exposure to Siemens and/or Allen Bradley PLCs is advantageous.
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, 5S and preventative maintenance methodologies.
Maintenance Manager | PGH Bricks, Schofields
Lead maintenance excellence at one of Australia's most recognised building products manufacturers.
PGH Bricks, part of CSR, is seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead our maintenance function at our Schofields manufacturing site. Reporting to the Operations Manager, you'll play a critical role in ensuring plant reliability, operational performance, safety and cost efficiency across a 24/7 manufacturing operation.
This is a hands‑on leadership opportunity for someone who enjoys being visible on the floor, building strong relationships with site teams and driving continuous improvement in a complex industrial environment.
As Maintenance Manager, you will lead a team of electrical and mechanical trades, maintenance planning and supervisory personnel, ensuring the safe and efficient operation of the site's production assets. You'll be responsible for managing a significant maintenance budget, leading shutdown activities, improving equipment reliability and supporting operational targets through best‑practice maintenance strategies.
Working closely with Production, Engineering and Site Leadership, you'll help shape the site's maintenance roadmap while fostering a strong safety and continuous improvement culture.
This will be a permanent, Monday – Friday position to commence asap.
- Lead and develop a multidisciplinary maintenance team across a 24/7 manufacturing operation.
- Drive a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with all WSHE requirements.
- Manage maintenance budgets, resources and contractor performance.
- Plan and execute preventative maintenance programs, shutdowns and maintenance schedules.
- Improve plant reliability, equipment availability and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
- Develop and implement maintenance and asset management strategies.
- Manage spare parts inventory and critical stock levels.Partner with operational stakeholders to deliver maintenance and capital improvement projects.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, reliability and preventative maintenance principles.
- Implement and sustain CSR's preventative maintenance systems and processes.
We're looking for a practical and engaging maintenance leader who combines strong technical capability with proven people leadership experience.
- Maintenance leadership experience within manufacturing, FMCG, heavy industry, industrial processing or similar environments.
- Experience leading and developing trade‑based maintenance teams.
- A hands‑on leadership style with a strong presence on the production floor.
- Experience working within a 24/7 operation.
- Strong knowledge of maintenance planning, shutdown management and reliability improvement.
- Proven ability to manage maintenance budgets and deliver operational outcomes.
- Experience driving continuous improvement, Lean or reliability initiatives.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Experience working in unionised or EBA environments will be highly regarded.
- SAP or CMMS experience preferred.
- Exposure to Siemens and/or Allen Bradley PLCs is advantageous.
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, 5S and preventative maintenance methodologies.
We strive to support your professional and personal growth. Here are some of the perks you'll enjoy as part of the CSR team:
- Supportive and collaborative culture that fosters innovation and inclusion. You'll be surrounded by talented colleagues who are passionate about their work and committed to helping each other succeed.
- Care and wellbeing offer includes up to 14 weeks of paid parental leave, 52 weeks of superannuation payment, and access to an employee assistance program.
- Rewarding career with on‑the‑job learning, development, and upskilling opportunities within and across our brands
At CSR, we're building a better future together.
We are a team of 2,600 people across Australia and New Zealand, and we are all collaborating every single day towards a shared purpose - 'Building solutions for a better future'. As a leading Australian Manufacturing business, we're at the forefront of developing innovative, sustainable, and high performing building products and systems.
At CSR, we put people first. We are committed to creating a safe, respectful, supportive, and inclusive working environment that enables everyone to feel valued, grow and truly thrive. We are committed to providing equal opportunity for everyone and welcoming people of all backgrounds, identities, experiences, abilities, and life stage.
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