Maintenance Manager

CSR Limited; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave (up to 14 weeks)

52 weeks of superannuation

Employee assistance program

Job summary

CSR Limited is seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager for our Schofields site to lead the maintenance function across a 24/7 operation. You will manage a trades team, plan shutdowns, improve equipment reliability and drive cost-efficient maintenance programs on a hands-on, floor-facing leadership style.

You will work closely with Production, Engineering and Site Leadership to shape the maintenance roadmap and sustain a safety-first, continuous improvement culture across the site.

Qualifications

• Proven maintenance leadership experience in manufacturing or heavy industry.
• Experience leading trade-based maintenance teams.
• Hands-on leadership with a strong presence on the production floor.
• Experience working in a 24/7 operation.
• Strong knowledge of maintenance planning, shutdown management and reliability improvement.
• Proven ability to manage maintenance budgets and deliver operational outcomes.
• Experience driving continuous improvement, Lean or reliability initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience in unionised or EBA environments is highly regarded.
• SAP or CMMS experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary maintenance team across a 24/7 manufacturing operation.
• Drive a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with WSHE requirements.
• Manage maintenance budgets, resources and contractor performance.
• Plan and execute preventative maintenance programs, shutdowns and maintenance schedules.
• Improve plant reliability, equipment availability and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
• Develop and implement maintenance and asset management strategies.
• Manage spare parts inventory and critical stock levels.
• Partner with operational stakeholders to deliver maintenance and capital improvement projects.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, reliability and preventative maintenance principles.
• Implement and sustain CSR's preventative maintenance systems and processes.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

People management

Manufacturing experience

Lean & reliability

Safety leadership

Stakeholder management

Tools

SAP

CMMS

Siemens PLCs

Allen Bradley PLCs

Job description

Maintenance Manager | PGH Bricks, Schofields

Lead maintenance excellence at one of Australia's most recognised building products manufacturers.

PGH Bricks, part of CSR, is seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead our maintenance function at our Schofields manufacturing site. Reporting to the Operations Manager, you'll play a critical role in ensuring plant reliability, operational performance, safety and cost efficiency across a 24/7 manufacturing operation.

This is a hands‑on leadership opportunity for someone who enjoys being visible on the floor, building strong relationships with site teams and driving continuous improvement in a complex industrial environment.

About the Role

As Maintenance Manager, you will lead a team of electrical and mechanical trades, maintenance planning and supervisory personnel, ensuring the safe and efficient operation of the site's production assets. You'll be responsible for managing a significant maintenance budget, leading shutdown activities, improving equipment reliability and supporting operational targets through best-practice maintenance strategies.

Working closely with Production, Engineering and Site Leadership, you'll help shape the site's maintenance roadmap while fostering a strong safety and continuous improvement culture.

This will be a permanent, Monday - Friday position to commence asap.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary maintenance team across a 24/7 manufacturing operation.
• Drive a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with all WSHE requirements.
• Manage maintenance budgets, resources and contractor performance.
• Plan and execute preventative maintenance programs, shutdowns and maintenance schedules.
• Improve plant reliability, equipment availability and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
• Develop and implement maintenance and asset management strategies.
• Manage spare parts inventory and critical stock levels.
• Partner with operational stakeholders to deliver maintenance and capital improvement projects.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, reliability and preventative maintenance principles.
• Implement and sustain CSR's preventative maintenance systems and processes.

About You

We're looking for a practical and engaging maintenance leader who combines strong technical capability with proven people leadership experience.

Ideally, you'll bring:

• Maintenance leadership experience within manufacturing, FMCG, heavy industry, industrial processing or similar environments.
• Experience leading and developing trade-based maintenance teams.
• A hands‑on leadership style with a strong presence on the production floor.
• Experience working within a 24/7 operation.
• Strong knowledge of maintenance planning, shutdown management and reliability improvement.
• Proven ability to manage maintenance budgets and deliver operational outcomes.
• Experience driving continuous improvement, Lean or reliability initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience working in unionised or EBA environments will be highly regarded.
• SAP or CMMS experience preferred.

Technical Requirements

• Exposure to Siemens and/or Allen Bradley PLCs is advantageous.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, 5S and preventative maintenance methodologies.

What we offer

We strive to support your professional and personal growth. Here are some of the perks you'll enjoy as part of the CSR team:

• Supportive and collaborative culture that fosters innovation and inclusion. You'll be surrounded by talented colleagues who are passionate about their work and committed to helping each other succeed.
• Care and wellbeing offer includes up to 14 weeks of paid parental leave, 52 weeks of superannuation payment, and access to an employee assistance program.
• Rewarding career with on-the-job learning, development, and upskilling opportunities within and across our brands

At CSR, we're building a better future together.

We are a team of 2,600 people across Australia and New Zealand, and we are all collaborating every single day towards a shared purpose - 'Building solutions for a better future'. As a leading Australian Manufacturing business, we're at the forefront of developing innovative, sustainable, and high performing building products and systems.

At CSR, we put people first. We are committed to creating a safe, respectful, supportive, and inclusive working environment that enables everyone to feel valued, grow and truly thrive. We are committed to providing equal opportunity for everyone and welcoming people of all backgrounds, identities, experiences, abilities,and life stage.

To find out more about us, visit www.csr.com.au

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