AddressPact's Contract Manufacturing division manufactures across; laundry, household cleaning, car care, pest control, edible oils, air care and pet cleaning categories.
Our uniquely flexible and purpose built facilities utilise the latest blending, granulating and packaging technologies, allowing us to maintain the fastest project completion times in the industry.
Our extensive and proactive research and development capabilities together with our substantial investment in technology and innovation mean we can provide lower manufacturing costs and get our customer’s products on supermarket shelves faster than our competitors.
Our new Horsley Park site has installed a state-of-the-art high speed filling lines to enable faster production in manufacturing Household and Laundry care products with a capacity to fill approximately 14,000 bottles per hour.
Job DescriptionAbout this opportunity
The Maintenance Engineer is responsible for the upkeep, maintenance and continuous improvement of all equipment and systems within the facility. This role involves performing routine maintenance, troubleshooting issues, and implementing solutions to ensure optimal performance and minimize downtime. The Maintenance Engineer will work closely with operations and other departments to support production and ensure safe and efficient operations.
The role will need to demonstrate accountability for the efficient running of plant machinery, whilst promoting a supportive and collaborative high-performing team.
Your key responsibilities will be to
Lead and manage a team of site maintenance staff
Develop (in conjunction with the Reliability Engineer) and implement planned, preventive and predictive maintenance programs managing breakdowns of mechanical and electrical equipment.
Manage critical spare parts planning and inventory
Implement a computerised maintenance management system (CMMS) to optimise maintenance and spare parts management
Conduct regular inspections and maintenance of equipment and systems.
Utilize condition monitoring techniques to anticipate and prevent equipment failures.
Diagnose and troubleshoot equipment malfunctions and failures.
Perform repairs and replace defective components as needed.
Collaborate with other team members to resolve complex issues.
Assist in the installation and commissioning of new equipment and systems.
Implement upgrades and modifications to improve equipment performance and reliability.
Plan, manage and execute engineering projects to improve plant capacity and performance.
Ensure compliance with safety and operational standards during installations and upgrades.
Manage maintenance contractors, holding them accountable for safety, costs, and delivering a high standard of work
Ensure all maintenance activities comply with safety regulations and company policies.
Strong focus on GMP, HACCP, and food safety and quality compliance and requirements.
Identify, implement and manage continuous improvement opportunities by highlighting deficiencies and recommending changes in training, working practices, processes and equipment
Your skills and experience
To be successful in this role, you’ll have:
- Extensive experience in pneumatics, hydraulics and PLC
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
- A hands-on approach, strong problem-solving skills and the ability work autonomously.
- A commitment to maintaining a high standard of excellence in health and safety.
- Proficiency in troubleshooting and repair techniques.
- Knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance techniques.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Proficiency in relevant software applications (e.g., CMMS, CAD).
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in Maintenance Engineering within manufacturing or industrial environment preferred.
- Experience with maintenance management systems and software.
- Experience with TPM and LEAN
- Extensive experience in fast-paced high-volume production within FMCG environment.
- Tertiary Engineering Qualifications – Bachelors degree in Mechatronics, Electrical or Mechanical Engineerin
About us
Our vision is to lead the circular economy through packaging, reuse and recycling solutions. It’s a future-driven group commitment, designed to create lasting value.
We’re the largest plastics recycler in Australia and New Zealand and one of the region’s biggest user of recycled materials. We have 6,000+ team members, operate 110 manufacturing facilities across 15 countries, and our customers include some of the world’s largest brands that consumers know and trust.
As a global leader in circular and sustainable packaging solutions, we’ve committed to lead the circular economy through a $500 million investment plan.
For us, it’s about finding new and better ways of doing things. Ways to grow business, to give back to the environment and to enrich people’s lives every day.
Our promise is to create a better and more prosperous world all round.
That’s our future Pact. Let’s lead the way together.
