Maintenance Supervisor - Lead Safe Plant Maintenance

Lactalis - Mainland Dairy; Cobden; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Lactalis-Mainland Dairy Australia in Cobden, Victoria, is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to lead a team of tradespeople and contractors responsible for the site’s maintenance needs. You will set priorities, allocate resources, and drive safe, reliable operations in a fast-paced dairy manufacturing environment.

Success depends on your ability to develop capability, foster a culture of ownership and continuous improvement, and partner with production to minimize disruption while delivering

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in a manufacturing maintenance setting.
• Experience leading tradespeople and contractors.
• Strong safety, reliability, and continuous improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a team of maintenance tradespeople, apprentices and contractors.
• Drive safety, accountability and ownership across the team.
• Allocate resources to meet plant priorities and minimise disruption.
• Monitor work execution, productivity and schedules; ensure timely completion.
• Collaborate with production and site stakeholders for maintenance alignment.
• Manage performance, provide feedback and conduct coaching conversations.
• Record and manage maintenance work orders, labor usage and completion in the system.
• Identify opportunities to improve team effectiveness and maintenance processes.

Skills

People leadership

Maintenance management

Stakeholder management

CMMS expertise

Contractor management

Safety culture

Education

Engineering background

Tools

CMMS software

Job description

Lactalis-Mainland Dairy Australia in Cobden, Victoria, is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to lead a team of tradespeople and contractors responsible for the site’s maintenance needs. You will set priorities, allocate resources, and drive safe, reliable operations in a fast-paced dairy manufacturing environment.

Success depends on your ability to develop capability, foster a culture of ownership and continuous improvement, and partner with production to minimize disruption while delivering