Maintenance Supervisor

Viterra

South Australia

On-site

AUD 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Training and development
Employee assistance program
Birthday leave
Parental leave
Rigorous safety practices

Job summary

Bunge is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to join our Adelaide Ports operations, based across Port Adelaide. You will lead a team of maintenance staff and contractors to keep fixed and mobile plant safe, reliable and available for export operations.

You will plan maintenance activities, manage resources and budgets, drive continuous improvement and ensure compliance with quality, food safety and environmental requirements. A trade qualification and strong leadership are essential for success.

Qualifications

  • Trade-qualified leader with experience in electro-technology or mechanical fitting.
  • Experience leading maintenance teams in industrial or manufacturing environments.
  • Strong people leadership, performance management and coaching skills.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and coordinate electrical and mechanical maintenance activities to maximise plant reliability.
  • Plan, schedule and allocate labour, contractors and resources.
  • Drive safety culture through risk management and contractor processes.
  • Monitor budgets and maintenance expenditure to ensure cost-effectiveness.
  • Analyse equipment performance to identify improvements and reduce downtime.
  • Develop maintenance records and ensure spare parts availability.
  • Coach and develop maintenance staff including performance management.

Skills

Team leadership
Planning
Budget management
Troubleshooting
Risk management
Contractor management
Continuous improvement

Education

Trade qualification in electro-technology

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Job Description
  • Permanentfull-time leadership opportunity
  • Based acrossAdelaide port operations
  • Leadmaintenance operations critical to Australia's grain exportsupply chain

Are youready to take your career to the next level with a global leader inagribusiness? Bunge is looking for a Maintenance Supervisor to joinour team at Port Adelaide.

About therole

Bunge isseeking an experienced Maintenance Supervisor to join ourMaintenance & Engineering team based at our Adelaide Portsoperations.

Reportingto the Maintenance Manager, you will lead a team of maintenanceemployees and contractors to ensure the safe, reliable andefficient operation of fixed and mobile plant across our portfacilities. You will be responsible for planning and coordinatingmaintenance activities, managing resources and budgets, drivingcontinuous improvement initiatives and ensuring assets remainavailable to support operational requirements.

This isan excellent opportunity for a trade-qualified leader who enjoysdeveloping teams, solving technical challenges and working in adynamic operational environment.

Keyresponsibilities
  • Leadand coordinate electrical and mechanical maintenance activitiesto maximise plant reliability and availability
  • Plan, schedule andallocate labour, contractors and resources to supportoperational and maintenance requirements
  • Drive a strongsafety culture through risk management, incident investigationsand contractor management processes
  • Monitor maintenancebudgets, contractor expenditure and resource requirements toensure cost-effective operations
  • Analyse equipmentperformance and maintenance trends to identify improvementopportunities and reduce downtime
  • Ensure criticalspare parts, consumables and maintenance records are accuratelymanaged and maintained
  • Lead, coach anddevelop a team of maintenance employees, including performancemanagement, training and mentoring activities
  • Support capitalprojects, continuous improvement initiatives and compliancewith quality, food safety and environmentalrequirements
Aboutyou
  • Proven experience inmanaging teams with a trade qualification inelectro-technology, mechanical fitting, diesel, orsimilar
  • Demonstratedexperience leading maintenance teams within industrial,manufacturing, logistics, bulk handling or similarenvironments
  • Strong peopleleadership skills, including performance management, coachingand team development
  • Experience planningmaintenance activities, managing contractors and coordinatingoperational priorities
  • Strongtroubleshooting, problem-solving and decision-makingskills
  • Experience usingCMMS and maintenance reporting systems
  • Ability to work atheights and within confined spaces when required
  • Current unrestricted driver's licence
Aboutus

Bungeconnects farmers to consumers to deliver essential food, feed andfuel to the world.

Throughour dynamic supply chain, we can move commodities efficiently fromwhere there is surplus to where they are needed. In Australia, weoperate around 60 storage and handling sites and seven portterminals across southern Western Australia, South Australia andwestern Victoria, two import sites in Victoria and New South Wales,and are one of the largest buyers and exporters of agriculturalcommodities including cereals, oilseeds, pulses andcotton.

Byjoining Bunge, you will enjoy a varied and interesting career andmake a difference to local farmers and the communities we operatein.

Inmid-2025, Bunge and Viterra combined, creating a premieragribusiness solutions with around 34,000 employeesglobally.

When youjoin Bunge, you're not just starting a new job – you're building arewarding career with a global leader. We offer a supportive workculture that values respect, teamwork, and development. As part ofthe Bunge family, you'll also enjoy a range of benefits,including:

  • Training anddevelopment opportunities, including access to LinkedInLearning, Bunge workshops, and mentorship programs to supportcontinuous learning and career growth
  • Employee assistanceprogram – access to confidential and free support
  • Birthdayleave
  • Years of servicerecognition
  • Rigorous safetypractices
  • Paidprimary and secondary parental leave
  • Asupportive environment which prioritises respect andteamwork.

We willbe conducting interviews as we receive applications. Please notethat we reserve the right to close the advertisement early should asuitable candidate be identified prior to the advertised closingdate.

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