Senior Reliability & Maintenance Leader – Dairy Processing

Australian Sustainable Dairies Pty Ltd; Melbourne; Vor Ort; AUD 120.000 - 160.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Australian Sustainable Dairies Pty Ltd is seeking a Maintenance & Reliability Manager at Carrum Downs to drive equipment reliability and lifecycle programs across dairy operations. You will lead preventative and predictive maintenance, optimise CMMS usage, and partner with production, quality and facilities to sustain safe, compliant, high‑volume processing.

The role requires 5–10 years in maintenance/reliability with strong knowledge of mechanical/electrical systems and reliability methods,

Qualifikationen

• 5–10 years’ experience in maintenance or engineering, ideally dairy.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical/electrical systems and reliability methodologies (RCM, FMEA, RCA).
• Experience with CMMS and preventative/predictive maintenance programs.
• Facilities management experience including building and infrastructure maintenance & contractor coordination.
• Data analysis, problem‑solving and continuous improvement mindset.

Aufgaben

• Develop and implement reliability strategies for dairy processing equipment including pasteurizers, homogenizers, separators, fillers, packing lines and utilities (boilers, refrigeration, compressors, CIP, water and trade waste).
• Lead reliability improvement programs including RCM and FMEA.
• Analyse failure data and drive corrective and preventative actions.
• Ensure maintenance strategies are translated into daily/weekly maintenance plans for the maintenance team.
• Manage and optimise preventative and predictive maintenance programs.
• Lead root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Oversee asset lifecycle planning, upgrades, and commissioning.
• Manage site facilities, buildings and infrastructure, coordinating planned maintenance, repairs and external contractors to support safe and efficient operations.
• Ensure compliance with HACCP, safety, and regulatory requirements.
• Provide technical leadership and training to maintenance teams.
• Utilise CMMS to track performance metrics (MTBF, MTTR, OEE).
• Deliver regular reliability reporting to senior management.
• Drive continuous improvement to increase Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).

Kenntnisse

Maintenance leadership

Reliability methodologies

RCM / FMEA / RCA

Data analysis & problem-solving

Collaborative leadership & comms

Tools

CMMS

Preventative & predictive maintenance

Jobbeschreibung

Australian Sustainable Dairies Pty Ltd is seeking a Maintenance & Reliability Manager at Carrum Downs to drive equipment reliability and lifecycle programs across dairy operations. You will lead preventative and predictive maintenance, optimise CMMS usage, and partner with production, quality and facilities to sustain safe, compliant, high‑volume processing.

The role requires 5–10 years in maintenance/reliability with strong knowledge of mechanical/electrical systems and reliability methods,