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Form of work- Reporting to Chief Operations Officer
- Adelaide based role
- Senior management role leading an established team
Viterra provides world-leading, fully integrated agriculture network connecting Australian growers with domestic and international consumers to supply sustainable, traceable, and quality-controlled agricultural products.
Viterra operates a storage and handling network of strategically located sites and port terminals spanning key growing regions in South Australia and western Victoria. They receive growers’ grain into their network, store it and move it to international and domestic markets.
With a focus on sustainability, safety, quality, and reliability; their people, customers and communities can be confident in everything they do.
About the role
Reporting to the COO, the General Manager, Maintenance & Engineering is responsible for the management of the engineering, maintenance, and reliability functions of the business. This critical position will play a key role in providing strategic, results driven leadership to staff, building and developing high performing teams.
Key responsibilities of this role include:
Safety Management:
- Foster a culture of Health & Safety (H&S) within the organization.
- Ensure compliance with safety and environmental regulations.
- Identify and implement opportunities to enhance safety and environmental performance.
- Provide strategic leadership to the maintenance and engineering functions.
- Drive strategic aspects of maintenance and engineering in alignment with company objectives.
- Promote a team culture that fosters productive partnerships across the business.
- Develop five-year plans for each site, focusing on modernisation and increased efficiency.
- Prioritise sustainability and reliability of equipment in line with company strategy.
- Collaborate with senior managers to ensure alignment with strategic direction.
- Develop and implement procurement opportunities in partnership with the Procurement Group.
- Implement and manage major projects across the business.
Business Development:
- Implement strategies to maximize profitability through efficient asset management.
- Establish and manage a Preventative Maintenance System.
- Evaluate and utilise redundant assets to increase overall profitability.
- Manage maintenance and CAPEX budgets efficiently.
- Develop budgets that maximise financial returns and minimise spend.
- Report on KPIs reflective of maintenance spend, CAPEX, safety costs, and productivity measures.
- Implement sustainable practices within the engineering and maintenance departments.
- Develop and implement comprehensive asset management strategies.
- Lead initiatives to improve overall asset health and efficiency.
About you
You will demonstrate experience in coordinating and overseeing multiple projects and tasks simultaneously, with the ability to work in a high-pressure environment, proactively manage stakeholders, and handle conflicting priorities.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Qualifications and/or demonstrated skills and experience in a Maintenance and Engineering role.
- 10 years’ experience in Engineering Management or Reliability Management.
- Sound knowledge of technology to support business and delivery of the role.
- Demonstrated ability to manage people performance, costs, and work to budgets.
Like to know more?
If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply using the link below. For a confidential discussion, contact Phil Scardigno at a&co Recruitment Partners on 0439 074 *** or email **************@aandco.au
