AddressOur client is a family owned organisation specialising in manufacturing, distributing and technically supporting high quality bakery ingredients to a Global Market.
Due to internal movements they currently have a unique opportunity for an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead a small team baseed at their Silverwater site.
Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will be reponsible for overseeing all aspects of maintaining the manufacturing, sales and administration facilities onsite. You will ideally come from an Engineering background and have experience within the Pharmaceutical or Food/FMCG industry.
Duties will include but are not limited to:
- Oversee all aspects of maintaining the manufacturing, sales & administration facilities on the Silverwater site itself
- Help ensure best practices to maintain food quality standards, productivity, worker and contractor safety and that company policy is followed
- Lead, communicate and work well with the maintenance team and with other area department managers with regards to fulfilling maintenance requirements around the site
- Help maintain production benchmarks by minimising machine downtime and being involved in a continuous improvement programs
- First-line consultations on renovation, improvement, and capital expenditures related to machinery and mechanical processes
- Provide statistical analysis of various mechanical improvements to assess costs and benefit
- In the "maintenance" aspect of this position, you will conduct regular inspections of all mechanical processes and machinery in the plant, asses them for any flaws related to efficiency or worker safety, and then work to correct these defects in a timely manner
- Work with the MEX maintenance software system to enable comprehensive asset management, and to implement required preventative maintenance activities meeting Quality and Statutory requirements
- Supervise the maintenance staff and schedule for preventative and critical tasks
- Track and document all maintenance, upgrades, and repairs, including budget
- Train and enforce food quality standards, safety procedures and all applicable regulations
- Determine priorities and equipment needs for maintenance and repairs
To be considered for this role you will need to possess the following:
- Experience in a leadership role within the food or pharmaceutical manufacturing industry for mechanical engineering processes
- Good time management and high attention to detail
- Intermediate skills with Microsoft - word and excel
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical or industrial engineering preferred
- High level of accuracy and good manual ability
- Strong awareness of safety
- Critical thinking, for example, the ability to weigh up the pros and cons of different solutions to a problem
- Ability to read and interpret site plans/diagrams
- Ability to work within a team and autonomously
- Knowledge of MEX system is advantageous
If you feel you meet the abovementioned criteria and are interested in this opportunity please apply now!
