Operations and Maintenance Manager

S&you Australia; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free onsite parking

Professional development opportunities

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Team events and celebrations

Job summary

S&you Australia, a leading environmental services group, seeks an experienced Operations Leader to oversee multiple processing facilities in Victoria. You will drive maintenance, reliability and continuous improvement across sites, leading Facility Supervisors and coordinating with operations, maintenance, contractors and suppliers to ensure safe, reliable plant performance.

The role emphasizes safety leadership, capital projects delivery and operational excellence within a multidisciplinary

Qualifications

• Qualifications in Engineering, Maintenance, Business, or a related discipline, or a relevant trade background.
• Experience in liquid processing, recycling, waste management, chemical dosing, wash plant, manufacturing or industrial processing environments.
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong knowledge of plant maintenance, reliability and asset management principles.
• Experience delivering capital projects and continuous improvement initiatives.
• A proactive approach to safety leadership and risk management.
• Excellent problem-solving, stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Strong commercial acumen and the ability to drive operational outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Leading daily operations and maintenance activities to maximise plant utilisation and reliability.
• Managing the maintenance, availability and performance of fixed and mobile plant equipment.
• Coordinating responses to critical breakdowns and driving timely resolution.
• Planning and delivering plant upgrades, capital projects and improvement initiatives.
• Managing contractors, vendors and service providers to ensure quality, safety and value.
• Driving compliance with safety systems, regulatory requirements and company standards.
• Leading, coaching and developing maintenance and operations teams.
• Identifying opportunities to improve equipment reliability, plant performance and operational efficiency.

Skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

Stakeholder management

Communication

Commercial acumen

Safety leadership

Plant maintenance

Education

Engineering

Maintenance

Business

Job description

Our client is a leading environmental services and resource recovery organisation with operations across Australia. Through innovative recycling processes and a strong commitment to the circular economy, they transform industrial and stormwater waste streams into reusable resources, significantly reducing landfill and supporting sustainable environmental outcomes.

What's on Offer?

• Join a growing, values-driven business backed by a well-established national environmental services group
• Lead operations across multiple facilities in Victoria and New South Wales
• Play a key role in driving plant reliability, operational efficiency and continuous improvement
• Free onsite parking
• Ongoing professional development and career progression opportunities
• Supportive and collaborative leadership team
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your immediate family
• Regular team events and celebrations

The Opportunity Reporting directly to the General Manager, this pivotal leadership role is responsible for overseeing the performance, maintenance and continuous improvement of multiple processing facilities. You will lead Facility Supervisors and work closely with operations, maintenance, contractors and suppliers to ensure safe, reliable and efficient plant performance.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Leading daily operations and maintenance activities to maximise plant utilisation and reliability
• Managing the maintenance, availability and performance of fixed and mobile plant equipment
• Coordinating responses to critical breakdowns and driving timely resolution
• Planning and delivering plant upgrades, capital projects and improvement initiatives
• Managing contractors, vendors and service providers to ensure quality, safety and value
• Driving compliance with safety systems, regulatory requirements and company standards
• Managing maintenance and project budgetsLeading, coaching and developing maintenance and operations teams
• Identifying opportunities to improve equipment reliability, plant performance and operational efficiency

About You

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Qualifications in Engineering, Maintenance, Business, or a related discipline, or a relevant trade background
• Experience working within liquid processing, recycling, waste management, chemical dosing, wash plant, manufacturing or industrial processing environments
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing multidisciplinary teams
• Strong knowledge of plant maintenance, reliability and asset management principles
• Experience delivering capital projects and continuous improvement initiatives
• A proactive approach to safety leadership and risk management
• Excellent problem-solving, stakeholder management and communication skills
• Strong commercial acumen and the ability to drive operational outcomes