Senior Maintenance Tech – Packaging & Process Improvement

Programmed GO; Geelong; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay and benefits

Career growth opportunities

Safe, supportive workplace

Training and upskilling

Job summary

Programmed GO in Geelong is seeking a Senior Maintenance Tradesperson to drive process improvements in packaging operations and support production teams to keep lines running safely and efficiently.

You will implement best practice change management, optimize systems, and provide hands-on support to reliability teams, ensuring maintenance standards align with safe engineering practices.

Qualifications

• Trade qualification (Mech or Elec) is required.
• Strong interpersonal skills and stakeholder management are essential.
• Experience with CMMS and maintenance systems is preferred.
• Lean manufacturing experience is advantageous for driving performance.
• Understanding of packaging machinery in FMCG is desirable.
• Ability to manage change and communicate effectively to influence improvements.

Responsibilities

• Deliver process improvements in packaging as defined by the departmental strategy.
• Support site and production teams to achieve brewery scorecard targets via best practice improvements.
• Implement change management and technical optimization of systems.
• Provide structured problem solving on plant or reliability issues.
• Offer hands-on support to shift reliability teams when required.
• Ensure maintenance standards align with safe engineering practices.

Skills

Trade qualification (Mech or Elec)

Interpersonal skills

Change management

Technical capability

Lean manufacturing

Packaging machinery knowledge

Problem solving

Tools

CMMS

Microsoft Office

Job description

Programmed GO in Geelong is seeking a Senior Maintenance Tradesperson to drive process improvements in packaging operations and support production teams to keep lines running safely and efficiently.

You will implement best practice change management, optimize systems, and provide hands-on support to reliability teams, ensuring maintenance standards align with safe engineering practices.