Facilities Manager

Liebherr-Australia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Liebherr-Australia Pty Ltd is seeking a practical Facilities Manager for the Erskine Park site in Sydney. You will oversee maintenance, safety, and presentation, lead preventative programs, and manage contractor relationships to deliver value and reliability.

You will manage budgets, support capital projects, ensure QA and regulatory compliance, and contribute hands-on when required, supporting multiple sites and stakeholders across operations.

Qualifications

• Facilities management experience in industrial environments.
• Preventative and reactive maintenance experience.
• Experience managing contractors, quotations and scopes of work.
• Experience managing facilities expenditure and budgets.
• Strong workplace safety and contractor compliance knowledge.
• Ability to inspect works and ensure standards.
• Experience with maintenance equipment and tools.
• Strong communication and customer service skills.
• Basic report-writing capability.
• Current driver’s licence and relevant licences (High Risk/EWP, Working at Heights, Forklift).

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operation, maintenance, safety and presentation of the Erskine Park facility.
• Develop and manage preventative maintenance programs; coordinate repairs.
• Inspect workshops, warehouses, yards and buildings to identify maintenance needs.
• Manage annual facilities budget, expenditure, forecasting and future needs.
• Prepare business cases for capital works and asset replacements.
• Source, manage contractors and suppliers; handle quotations, permits and compliance.
• Review contractor scopes to ensure value for money and technical suitability.
• Provide practical technical advice and identify fit-for-purpose solutions.
• Identify opportunities to improve facility reliability, efficiency and costs.
• Lead and develop Reception and Yard & Facilities teams; collaborate with stakeholders.
• Support Liebherr facilities in Yatala, Dandenong, Auckland, Para Hills and Rockingham.
• Maintain QA, HSE and legislative compliance; undertake hands-on maintenance when needed.

Skills

Facilities management

Contractor management

Budget management

Stakeholder communication

Hands-on maintenance

Safety/compliance awareness

Licences (High Risk/EWP, Heights, Fork

Tools

Maintenance tools

Job description

The Facilities Manager is responsible for the overall management, maintenance, safety, presentation and continuous improvement of the Erskine Park facility. The role provides strategic and operational leadership of all facility-related activities, ensuring buildings, workshops, warehouses, yards and supporting infrastructure are maintained to a high standard, comply with legislative requirements and support business operations. The Facilities Manager will proactively manage maintenance programs, contractors, improvement projects and facility compliance while also undertaking hands-on repairs where appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day operation, maintenance, safety and presentation of the Erskine Park facility.
• Develop and manage preventative maintenance programs and coordinate reactive repairs.
• Regularly inspect workshops, warehouses, buildings, yards and surrounding areas to identify maintenance requirements.
• Manage the annual facilities budget, expenditure, forecasting and future maintenance requirements.
• Prepare business cases for capital works, asset replacements and facility improvements.
• Source and manage contractors and suppliers, including quotations, inductions, permits, compliance and quality of work.
• Review contractor recommendations and scopes of work to ensure solutions are technically appropriate and deliver value for money.
• Provide practical technical advice and identify fit-for-purpose maintenance and repair solutions.
• Identify opportunities to improve facility reliability, efficiency, asset life and operating costs.
• Lead, support and develop the Reception team and Yard & Facilities Assistant.
• Partner with operational teams, HSE representatives, suppliers, contractors, councils and other key stakeholders.
• Support Liebherr facilities in Yatala, Dandenong, Auckland, Para Hills and Rockingham with contractor and supplier management practices.
• Maintain compliance with relevant QA, HSE, organisational and legislative requirements.
• Undertake hands-on maintenance and repairs where appropriate.

About You

You're a practical and solutions-focused Facilities Manager who can comfortably move between leading people, managing contractors and budgets, providing technical advice and getting hands-on when required.

You'll ideally bring:

• Demonstrated facilities management experience, ideally within an industrial, workshop, warehouse or similar operational environment.
• Strong preventative and reactive maintenance experience.
• Experience managing contractors, suppliers, quotations and scopes of work.
• Experience managing facilities expenditure and maintenance budgets.
• Strong understanding of workplace safety, contractor compliance and safe work practices.
• The ability to inspect completed works and ensure they meet required standards.
• Practical experience using hand and powered tools and maintenance equipment.
• Strong stakeholder, communication and customer service skills.
• Basic computer and report-writing capability.
• A current driver’s licence.
• High Risk/EWP, Working at Heights and Forklift licences/certificates.

Our Offer

At Liebherr, we value your well-being. We offer a culture of recognition and reward, celebrating your contributions and ensuring you feel valued.

You'll have access to generous benefits like retail and medical insurance discounts, bonus leave days, parental leave, and comprehensive training programs, fostering your personal and professional growth.

Diversity and Inclusion

Diversity and inclusion sit at the heart of the Liebherr Group's Core Values.

We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the communities in which we live, work and operate. Our culture thrives on mutual respect, teamwork and diversity of thought in the workplace.

Culture

We are dedicated to seeing our employees work together in an environment that fosters the true meaning of collaboration; a culture that creates the highest quality, cutting-edge products, long-lasting relationships, and improved organisational and individual capabilities. We aim to give our employees an opportunity to grow and develop their careers.

PLEASE NOTE

Applicants successful in progressing past interview stage will be required to undergo a pre-employment process including National Police Clearance and Medical Screening process which includes drug and alcohol testing.

The Company

Liebherr-Australia Pty Ltd is part of the Liebherr Group, which employs nearly 50,000 people, in more than 140 companies and 50 countries on every continent. Liebherr's decades of experience, knowledge, and dedication to the highest quality and most reliable technologies makes Liebherr a respected leader and a trustworthy partner to industry. Liebherr-Australia is responsible for selling and servicing earthmoving machines, mining machines, mobile cranes, tower cranes, maritime cranes as well as deep foundation machines throughout Australia and New Zealand. Though the company's 20 hectare Head Office Complex is based in Adelaide, Australia, the commitment to, and support of, New Zealand customers is unwavering.

Location

Liebherr-Australia Pty. Ltd.
1-15 James Erskine Drive
2759 Sydney
Australia (AU)

Contact

Oliver Davis
[e-mail]