Mechanical Engineer - Senior Role - Sugar Manufacturing

About the Company                                                                                                                                                                    

An excellent opportunity is currently available to further develop your career in the engineering and maintenance field within a diverse manufacturing environment which integrates a wide range of agricultural, manufacturing and power generation operations.

Our client’s operations are located in North QLD and produce raw sugar, molasses and electricity from renewable sources. Operations feature a wide range of automated crushing and processing plant and equipment including boilers, turbines and generators which produce steam and electricity.

About the Role:

In this Senior Mechanical Engineer role you report directly to the Mechanical Engineering Manager and assist with the running of the engineering and maintenance department . Your role is pivotal in the planning, scheduling, organising and execution of maintenance activities across the entire factory operations. 

Core responsibilities include:

• Lead and provide direct support to three Maintenance Engineers each responsible for a major area of the factory and the workforces supporting them. 
• Provide technical support to the production department including troubleshooting plant and equipment running issues and co-ordinating responses to breakdowns during the peak production period.
• Oversee the planning and execution of maintenance works for regular short, planned stoppages during the peak production period and for the annual major shutdown program of maintenance and upgrading works.
• Assist with monitoring plant reliability including ensuring a condition monitoring program is implemented.
• Ensure appropriate resources are secured and allocated to complete maintenance activities
• Assist with the monitoring and preparation of maintenance expenditure and budgets 

Key Position Requirements:

• Proven skills and experience in the planning and coordinating of plant maintenance and upgrading activities associated with a manufacturing or similar operation 
• Highly effective technical troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, including the ability to co-ordinate responses to breakdowns and plant and equipment running issues.
• Effective leadership and supervisory skills, including the ability to provide technical direction and support to maintenance teams and contractors 
• Proven ability to ensure Health, Safety & Environment procedures and practices are being embraced and adhered to
• Effective verbal and written communication skills including; the ability to effectively facilitate workplace meetings and professionally prepare a wide range of engineering and maintenance reporting.
• Proficiency in using computer systems and programs, in particular Microsoft Office programs and Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)
• Relevant qualifications in the Mechanical Engineering and/or Mechanical Trade fields 

For further information about this excellent opportunity, please contact: 

Alex Dundler – Refined Recruitment Solutions

+61 (0) 412 597 *** (all hours) or email your query to: ****@refinedrecruitment.com.au

All discussions are confidential.