Maintenance Engineer

PPG Industries; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

PPG Industries in Melbourne is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to lead reliability, safety, and regulatory compliance across site mechanical systems. You will ensure asset reliability and drive maintenance effectiveness while governing mechanical standards and integrity.

Key responsibilities include overseeing Mechanical Integrity programs, CMMS/MES optimization, and supporting risk assessments and HAZOPs. A Mechanical Engineering degree and industrial experience are required.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience in industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of rotating equipment, piping systems, tanks, and pressure systems.
• Experience in mechanical safety and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead reliability, safety, and compliance of site mechanical infrastructure, ensuring equipment availability.
• Oversee Mechanical Integrity programs, compliant with pressure equipment, piping, tanks, lifting equipment.
• Ensure compliance with mechanical regulatory and safety systems, maintaining safe work practices and inspections.
• Manage and optimize mechanical maintenance systems (CMMS/MES), backlog control.
• Provide governance of mechanical standards, drawings, specifications, procedures for consistency and quality.
• Drive continuous improvement in mechanical performance, defect elimination, reliability improvements, asset upgrades.
• Ensure workforce competency and compliance for mechanical activities, address capability gaps.
• Act as site technical authority for mechanical engineering, supporting risk assessments, HAZOPs, troubleshooting.

Skills

Industrial environment experience

Rotating equipment knowledge

Piping systems knowledge

Pressure systems knowledge

Regulatory compliance knowledge

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

Job description

The Mechanical Maintenance Engineer is an important technical leadership role responsible for ensuring the safe, compliant, and reliable operation of all site mechanical systems and process equipment. You will provide governance of mechanical integrity, statutory compliance, and asset reliability, while driving maintenance effectiveness, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement in equipment performance and lifecycle management.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and govern the reliability, safety, and compliance of site mechanical infrastructure, ensuring the availability and performance of rotating and static equipment
• Oversees Mechanical Integrity programs, ensuring compliance with pressure equipment, piping systems, tanks, and lifting equipment requirements
• Ensure compliance with all mechanical regulatory and safety systems, maintaining safe work practices and statutory inspection programs
• Manage and optimise mechanical maintenance systems (CMMS/MES), ensuring planning support, accurate data, and efficient backlog control
• Provide technical governance of mechanical standards, drawings, specifications, and procedures to ensure consistency, compliance, and quality across the site
• Drive continuous improvement in mechanical performance, including defect elimination, reliability improvements, and asset upgrades
• Ensures workforce competency and compliance for mechanical activities, identifying and addressing capability gaps
• Act as the site technical authority for mechanical engineering, supporting risk assessments, HAZOPs, and operational troubleshooting

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• Experience in industrial or manufacturing environment
• Knowledge of rotating equipment, piping systems, tanks, and pressure systems

• Experience in mechanical safety and regulatory compliance

About us:

Through leadership in innovation, sustainability and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways thandoes any other company. To learn more, visit www.ppg.com and follow @PPG onX.

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PPG provides equal opportunity to all candidates and employees. We offer an opportunity to grow and develop your career in an environment that provides a fulfilling workplace for employees, creates an environment for continuous learning, and embraces the ideas and diversity of others. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability status, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genderidentityor expression.

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PPG pay ranges and benefits can vary by location, which allows us to compensate employees competitively in different geographic markets. PPG considers several factors in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, qualifications and education, licensure and certifications, and other organizational needs. Other incentives may apply.

Our employee benefits programs are designed to support the health and well-being of our employees. Any insurance coverages and benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents. Benefits will be discussed with you by your recruiter during the hiring process.

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