Repair and Maintenance Manager

Tomra; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Join TOMRA Collection as our Repair & Maintenance Manager and lead our national repair and maintenance program across Australia, ensuring our network delivers a great experience for customers.

You’ll own a diverse portfolio of repair, maintenance, remediation, and site improvement projects, coordinate urgent repairs, manage contractors, and drive asset performance while collaborating with Operations, Safety, and external partners to uphold safety and efficiency.

Qualifications

• PM certificate or similar advantageous.
• Minimum 1 year experience managing a direct report.
• 5+ years' experience as a Project Manager, Facilities Manager, Construction Manager or similar.
• Experience leading repair and maintenance programs in construction, facilities management, industrial environments, retail fit-out or directly comparable settings.
• Demonstrated ability to manage 5-10 concurrent small projects, oversee contractors, and own budgets.
• Systems proficiency with data governance and reporting."
• Understanding of general construction activities and site make-good requirements.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead the national repair and maintenance program across TOMRA-operated return points.
• Coordinate site repairs, upgrades, and remediation efforts.
• Manage contractors across multiple locations.
• Collaborate with Operations, Safety, Product Experts and external partners.
• Monitor budgets, performance, and project outcomes to support decision-making.
• Champion safety and continuous improvement across all activities.
• Shape scalable solutions to improve reliability and reduce costs.

Skills

Project management

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Project Management certificate (construction)

Job description

Our mission? Clean Loop Recycling: a smarter, greener way to keep drink containers in circulation and out of our oceans, streets, and landfills. Thanks to our cutting‑edge reverse vending technology, used containers get a second (and third, and fourth!) chance at life turning back into containers again and again.

With over 900 collection points across New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia, Victoria, and Tasmania, we’re proud to be making a real difference across Australia.

When you join TOMRA, you become a Looper and part of a passionate crew that’s all about doing good for the planet and our communities. We live and breathe our values of Responsibility, Passion, and Innovation, and we’re always looking for people who share that energy to join us.

We’re also proud to be an equal opportunity employer, celebrating the diversity of our team and the communities we serve. No matter your background, culture, language, or life journey your perspective matters here.

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Learn more at www.myTOMRA.com.au and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, X, and LinkedIn.

Job Description

Join TOMRA Collection as our Repair & Maintenance Manager and lead our national repair and maintenance program and play a key role in ensuring our network of return points continues to deliver a great experience for customers across Australia. This is an opportunity to combine leadership, project delivery, problem solving, and continuous improvement in a role where no two days are the same

You’ll take ownership of a diverse portfolio of repair, maintenance, remediation, and site improvement projects across our national network. One day you might be coordinating urgent repairs to keep a site operational, and the next you’ll be delivering a major upgrade, managing contractors, or identifying ways to improve asset performance across the business.

Working closely with Operations, Safety, Product Experts, and external partners, you’ll help ensure our sites remain safe, efficient, and customer-friendly while contributing to TOMRA's mission of building a world without waste.

Some other duties include:

• Leading the national repair and maintenance program across TOMRA-operated return points.
• Driving site improvement initiatives, remediation works, and operational enhancements.
• Managing contractors and coordinating works across multiple locations.
• Partnering with stakeholders across the business to deliver practical and cost-effective solutions.
• Monitoring performance, budgets, and project outcomes to support informed decision‑making.
• Championing safety and continuous improvement across all repair and maintenance activities.
• Helping shape scalable solutions that improve reliability, reduce costs, and enhance the customer experience.

Qualifications

What makes a great Repair and Maintenance Manager at TOMRA?

• Project Management (construction) certificate or similar advantageous
• Minimum 1 year experience managing a direct report
• 5+ years' experience as a Project Manager, Facilities Manager, Construction Manager or similar.
• Experience leading repair and maintenance programs in construction, facilities management, industrial environments, retail fit‑out or directly comparable operational settings
• Demonstrated competency managing 5-10 concurrent small projects (planning, scheduling, risk), overseeing and holding contractors accountable, and budget ownership.
• Systems proficiency; strong data governance and reporting discipline.
• Practical understanding of general construction activities and civil works, including drainage, asphalt, concrete, structural repair and site make‑good requirements.
• Excellent stakeholder management (internal/external), written and verbal communication, and cross‑functional collaboration.