About the position
In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and interested in helping each other create good work experiences. We think about the customer and make doing business with McCain easy. Our Maintenance team in Smithton is looking for an experienced & passionate Maintenance Manager to provide strategic leadership to the onsite maintenance team to plan and implement the global maintenance strategy. You will cover day-to-day maintenance engineering issues, defect elimination, risk management and life cycle asset management aspects of reliability engineering best practices. This role is an integral member of a cross functional site leadership team and will see you contribute to the implementation of capital projects. Support and promote continuous improvement across the organisation. Ensure plant and equipment comply with standards and legislation. Contribute to and support implementation of McCain Foods Safety Plans. Define annual maintenance needs for budget planning. Ensure equipment and operations meet environmental standards. Promote safety awareness among employees and contractors. Provide input on site projects and ensure safe labour allocation.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic leadership to the onsite maintenance team.
- Plan and implement the global maintenance strategy.
- Address day-to-day maintenance engineering issues.
- Manage defect elimination and risk management.
- Oversee life cycle asset management aspects of reliability engineering.
- Contribute to the implementation of capital projects.
- Support and promote continuous improvement across the organization.
- Ensure compliance of plant and equipment with standards and legislation.
- Contribute to the implementation of McCain Foods Safety Plans.
- Define annual maintenance needs for budget planning.
- Ensure equipment and operations meet environmental standards.
- Promote safety awareness among employees and contractors.
- Provide input on site projects and ensure safe labor allocation.
Requirements
- Degree qualified in a related field or a minimum of trade certificate in mechanical/electrical.
- A minimum of 5 years management experience.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Confident in independent decision-making and timely issue resolution.
- Effective workload organization and time management.
- Proactive problem-solving and continuous improvement mindset.
- Ability to prepare and manage multi-million-dollar budgets.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and SAP systems.
