Head of Maintenance / Maintenance Planner
We are seeking an experienced Head of Maintenance / Maintenance Planner to oversee and coordinate maintenance activities across our family-owned group of agribusinesses, operating across multiple sites throughout the Darling Downs, QLD, with our main office based in Toowoomba.
This is a senior, hands-on maintenance role combining maintenance leadership, planning and technical expertise. You will take responsibility for developing a proactive group maintenance program while supporting our sites to maintain safe, reliable and efficient plant and equipment.
About the Role
Working across our operations, you will be responsible for:
- Leading and coordinating maintenance requirements across the group.
- Developing and managing preventative maintenance programs for plant, equipment, vehicles and facilities.
- Planning and prioritising maintenance work to minimise downtime and disruption to production.
- Coordinating breakdown response and ensuring repairs and follow-up work are completed.
- Troubleshooting mechanical faults and assisting with more complex maintenance issues where required.
- Managing MEX Maintenance Software across the group and implementing where there are gaps.
- Maintaining accurate asset registers, work orders, maintenance schedules and maintenance records.
- Monitoring equipment condition and identifying emerging maintenance risks before failures occur.
- Planning and coordinating equipment installations, upgrades and maintenance projects.
- Working closely with production and site managers to schedule maintenance around operational requirements.
- Coordinating maintenance staff, contractors and suppliers.
- Managing critical spare parts and maintenance inventory to ensure appropriate parts are available when required.
- Monitoring maintenance expenditure and working within approved budgets and purchasing processes.
- Developing and improving maintenance procedures, systems and documentation.
- Ensuring maintenance work complies with company safety procedures and relevant site requirements.
- Identifying opportunities to improve equipment reliability, maintenance efficiency and operational performance.
- Providing maintenance reporting and updates to management.
About You
We are looking for someone who has:
- Trade qualifications in fitting, mechanical engineering, fabrication or a related mechanical trade.
- Strong practical experience maintaining industrial, manufacturing or agricultural plant and equipment.
- Experience planning and coordinating preventative and corrective maintenance.
- Previous supervisory or maintenance leadership experience.
- Experience using a CMMS or maintenance management system, with MEX experience highly regarded.
- Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
- The ability to prioritise maintenance across multiple sites and competing operational requirements.
- Good organisational and planning skills.
- A practical, hands-on approach combined with the ability to plan ahead.
- A strong commitment to workplace health and safety.
- Good record-keeping and communication skills.
- The ability to work independently and take ownership of the group's maintenance requirements.
What Success Looks Like
- A structured maintenance plan is in place across the group with clear priorities and responsibilities.
- MEX is effectively implemented and consistently used to schedule, record and track maintenance work.
- Preventative maintenance is completed as scheduled rather than maintenance being predominantly reactive.
- Breakdowns are responded to promptly, with appropriate follow-up to minimise repeat failures.
- Maintenance downtime is planned and coordinated with production wherever possible.
- Critical spare parts are identified and appropriately maintained.
- Maintenance projects are planned and completed safely and effectively.
- Management has clear visibility of maintenance priorities, outstanding work and upcoming requirements.
What We Offer
- A senior maintenance role across a diverse group of Australian agribusinesses.
- A combination of hands-on maintenance, planning and leadership responsibilities.
- Exposure to a broad range of production, feed milling, agricultural and associated equipment.
- The opportunity to develop and improve maintenance systems across the group.
- A supportive, practical working environment with direct access to operational management.
- Competitive remuneration based on skills and experience.
Please apply by email to ea@countrysynergy.com.au. |
