Maintenance Lead: Hands-On Supervisor (9‑Day Fortnight)

Veeco Pallets; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent full-time

9-day fortnight with every second MON‑

Leading Hand allowance $120/week

Job summary

Veeco Pallets is seeking a Maintenance Leading Hand to lead daily workshop operations and mentor a small team in a hands-on maintenance role. You will drive improvements while following a 9‑day fortnight with every second Monday off.

The role is permanent full-time with a shift from 5:00am to 2:00pm, Monday to Friday. The position offers progression into a senior leadership role and involvement in plastics manufacturing environments.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising a small team in a workshop setting.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving abilities.
• Good organisational skills and resource planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coordinate and mentor a team of 3 to 8 people.
• Allocate resources, organise maintenance, lead by example and support production.
• Perform fault finding, troubleshooting and repairs on equipment, including basic PLC faults.
• Manage spare parts stock levels and ordering replacements.
• Coordinate with external technicians and contractors.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Fault finding

Organisational skills

Injection moulding experience

Education

Cert III in Mechanical / Electrical

Job description

Veeco Pallets is seeking a Maintenance Leading Hand to lead daily workshop operations and mentor a small team in a hands-on maintenance role. You will drive improvements while following a 9‑day fortnight with every second Monday off.

The role is permanent full-time with a shift from 5:00am to 2:00pm, Monday to Friday. The position offers progression into a senior leadership role and involvement in plastics manufacturing environments.