Maintenance Engineering Manager

Pact Group Holdings Ltd; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Pact Contract Manufacturing is seeking an experienced Maintenance Engineering Manager to lead the maintenance team at the Fairfield homecare site. You will drive reliability, safety and continuous improvement across the operation, aligning preventative, predictive and planning maintenance programs with production needs.

You will manage SAP PM/CMMS, coordinate contractors, and lead root cause analyses to improve uptime and OEE while controlling maintenance budgets and CAPEX.

Qualifications

• Maintenance engineering experience within FMCG, food, packaging, or similar manufacturing.
• Proven leadership of maintenance teams and contractors.
• Sound knowledge of preventive maintenance, reliability improvement and shutdown planning.
• Experience using SAP PM or CMMS systems.
• Strong problem‑solving, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A hands‑on leadership style with a focus on safety and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead site maintenance activities, contractors and maintenance trades.
• Drive preventative and predictive maintenance programs.
• Manage SAP PM/CMMS systems, maintenance schedules and work orders.
• Lead root cause analysis and breakdown investigations.
• Support production through planned shutdowns, changeovers and equipment commissioning.
• Ensure correct layout of equipment and drive reliability and OEE improvements.
• Manage maintenance budgets, spare parts and contractor performance and CAPEX.
• Lead safety, compliance and continuous improvement programs.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Safety focus

Communication

Education

Engineering degree (Mechanical / Electrical / Mechatronics)

Tools

SAP PM

CMMS systems

Job description

Pact Contract Manufacturing is a leading manufacturer across homecare, personal care and industrial liquid filling. Operating a fast-paced 24/5 manufacturing environment, we're looking for an experienced Maintenance Engineering Manager to lead our maintenance team, safety and to uplift reliability and operational performance across Pact's Fairfield homecare site.

Job Description

Reporting to the Site Manager, you’ll be responsible for ensuring equipment availability, leading preventative, predictive and planning maintenance programs, managing technical teams and contractors, problem solving and supporting continuous improvement initiatives across our manufacturing operation.

About this opportunity

You’ll play a key role in ensuring our production lines operate safely and efficiently while driving a proactive maintenance culture that is well planned and focused on reliability and performance.

Key responsibilities include

• Leading site maintenance activities, contractors and maintenance trades.
• Driving preventative and predictive maintenance programs.
• Managing SAP PM / CMMS systems, maintenance schedules and work orders.
• Leading root cause analysis and breakdown investigations.
• Supporting production through planned shutdowns, changeovers and equipment commissioning.
• Ensuring correct layout of equipment.
• Driving equipment reliability, uptime and OEE improvement initiatives.
• Managing maintenance budgets, spare parts and contractor performance and CAPEX.
• Leading safety, compliance and continuous improvement programs across the site.

About You

To be successful, you’ll bring:

• Maintenance engineering experience.
• Proven maintenance leadership experience within FMCG, food, packaging, pharmaceuticals, personal care or a similar manufacturing environment.
• Strong experience managing maintenance teams and contractors.
• Sound knowledge of preventative maintenance, reliability improvement and shutdown planning.
• Experience using SAP PM or CMMS systems.
• Strong problem‑solving, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A hands‑on leadership style with a focus on safety, accountability and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

An engineering qualification in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics or a related field.

Additional Information

Why Join Pact?

At Pact, we’re helping shape the future of sustainable manufacturing and packaging. This is an opportunity to make a real impact in a growing business, lead a skilled maintenance team and play a critical role in delivering safe, reliable and high‑performing operations.

If you’re an experienced maintenance leader who thrives in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment and enjoys driving reliability and performance, we’d love to hear from you.