Senior Maintenance Manager

Blackbook Recruitment; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackbook Recruitment is seeking a Senior Maintenance Manager for a leading FMCG manufacturer in Sydney, NSW. The role leads the site maintenance function with a strong focus on automation, electrical systems and controls to maximise plant performance.

You will develop and execute maintenance and reliability strategies, coach a capable team, drive preventative and predictive programs, and collaborate with Production and Site Leadership to improve OEE and reduce unplanned downtime.

Qualifications

• Senior maintenance leader with FMCG or similar manufacturing experience.
• Strong technical expertise in automation, electrical systems and industrial controls.
• Experience with PLCs, SCADA, robotics or automated production equipment.
• Proven ability to develop predictive and reliability-focused maintenance strategies.
• People leader who can develop maintenance teams and manage budgets.

Responsibilities

• Lead the site maintenance function with emphasis on automation and controls.
• Develop and execute maintenance and reliability strategies to maximise availability.
• Coach and develop the maintenance team to build a proactive culture.
• Drive preventative and predictive maintenance across automated lines.
• Collaborate with Production and Site Leadership to address recurring failures.
• Support reliability of PLCs, SCADA, robotics and instrumentation.
• Use data to identify trends, improve OEE and reduce downtime.
• Manage maintenance budgets, contractors, and external providers.
• Support automation upgrades and CAPEX projects from maintenance view.

Skills

Maintenance management

Automation

Electrical systems

PLC/SCADA

Leadership

Budget management

Tools

PLC

SCADA

Robotics

Job description

The Company

My client is a leading FMCG manufacturer with a strong presence across the Australian market, operating a high-volume and highly automated manufacturing environment. With continued investment in automation, asset performance and operational capability, an exciting opportunity has become available for a Senior Maintenance Manager to lead the maintenance function at a major manufacturing site.

This role is based in Sydney, NSW.

The Role

• Leading the site maintenance function with a strong emphasis on automation, electrical systems and controls
• Developing and executing maintenance and reliability strategies to maximise equipment availability and plant performance
• Leading, coaching and developing the maintenance team to build a proactive, high-performing culture
• Driving preventative and predictive maintenance programs across highly automated production lines
• Working closely with Production and Site Leadership to identify recurring failures and implement sustainable solutions
• Supporting the reliability of PLCs, SCADA, robotics, instrumentation, sensors and automated equipment
• Using maintenance and reliability data to identify trends, improve OEE and reduce unplanned downtime
• Managing maintenance budgets, contractors, spare parts and external service providers
• Supporting automation upgrades, equipment improvements and CAPEX projects from a maintenance and reliability perspective

Your Background

• An experienced Maintenance Manager, Reliability Manager or senior maintenance professional within FMCG or a similar manufacturing environment
• Strong technically across automation, electrical systems and industrial control systems
• Experienced with PLCs, SCADA, robotics, instrumentation or highly automated production equipment
• Proven in developing preventative, predictive and reliability-focused maintenance strategies
• A strong people leader with experience managing and developing maintenance teams
• Commercially minded with experience managing maintenance budgets and contractors
• Comfortable working closely with Production and Site Leadership to deliver operational outcomes
• From a Maintenance or Reliability background, with a track record of progressing into site leadership roles
• Experience within food, beverage, dairy, pharmaceutical or another high-volume FMCG environment highly regarded

What's On Offer

In return, you will be given the opportunity to join a leading FMCG manufacturer and take ownership of the maintenance function within a highly automated production environment, with significant scope to improve reliability, automation performance and overall plant efficiency.