Maintenance Manager

Blackbook Recruitment; Tauranga; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackbook Recruitment is seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead maintenance, reliability and engineering across a chemical/MHF site in Tauranga. This is a hands-on leadership role with autonomy to improve plant uptime, safety and site performance.

You will manage maintenance strategy, planning, budgets and contractors, and lead improvements including Mechanical Integrity and Change Management to boost overall reliability and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Experience leading maintenance in a process/manufacturing environment.
• Ability to manage budgets and spares; oversee contractors.
• Knowledge of Mechanical Integrity and Management of Change.

Responsibilities

• Lead the site's maintenance strategy and day-to-day activities.
• Drive plant reliability, uptime and equipment performance.
• Oversee preventative maintenance programs and shutdowns.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Plant reliability

Safety & compliance

Budget management

Contractor management

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Lead maintenance, reliability and engineering across a MHF manufacturing site.

The Opportunity

An established manufacturing business is looking for an experienced Maintenance Manager to take ownership of maintenance, reliability and engineering activities across a critical chemical manufacturing site.

This is a hands on leadership position where you’ll have genuine autonomy to improve plant reliability, uptime, maintenance systems and site performance, while ensuring the highest standards of safety and compliance.

You’ll work closely with the Site Manager, leading maintenance activities across a complex process environment where mechanical integrity, reliability and EHS are critical to the operation.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead the site's maintenance strategy, systems and day to day maintenance activities
• Drive plant reliability, uptime and equipment performance
• Lead maintenance planning, shutdowns and preventative maintenance programs
• Oversee contractors and the Maintenance Team
• Manage maintenance budgets, forecasts, spares and operational expenditure
• Lead smaller capital projects and continuous improvement initiatives
• Own key EHS systems including Mechanical Integrity, Management of Change and Fire Risk Management
• Identify opportunities to improve reliability, efficiency and overall site profitability

What We're Looking For

We're looking for an experienced Maintenance Manager who has worked within a Chemical or MHF Manufacturing Site!

You’ll ideally bring:

• Engineering degree or relevant tertiary engineering qualification
• 3+ years' experience in a similar maintenance leadership role
• Strong understanding of process/manufacturing environments
• Experience managing maintenance contractors and external service providers
• Experience managing shutdowns, budgets and maintenance programs
• Understanding of Mechanical Integrity and Management of Change
• Strong knowledge of industrial safety, compliance and risk management
• Leadership capability with the ability to coach and influence teams

Why This Role?

• Genuine ownership of site maintenance and reliability
• Opportunity to influence plant performance and long-term reliability
• Senior role within an established manufacturing operation
• Significant opportunity to implement new systems, technology and improvement initiatives
• Work within a technically complex chemical/process manufacturing environment

If you're a Maintenance Manager who enjoys improving reliability, leading teams and making a measurable impact on plant performance, we'd like to hear from you.