Deputy Maintenance Manager

We are Lactalis Australia

Our Story

Here at Lactalis, we are true to our purpose: we are a family business offering healthy and delicious dairy products that bring people together. And, we just happen to be the worldwide leader in what we do.

Our Purpose

At the heart of our Australian business we have over 2,400 passionate employees, working closely with our farmers, customers and consumers to produce the finest dairy products in the country. Pillar brands such as Paul’s, OAK, Ice Break, Tamar Valley Dairy, Jalna, Vaalia, President and Galbani provide Lactalis Australia with a deep national footprint for growth and prosperity.

Our Opportunity

We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Maintenance Manager to join our Industrial team in the role of Deputy Maintenance Manager at our site in Tamar Valley, Launceston. Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, you will play a leading role in supporting the Maintenance Manager with the strategy and day to day activity of maintenance and project work across site, to ensure timely delivery of quality product to schedule and specification.

Through your effective leadership, you will assist to implement continuous improvement initiatives. As second in charge of the maintenance department an integral part of this role will be maintaining the preventative maintenance and continuous improvement systems and procedures to reduce plant downtime and increase line efficiencies.

Your strong communication skills will see you through this challenging role. You will have highly developed organisational and time management skills as well as a demonstrated ability to identify and implement business improvement opportunities.

Main responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Ensuring plant equipment and line efficiencies are maintained to the level acceptable to the business;
• Collating data and monthly reporting
• Contractor management
• Assist with the weekly payroll and  data entry for the team.
• Use SAP to implement Preventative Maintenance Programs;   
• Oversee site projects – CAPEX or CI initiatives
• Ensuring the maintenance operation performs within the budgetary guidelines and that the Business Plan objectives are achieved;
• Support the team with Coaching to ensure the team achieves quality, compliance, safety and maintenance requirements.

About You

The successful candidate will have:

• Experience in the dairy industry or FMCG industry knowledge;
• Engineering Degree or Trade qualification (preferably Fitting or Electrical) essential;
• Sound influencing and relationship management skills, with the ability to lead and motivate people;
• Excellent interpersonal/communication skills;
• Superior analytical and problem solving ability;
• Project management;
• Knowledge of SAP preferred
• Sound ability to effectively manage costs;
• Knowledge of GMP, HACCP and OHS is essential;

This is an opportunity for an experienced and motivated Maintenance Manager to join our operational team. It is critical to your success that you have a strong ability to foster positive working relationships, take a strategic approach to developing and executing plans as well as the ability to influence outcomes through the team. 

The successful applicant must be pro-active, have a hands on leadership style, complemented by a professional work ethic which will inspire the team to reach higher goals. If you have the ambition, drive and competency to succeed in this role please submit your application, including current resume by selecting 'Apply' and following the prompts.

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