Maintenance Manager

Inghams Enterprises; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-the-job training

Fitness Passport

Product discounts

Travel discounts

Career development programs

Job summary

Inghams Enterprises seeks a Maintenance Manager for our Feedmills at Wacol and Hemmant to oversee all maintenance operations, ensuring safe, continuous production and regulatory compliance. You will lead a team of maintenance fitters and on-site contractors across multiple sites.

You will drive maintenance for hammer mills, pellet mills, mixers and grain handling systems, while coordinating contractors and improving processes to meet safety standards.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Industrial Maintenance, Agricultural Engineering, or Trade qualification.
• Experience leading teams in a maintenance environment.
• Knowledge of feed mill equipment: hammer mills, pellet mills, mixers, and grain handling systems.
• Experience with hydraulic, pneumatic, and mechanical drive systems.
• Knowledge of electrical systems, PLCs and process control instrumentation.

Responsibilities

• Drive team-building and lead maintenance fitters and on-site contractors.
• Oversee maintenance of feed manufacturing equipment.
• Maintain grain handling systems and silo infrastructure.
• Ensure compliance with feed, council and safety regulations.
• Coordinate on-site and off-site contractors to meet regulatory requirements.

Skills

Team leadership

Maintenance management

Feed mill equipment

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

Electrical systems

PLCs

Process instrumentation

Education

Associate degree in Industrial Maintenance

Associate degree in Agricultural Engineering

Trade qualification

Tools

Hammer mills

Pellet mills

Mixers

Grain handling systems

Job description

We've been proudly bringing joy to tables and smiles to faces with the delicious food we've been crafting for over 100 years.

A large part of our strong growth and success is because we're always looking for new ways to do things and thinking about how we can create a better, more sustainable future world together.

Our success as an industry leader in providing deliciously good food means we can continue to invest in our future as we work towards becoming Australia and New Zealand's first choice for poultry.

Your opportunity to join our team

As the Maintenance Manager at Inghams Feedmills based at Wacol and Hemmant, you will oversees all maintenance operations for feed manufacturing equipment and facilities to ensure continuous, safe, and efficient production of animal feed products. This role involves managing preventive maintenance programs for grain handling systems, feed processing equipment, and facility infrastructure while ensuring compliance with feed, council and safety regulations.

What you'll do:

• Drive team building activities and lead a team of maintenance fitters including on site contractors
• Manage contractor safety requirements site specific permits
• Oversee maintenance of feed manufacturing equipment including hammer mills, mixers, pellet mills, and coolers
• Maintain grain handling systems: bucket elevators, drag conveyors, screw conveyors, and pneumatic systems
• Ensure proper operation of silos, bins, and grain storage facilities
• Manage maintenance of scales, batching systems, and automated feed delivery equipment
• Coordinate onsite and offsite contractors ensuring all regulatory complianceare met.

What you'll bring:

• Associate degree in Industrial Maintenance, Agricultural Engineering, or Trade Qualified
• Experience leading teams in a similar maintenance environment.
• It would be an advantage if you have knowledge of feed mill equipment: hammer mills, pellet mills, mixers, and grain handling systems
• Keen ability for problem solving and a strong commitment to driving process improvements and best practices.
• Experience with hydraulic, pneumatic, and mechanical drive systems
• Knowledge of electrical systems, PLCs, and process control instrumentation

What we'll offer you:

• On-the-job training and support to set you up for success
• Access to Fitness Passport that gives you affordable access to gyms, pools and fitness facilities nationwide
• Employee benefits including product discounts and travel discounts
• Genuine opportunities to develop your career, supported by our performance and succession programs.
• The health, safety, and wellbeing of our people is our highest priority
• ASX-listed company with operations across Australia and New Zealand

We're looking for people who arecurious, caring, courageous and committed to join us. People who want to contribute their best work every single dayand continue delivering delicious food that's… Always Good.

Inghams values diverse experiences. If your skills align with some but not all of the listed requirements, we encourage you to still apply and explore the opportunity to join our team.