Maintenance Planner

We are Fonterra, one of the world's largest dairy nutrition companies. Here in Australia, we collect milk from Aussie Farmers across Victoria and Tasmania, and our manufacturing sites turn this into the dairy foods you know and love in our supermarkets, including Perfect Italiano™, Mainland™, Western Star™, and Bega™. We also sell dairy ingredients to many of the world's leading food companies and partner with food services businesses across the country to get dairy foods into chefs' hands.   

As a Co-operative created and owned by New Zealand dairy farmers, our collaboration, innovation, and passion have enabled us to share the goodness of our dairy with the world. We're committed to caring for the land, our animals, and every drop of milk, producing nutritious food with safe, quality ingredients loved here in Australia and around the world. 

As part of the Fonterra Co-op, you'll be solving for a better future alongside a team connected by solid values as we strive to be a leader in dairy sustainability, dairy innovation and science, with a focus on Australian milk.  

When you join Fonterra, you'll open yourself to a career of opportunities where you can grow with us by developing your skills, sharing your knowledge, and exploring diverse career paths that ignite your passions. 

About us

In the heart of northern Victoria is our Stanhope site, a state-of-the-art cheese plant. Here we make a range of award-winning cheese and other dairy related products for both the domestic and export markets.

About the opportunity

We are seeking a highly skilled Maintenance Planner to join our team. The Maintenance Planner will be responsible for developing, implementing, and managing our maintenance planning strategies to ensure optimal equipment performance and uptime.

Key areas:

• Develop and implement maintenance planning strategies to optimize equipment performance and minimize downtime
• Create and maintain maintenance schedules and work orders
• Coordinate with maintenance technicians, engineers, and other stakeholders to schedule and prioritize maintenance activities
• Identify and recommend improvements to maintenance processes and procedures
• Ensure compliance with safety regulations and company policies
• Lead a preventive maintenance based culture in the engineering team.  Promoting the use of condition based monitoring techniques to predict failures before they occur

Are you the one?

We are seeking individuals that are technically minded, ideally possessing a trade background within a manufacturing environment. You can also demonstrate:

• Background in a similar role, or manufacturing experienced trade position
• Strong knowledge of maintenance planning principles and techniques
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex maintenance issues efficiently and effectively
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment

Are you excited about this opportunity but may only meet some requirements?  

At Fonterra, we are committed to building a diverse workplace and, therefore, open to looking at applicants with excellent transferable skills. If that's you, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or one of our other opportunities. 

The benefits of life at Fonterra 

Our people and what they bring to our Co-op shape our success. We have a collaborative culture, inspiring leaders, and passionate people, making Fonterra a great place to work. We also offer competitive remuneration and a range of benefits, regardless of your role or location. 

Sound good to you? Come and join us, and let's solve for better, together. You, me, us together.