Maintenance Manager - Lidcombe Plant

About the role

Lactalis, the world's largest dairy producer and one of Australia's biggest dairy players, is looking for an experienced, motivated Maintenance Manager for a full-time position at its Lidcombe manufacturing plant. The role suits a self-motivated, team-oriented person with experience in FMCG, preferably in the dairy industry.

Key responsibilities

• Optimise maintenance costs while keeping machine and line efficiency at company standards.
• Recommend and implement operating plans, budgets and capital additions within budgetary guidelines.
• Act as point of contact for maintenance escalations, inside and outside normal business hours.
• Ensure maintenance complies with local, national and company regulations, including site services such as boilers and chillers.
• Follow up on reports of equipment or property damage until resolved.
• Ensure maintenance staff follow company policies and promote behaviours aligned with quality and safety KPIs.
• Develop and run a proactive maintenance strategy and monitor preventative maintenance and condition monitoring programs.
• Implement the SAP Preventative Maintenance program and keep spare parts well stocked to minimise downtime.
• Keep maintenance within budget and on track with business plan objectives.

Required profile

• Self-motivated and experienced in FMCG (dairy industry preferred).
• Team-oriented and skilled.
• Preferred: previous experience in the liquids food industry and in the dairy industry.

Required skills

• SAP system experience highly regarded.

What we offer

• Full on-the-job training in a safe learning environment.