CareerPlan

Maintenance Manager

Ballarat, VictoriaFull-time$150k2026-10-08 → 2026-11-11

Core

Lead a major FMCG site's reliability journey and drive performance through data-led maintenance.

Role type

Senior IC maintenance manager

Builds

Maintenance systems, governance, and planning frameworks for a large-scale food manufacturing operation

Domain

FMCG / Food manufacturing

Required skills

Reliability engineering, data analysis, root cause analysis, planning and scheduling, KPI reporting, TPM, Lean, Six Sigma, team leadership, change management

Preferred skills

Mechanical or engineering trade background, experience in automated manufacturing environments

Technologies

Maintenance management systems, data analytics tools

Responsibilities

Lead maintenance, reliability, planning and spare parts functions; Reduce unplanned downtime and improve equipment performance; Drive planning, scheduling and preventative maintenance effectiveness; Use data, KPI reporting and root cause analysis to identify improvement opportunities; Develop maintenance strategies focused on reliability, uptime and asset performance; Coach and develop tradespeople and technical leaders; Partner with operations to improve safety, productivity and plant performance; Drive continuous improvement initiatives across the site.