Reliability & Maintenance Lead — Industrial Plant

Cleanaway Waste Management; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive salary

Career development

Paid parental leave

Novated leasing

Flu vaccinations

EAP access

Health insurance discounts

Company discounts

Job summary

Cleanaway is looking for a hands-on Maintenance Team Leader at a Western Sydney materials recovery facility. You will supervise daily maintenance, plan preventive work, and drive reliability improvements to ensure plant readiness.

You will manage trades and contractors, analyze failures, and lead root-cause investigations to reduce downtime while prioritising safety and efficiency in an industrial setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level mechanical engineering qualification required.
• Experience in reliability engineering, maintenance, or asset management in continuous production environments.
• Strong failure analysis and root cause investigation skills.
• Experience with CMMS platforms and RC-based maintenance approaches.
• Ability to analyse asset performance data and drive reliability improvements.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management with safety and continuous improvement focus.

Responsibilities

• Supervise daily maintenance activities and support tradespeople with fault investigation.
• Plan preventive and corrective maintenance and prioritise work orders.
• Investigate recurring breakdowns and implement root-cause improvements.
• Coordinate specialist contractors and ensure safe site practices.
• Monitor plant performance and distinguish equipment failures from downtime.
• Oversee spare parts and contribute to cost-effective repairs.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering

Reliability Engineering

Failure Analysis

Root Cause Analysis

CMMS

RCM

Asset Lifecycle

Stakeholder Management

Safety Focus

Industrial Maintenance

Education

Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CMMS Software

Condition Monitoring Tools

Data Analytics Tools

Job description

Cleanaway is looking for a hands-on Maintenance Team Leader at a Western Sydney materials recovery facility. You will supervise daily maintenance, plan preventive work, and drive reliability improvements to ensure plant readiness.

You will manage trades and contractors, analyze failures, and lead root-cause investigations to reduce downtime while prioritising safety and efficiency in an industrial setting.