Permanent Maintenance Manager: Lead Plant Reliability & Team

Jobwire; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fuel allowance

Phone allowance

Job summary

Jobwire is seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to oversee maintenance operations at our Gepps Cross facility in Adelaide. You will lead a hands-on team, ensure equipment is maintained to high standards, and align maintenance with production needs to keep the operation running safely and efficiently.

You will balance forward planning with practical problem solving, drive plant reliability, reduce downtime, coach staff, and implement preventative maintenance programs.

Qualifications

• Experience managing or supervising a maintenance team in manufacturing or industrial settings.
• Trade qualification in mechanical, electrical, or engineering fields.
• Strong fault-finding skills across industrial machinery and pneumatics.
• Experience implementing preventative maintenance programs.
• Ability to prioritise in production-driven environments and lead safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Direct and support maintenance personnel and coordinate workloads.
• Prioritise preventative servicing, inspections, repairs and planned shutdowns.
• Provide technical support for washers, dryers, ironers, conveyors, compressors, pumps.
• Identify root causes of faults and implement reliability improvements.
• Maintain safety, risk assessments, permits, lockout procedures.
• Coordinate external maintenance contractors and ensure qualified personnel.
• Manage work orders, spare parts, and CMMS records.
• Communicate maintenance priorities with site leadership and production teams.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Team management

Preventative maintenance planning

Diagnostics & fault-finding

Safety & compliance

Communication skills

CMMS experience

Education

Mechanical/Electrical/Engineering trade qualification

Tools

CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management System)

Job description

Jobwire is seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to oversee maintenance operations at our Gepps Cross facility in Adelaide. You will lead a hands-on team, ensure equipment is maintained to high standards, and align maintenance with production needs to keep the operation running safely and efficiently.

You will balance forward planning with practical problem solving, drive plant reliability, reduce downtime, coach staff, and implement preventative maintenance programs.