AddressPatties Food Group is a value-led organisation with a rich Australian history, home to some of our most iconic brands including Four’N Twenty, Patties, Herbert Adams, Nanna’s, Lean Cuisine, Weight Watchers and On the Menu. Our company values of courage, trust, integrity, and ownership reflect our origin as a proudly local company and have helped form a strong foundation for international growth. Patties is the market leader in frozen savoury and frozen meals categories, with 6 manufacturing sites across Australia and New Zealand, and a workforce of over 1700. Of course, along with Great Brands, and Great Assets, the other vital ingredient in our recipe for success is – GREAT PEOPLE, and that is where you come in!
The Opportunity
Reporting to the Engineering Reliability & Maintenance Manager, your key responsibilities will include:
- Work closely with internal stakeholders and suppliers, contractors and vendors to plan, schedule and execute to achieve required objectives
- Facilitate communication between production, planning & maintenance teams to ensure equipment is maintained with minimal production interruption
- Develop, maintain and compile asset reliability, criticality and condition information necessary for the asset planning, delivery and maintenance strategies
- Provide technical planning and scheduling for short and long term objectives to ensure optimal maintenance effectiveness
- Participate in outage planning activities such as scope identification and control, scheduling, coordination, risk assessment, execution and continuous improvement
- Determine obstacles and assist with their removal to ensure future work can be completed as scheduled, discuss backlog issues and recurring corrective work orders
- Monitor equipment performance, investigate asset failures, analyse data, and develop and execute action plans to improve asset reliability
- Analyse, identify, recommend, and implement solutions for reducing production downtime, and non-value-added activities
- Proactively contribute to the development of safe systems of work in all stores areas.
The successful candidate will be self-motivated and have the following qualifications, skills and attributes:
- Mechanical, Electrical, Engineering, Technology graduate or prior experience in related maintenance trade work
- Prior experience in preventative maintenance planning in a manufacturing environment
- Strong organisational, planning / scheduling and time management skills.
- Knowledge of RCA, MTBF, MTTR and TPM
- MEX knowledge
- Strong MS Office computer skills.
- Excellent communication and confident dealing with internal and external stakeholders with the ability to influence when needed
You must have the right to work and live in Australia for this role. We do not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies. No fee of any type will be paid in the event we hire a candidate whose resume is submitted by an employment agency to any of our employees without a valid written recruitment agreement. Such resumes shall be deemed the sole property of Patties Foods.
Additional information
- Large food manufacturing site with exciting growth plans
- Challenging & varied role
- Engaged & supportive team
