Maintenance Planner

North West Queensland; Richmond Shire; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Springbok Foods in Burleigh, QLD is seeking a Maintenance Planner for our Burleigh Factory. Immediate start available with a remuneration package of $80,000 - $90,000 per annum. You will define tasks, manage parts and tools, and coordinate maintenance programs to minimise downtime.

Role requires AQF Associate Degree or Diploma level qualification with 1 year of relevant experience, or 3 years equivalent experience. Full-time position with on-site work.

Qualifications

• Requires AQF Associate Degree or Diploma level qualification with at least 1 year experience.

Responsibilities

• Define scopes, steps, and time estimates before tasks.
• Ensure spare parts and tools are available and organized.
• Design and oversee routine, predictive, and corrective maintenance.
• Create and track work orders, inventory, and CMMS docs.
• Coordinate with operations, stockrooms, and sub-contractors.
• Ensure procedures comply with safety regulations and policies.
• Develop daily, weekly, and long-term maintenance schedules.
• Coordinate labour, materials, tools, and external vendors.
• Plan, schedule tasks, and analyze maintenance performance.

Skills

Maintenance planning

CMMS experience

Stakeholder coordination

Safety compliance

Education

AQF Associate Degree

Advanced Diploma

Diploma

Job description

Burleigh, QLD

Vacancy Listing Dates 9/09/2026 to 7/10/2026

Please Quote Reference Number 18510

Immediate start available

Remuneration: $80,000 - $90,000 per annum

Join the team at Springbok Foods in Burleigh, QLD

Springbok Foods is a national wholesale distributor and retailer of the largest range of South African groceries and good products in Australia.

We are looking for a Maintenance Planner to join our Team at our Burleigh Factory.

Key responsibilities:

• Define job scopes, step-by-step instructions, and time estimates before maintenance tasks begin.
• Ensure spare parts and tools are available, ordered, and organized efficiently.
• Design and oversee routine, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs to reduce unexpected equipment failures and downtime.
• Create, prioritise and track work orders, inventory levels, and documentation inside a CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System).
• Communicate between operations, stockrooms, and sub-contractors to balance factory goals with repair needs.
• Ensure maintenance procedures align with safety regulations and company policies.
• Develop daily, weekly, and long-term maintenance schedules based on equipment needs, availability of parts, and factory timelines.
• Coordinate labour, materials, tools, and external vendors required for maintenance tasks.
• Initiating and authorizing requests, planning and scheduling tasks, and reporting and analysing maintenance activities to ensure operational efficiency in the workflow process.

To be considered you will need a level of skill commensurate with a relevant AQF Associate Degree, Advanced Diploma or Diploma and at least 1 year of relevant employment experience; OR; at least 3 years of relevant employment experience may substitute for the formal qualification.

This is a full time role, an immediate start is available. A remuneration package of $80,000 - $90,000 per annum is on offer to the successful candidate.