Maintenance Manager

Jobwire; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fuel allowance

Phone allowance

Job summary

Jobwire is seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to oversee maintenance operations at our Gepps Cross facility in Adelaide. You will lead a hands-on team, ensure equipment is maintained to high standards, and align maintenance with production needs to keep the operation running safely and efficiently.

You will balance forward planning with practical problem solving, drive plant reliability, reduce downtime, coach staff, and implement preventative maintenance programs.

Qualifications

• Experience managing or supervising a maintenance team in manufacturing or industrial settings.
• Trade qualification in mechanical, electrical, or engineering fields.
• Strong fault-finding skills across industrial machinery and pneumatics.
• Experience implementing preventative maintenance programs.
• Ability to prioritise in production-driven environments and lead safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Direct and support maintenance personnel and coordinate workloads.
• Prioritise preventative servicing, inspections, repairs and planned shutdowns.
• Provide technical support for washers, dryers, ironers, conveyors, compressors, pumps.
• Identify root causes of faults and implement reliability improvements.
• Maintain safety, risk assessments, permits, lockout procedures.
• Coordinate external maintenance contractors and ensure qualified personnel.
• Manage work orders, spare parts, and CMMS records.
• Communicate maintenance priorities with site leadership and production teams.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Team management

Preventative maintenance planning

Diagnostics & fault-finding

Safety & compliance

Communication skills

CMMS experience

Education

Mechanical/Electrical/Engineering trade qualification

Tools

CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management System)

Job description

$120,000 per annum | Permanent, Full-Time

Take ownership of maintenance. Lead a capable team. Drive plant performance.

Are you a hands-on maintenance leader who enjoys solving technical problems, developing people and improving equipment reliability?

Our Client is looking for an experienced Maintenance Manager to oversee maintenance operations at our Gepps Cross facility. This is an opportunity to take ownership of a critical site function, influence maintenance performance and help keep a busy industrial operation running safely and efficiently.

About the Business

Our Client provides commercial laundry solutions to healthcare and hospitality customers throughout Australia, with operational reliability playing a key role in delivering consistent service.

Your Role

Working closely with the Plant Manager, you will oversee the day-to-day maintenance function, ensuring equipment is maintained to a high standard, the team is well supported and maintenance activities align with production requirements.

You'll combine forward planning with practical problem-solving, balancing scheduled servicing with urgent repairs while identifying opportunities to improve plant reliability and reduce downtime.

What You'll Be Doing

• Team leadership: Direct and support maintenance personnel, coordinate workloads, develop team capability and maintain accountability for performance.
• Maintenance planning: Establish priorities for preventative servicing, inspections, repairs and planned shutdowns.
• Technical support: Guide troubleshooting and repairs across industrial laundry equipment, including washers, dryers, ironer systems, conveyors, compressors and pumps.
• Reliability improvement: Identify recurring faults, investigate root causes and introduce solutions to improve equipment availability and performance.
• Safety and compliance: Maintain high standards across risk assessments, isolation and lockout procedures, permits, Take 5 checks and safe work practices.
• Contractor coordination: Schedule external maintenance support and verify that work is undertaken by appropriately qualified and competent personnel.
• Maintenance systems: Keep work orders and service records accurate, oversee spare parts requirements and monitor maintenance costs using the site's computerised maintenance management system (CMMS).
• Operational collaboration: Communicate maintenance priorities and progress with site leadership and production teams to minimise disruption.

What You'll Bring

You'll be a practical and solutions-focused leader who takes pride in developing people, maintaining equipment and delivering reliable outcomes.

To be successful in this position, you will have:

• Previous experience managing or supervising a maintenance team in manufacturing, processing or a comparable industrial environment.
• A recognised mechanical, electrical or engineering trade qualification, or an equivalent relevant technical qualification.
• Strong diagnostic and fault-finding skills across industrial machinery, mechanical systems and pneumatics.
• Experience implementing preventative maintenance programs and responding effectively to equipment breakdowns.
• The ability to organise competing priorities, allocate resources and manage maintenance schedules in a production-driven environment.
• Demonstrated leadership capability, including coaching employees, setting expectations and addressing performance issues.
• A proactive approach to workplace safety, with the confidence to maintain standards and intervene when required.
• Good communication, computer and record-keeping skills, including familiarity with maintenance management systems.
• Experience in industrial laundry, food manufacturing or another high-volume processing environment will be advantageous.
• You will also need to be flexible to assist with maintenance requirements outside standard working hours, including occasional weekend work.

What's in It for You?

• A salary of 120,000 per annum.
• Fuel and phone allowances.
• Permanent, full-time employment with an established Australian business.
• The opportunity to lead and develop a maintenance team.
• A varied, hands-on leadership position where you can influence plant reliability, maintenance standards and operational efficiency.