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Form of workWe 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 Australia, we take the milk we collect from our farmers, and our eight manufacturing sites across Victoria and Tasmania turn this into dairy foods that generations of Australians have grown up with and love, 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 foodservices business across the country to get dairy foods into chef’s hands.
About the opportunity
Based out of our Tullamarine site, 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.
- Perform regular cycle counting to maintain accurate inventory records
- Manage regular store wide stock take and ownership of the maintenance stores.
- Assist in the organization, tracking, and management of spare parts and critical equipment.
- Coordinate with maintenance technicians, engineers, production supervisors and other stakeholders to schedule and prioritize maintenance activities.
- 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.
- Work with Fonterra accounting and vendors to co-ordinate parts and service invoicing an purchase orders.
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 inventory and vendor/suppliers management skills.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Strong computer skills and SAP and MEX or other CMMS.
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.
