Maintenance & Engineering Manager

Perm Recruitment RF/BDT; Wagga Wagga; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Perm Recruitment RF/BDT, on behalf of a leading manufacturing client in the Wagga Wagga region, seeks an experienced Maintenance & Engineering Manager to lead maintenance, reliability and asset management across a complex processing facility. You will lead mechanical, electrical and planning disciplines to deliver safe, reliable operations.

You will manage budgets, capital projects, contractor performance, and CMMS governance, while developing the maintenance team and driving continuous

Qualifications

• Must have leadership experience in industrial maintenance and asset management.
• Degree in mechanical/electrical/mechatronic or industrial engineering, or a recognised trade qualification with strong leadership experience.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary maintenance teams and manage projects.

Responsibilities

• Oversee maintenance planning, scheduling, reliability and asset management.
• Lead shutdown execution, capital projects and contractor management.
• Ensure governance, budgets, cost control, and CMMS improvements.
• Develop maintenance team capabilities and safety culture.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Engineering leadership

Asset management

Planning & scheduling

Contractor management

Safety leadership

Education

Degree in mechanical/electrical/mechatronic/industrial engineering

Recognised trade qualification (mechanical or electrical)

Tools

CMMS

Shutdown management tools

Job description

The Company:

Our client is an established and well-regarded manufacturing business operating a significant regional processing facility. Supplying products to domestic and international customers, the business continues to invest in plant reliability, operational improvement and disciplined asset management to support safe, efficient and sustainable growth.

The Position:

In this role, we are seeking an experienced Maintenance & Engineering Manager to lead the safe, reliable and cost-effective performance of the maintenance and engineering function at a complex processing facility. As a key member of the Site Leadership Team, you will lead multidisciplinary mechanical, electrical, engineering, planning, stores and contractor resources while balancing visible plant leadership with longer-term asset strategy.

You will work closely with Operations, Production, Quality, Procurement and other site functions to improve plant availability and maintenance discipline. Key areas of focus will include maintenance planning and scheduling, reliability and asset management, shutdown execution, capital and maintenance projects, contractor management, engineering governance, budgets and cost control, critical spares, CMMS improvement and the continued development of the maintenance team.

The Person:

Ideally the successful candidate will bring:

• Substantial leadership experience across industrial maintenance, engineering, reliability or asset management in a continuous manufacturing or process environment.
• A degree in mechanical, electrical, mechatronic or industrial engineering, or a recognised mechanical or electrical trade qualification supported by significant maintenance leadership experience.
• Demonstrated leadership of multidisciplinary mechanical and electrical teams, including coaching, capability development and performance management.
• Strong maintenance planning, shutdown, contractor and project delivery experience.
• Practical CMMS capability across work management, preventive maintenance, backlog, scheduling, materials and asset records.
• Calm, visible and accountable leadership, with the ability to improve reliability while maintaining safety, quality and long-term asset health.

Why this Role?

This is an opportunity to take ownership of a broad maintenance and engineering function within an established manufacturing environment. The role offers genuine influence over site reliability, asset performance, capital delivery and team capability, with direct exposure to site leadership and a diverse range of process plant, utilities and infrastructure.

For a maintenance leader who enjoys combining practical plant engagement with disciplined planning, engineering governance and long-term improvement, this position provides the scope to make a visible impact on safety, uptime, cost and operational performance.

Additional information

• Maintenance, reliability, projects and asset management focus
• Established manufacturing operation
• Wagga Wagga-based