Maintenance Manager
- Attractive salary package + relocation assistance provided
- Work with highly successful manufacturing business with cutting-edge technology
- Lead a large team of tradespeople and contractors
Based in Oberon, this organisation has seen significant growth and has positioned themselves as an employer of choice within the Central West of NSW. As one of the largest manufacturers in the region, they have a strong focus on improving culture, training, employee development and improved processes.
About the Role
Reporting to the General Manager, this role is responsible for leading the maintenance service function including all operators and contractors. You will be accountable for ensuring the plant is maintained in a safe manner, all tradesmen are appropriately inducted and supervised, and providing support throughout the entire production process. Managing and motivating a sizeable team forms part of the challenge and reward in this role. You will be able to utilise your commercial acumen to manage key stakeholder relationships including different departments and senior leaders.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop a maintenance culture of continuous improvement, as well as reviewing maintenance tasks to ensure short- and long-term plant reliability outcomes are achieved
- Building a collaborative work relationship with both maintenance and production teams
- Ensuring people comply with maintenance procedures and all work is performed of the right quality standard
- Develop maintenance budget for business such as reporting maintenance cost and preparing operational and capital budgets
- Reduce reliance on maintenance shuts to perform maintenance work
- Reporting of spare parts costs monthly and understand variances to budget
- Ensure all work by employees or contractors is performed in accordance with environmental guidelines
About you
To be successful in this role, you will have experience in a maintenance leadership role, preferably within the manufacturing industry. It is required that you hold either a trade or tertiary qualification in engineering, or a similar field. Excellent written and verbal communication is a must, to effectively communicate change and resolve differences between the production and trades team .The ideal candidate, will have the ability to show exceptional leadership qualities and capabilities, such as team coaching and development. This role requires both persistence and energy for continuous improvement and proactively manage change.
Key Benefits
In return, you will be working for a well-respected and well-established regional organisation with plenty of career growth and development opportunities. This employer has a strong focus on having a positive work culture and improved training processes, which will benefit your career in the long term. You will have the option to have flexible working hours and work closely with a welcoming and kind leadership team. This role offers a generous salary package, as well as relocation assistance being offered.
For a confidential discussion regarding the role, please call Patrick Fisher on 0435 748 546.
For more information please contact: pfisher@oxygenrecruitment.com.au