Reliability Manager

Chobani Australia; City of Greater Dandenong; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave (18 weeks)

Flexible working options

Wellbeing support

Coffee onsite

Weekly yoghurt giveaways

Financial and lifestyle benefits

Job summary

Chobani Australia is seeking a Reliability Manager for our Dandenong South manufacturing site. You will lead Maintenance, Reliability Engineering, Automation and Asset Management, shaping the site reliability strategy and ensuring a safe, high-performing operation.

Reporting to the Head of Factory, you will balance long-term asset performance with immediate priorities, coach technical leaders, and embed preventive and predictive maintenance across the plant.

Qualifications

• Formal engineering background and leadership experience in maintenance/reliability/automation in manufacturing.
• Experience leading maintenance, reliability, automation or engineering functions within a complex manufacturing environment.
• Ability to build credibility across engineering, maintenance, and operations teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead Maintenance, Reliability Engineering, Automation, Planning and Purchasing functions
• Develop and execute the site reliability and asset management strategy
• Create long-term asset lifecycle, renewal and criticality plans
• Drive improvements in OEE, uptime, maintenance effectiveness and asset performance
• Embed preventive and predictive maintenance practices across the site
• Ensure new assets are effectively commissioned, handed over and integrated into long-term maintenance strategies

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance management

Reliability engineering

Automation

Asset management

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

About Chobani

Every fridge tells a story. This one is ours – and it's getting bigger.

Chobani Australia was formed in 2011 following the acquisition of Gippsland Dairy, alongside the Chobani brand. Guided by our belief that food can be a force for good – and our purpose, "Good Food For All" – we make Chobani and Gippsland Dairy yoghurt in Dandenong South, focusing on food that's delicious, nutritious, natural and accessible.

We're building the next chapter of growth – investing in major site upgrades and new capability to meet demand and deliver on our aspiration: in every fridge, everywhere, every day.

Chobani is a place for people who like pace and ownership. We keep standards high, back people to stretch and hire for attitude. If you set goals, deliver, learn fast and keep raising the bar, you'll feel right at home here.

The Opportunity

Over the past few years, Chobani has invested significantly in new production capacity, automation and manufacturing capability. The challenge now is turning that investment into sustainable operational performance.

As Reliability Manager, you'll lead the functions responsible for Maintenance, Reliability Engineering, Automation and Asset Management across our manufacturing site. Reporting to the Head of Factory, you'll play a critical role in shaping the next phase of our reliability capability while supporting an increasingly complex operation.

This is a role that will define the reliability strategy supporting the site for years to come; with new production lines, increasing automation and a rapidly expanding asset base, this role will help define how reliability evolves to support Chobani's next stage of growth.

You'll balance long-term asset performance with immediate operational priorities, ensuring the business has the systems, capability and discipline required to support future growth. One day you may be reviewing an asset lifecycle roadmap; the next, coaching technical leaders, reviewing reliability performance or ensuring newly commissioned assets successfully transition into business-as-usual operations.

In this role you will:

• Lead Maintenance, Reliability Engineering, Automation, Planning and Purchasing functions
• Develop and execute the site reliability and asset management strategy
• Create long-term asset lifecycle, renewal and criticality plans
• Drive improvements in OEE, uptime, maintenance effectiveness and asset performance
• Embed preventive and predictive maintenance practices across the site
• Ensure new assets are effectively commissioned, handed over and integrated into long-term maintenance strategies

You'll inherit capable leaders, experienced tradespeople and a site with strong foundations. Your focus will be building the capability, accountability and operating rhythm required to support a larger and increasingly complex manufacturing operation.

This is a highly visible role where reliability performance directly impacts production outcomes. You'll be equally comfortable shaping long-term strategy, as you are rolling up your sleeves and reviewing performance metrics and partnering with operational teams to solve critical challenges on the factory floor.

Your Experience

This role requires more than technical expertise. We're looking for a leader who can balance long-term strategy with day-to-day operational realities. Someone who understands that reliability is built through people, systems, processes and discipline, not just engineering solutions.

You’ll bring a formal engineering background together with experience leading maintenance, reliability, automation or engineering functions within a complex manufacturing environment.

We're looking for a leader who can:

• Build credibility across engineering, maintenance, automation and operational teams
• Drive a proactive reliability culture supported by strong systems and disciplines
• Develop capability and accountability within technical leadership teams
• Translate reliability strategy into measurable operational outcomes
• Balance long-term asset planning with immediate operational priorities
• Lead confidently in a high-performance manufacturing environment

While experience within food, dairy, beverage or FMCG manufacturing is ideal, we're equally interested in leaders from highly automated, complex manufacturing environments where asset performance, automation and operational reliability are central to business success.

Benefits

You’ll be joining a team that’s genuinely committed to making a positive impact on our communities, our people, and the planet. You’ll work in a modern, state-of-the‑art facility and enjoy a range of great perks, including financial and lifestyle benefits, flexible working options, and 18 weeks’ parental leave to support you and your family.

We also offer wellbeing support for your loved ones - plus a few extras to keep things fun, like barista-style coffee onsite and weekly yoghurt giveaways.