Hands-On Maintenance Lead – Food Manufacturing

Sharp & Carter; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharp & Carter is seeking a hands-on Maintenance professional for a long-established food manufacturing site in Sydney. You will diagnose and repair mechanical and electrical equipment daily, build the maintenance program, and help shape a growing team from the ground up.

You will own equipment maintenance, work with long-tenured operators, and contribute to preventative maintenance initiatives. The role offers progression toward planning, scheduling and projects within a stable on-site setting.

Qualifications

• . Dual trade electrical and mechanical background.
• . Familiar with maintenance in manufacturing or food processing environment.
• . Some supervisory or leadership exposure or interest in growing into it.
• . Comfortable with CMMS, purchase orders and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose, troubleshoot and repair mechanical and electrical faults on site equipment such as mixers, conveyors, augers, blowers, packers and palletising lines.
• Fault-find on SCADA/PLC-driven lines and drive improvement.
• Take ownership of issues and propose a plan, including ordering parts and engaging contractors.
• Supervise and coordinate contractors, including running permits.
• Build out preventative maintenance tasks in the CMMS system (MEX CMMS).
• Raise purchase orders, track project spend in Excel and manage work orders to completion.
• Keep the workshop and critical spares organised for quick change-outs.
• Maintain a strong safety focus on every job and participate in on-call roster.

Skills

Electrical trade

Mechanical trade

Fitter licence

Supervisory exposure

Safety focus

On-call readiness

English communication

Tools

CMMS

MS Excel

Job description

Sharp & Carter is seeking a hands-on Maintenance professional for a long-established food manufacturing site in Sydney. You will diagnose and repair mechanical and electrical equipment daily, build the maintenance program, and help shape a growing team from the ground up.

You will own equipment maintenance, work with long-tenured operators, and contribute to preventative maintenance initiatives. The role offers progression toward planning, scheduling and projects within a stable on-site setting.