FMCG Maintenance Planner: Drive Reliability & Scheduling

Michael Page; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Page is seeking a Maintenance Planner for a permanent role in Rooty Hill, West Sydney, to ensure smooth operation of FMCG equipment and facilities. You will plan and schedule maintenance activities to optimise efficiency and minimise downtime.

The ideal candidate has at least 5 years as a planner, strong SAP or CMMS experience (preferably FIIX), and a proven ability to manage backlogs, coordinate with production and contractors, and drive preventive maintenance across the site.

Qualifications

• 5 years minimum as a planner; FMCG experience preferred.
• Australian manufacturing experience essential.
• Strong SAP or CMMS experience, ideally FIIX.
• Backlog management and work prioritisation understanding.
• Self-starter with proactive and forward-thinking mindset.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Administer and improve planned maintenance within FIIX/CMMS.
• Develop maintenance work packs with labour, materials, permits and documentation.
• Manage maintenance backlogs based on risk and production needs.
• Coordinate with reliability, production, contractors and site leadership.
• Drive PM compliance and scheduling through planning and reporting.
• Escalate maintenance planning issues as first point of contact.
• Develop equipment trees and Bills of Materials in CMMS.
• Identify critical spare parts strategies via risk-based approach.
• Support plant shutdowns and major maintenance activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve planning, scheduling and inventory.
• Reduce reactive maintenance and improve asset reliability.
• Use predictive maintenance data to optimise spare parts strategies.
• Challenge processes and drive best-practice maintenance.
• Contractor management.

Skills

Planner experience

Backlog management

Stakeholder management

Maintenance planning

Preventive maintenance

Tools

SAP

CMMS

FIIX

Job description

Michael Page is seeking a Maintenance Planner for a permanent role in Rooty Hill, West Sydney, to ensure smooth operation of FMCG equipment and facilities. You will plan and schedule maintenance activities to optimise efficiency and minimise downtime.

The ideal candidate has at least 5 years as a planner, strong SAP or CMMS experience (preferably FIIX), and a proven ability to manage backlogs, coordinate with production and contractors, and drive preventive maintenance across the site.