About the Company:
Join a well-established and proudly Australian manufacturing business with a strong national presence. Known for producing high-quality, technically engineered products, the company supplies critical materials into infrastructure, construction, and utilities markets.
With an ongoing focus on innovation, investment, and reliability, this is a business committed to operational excellence and continuous improvement — creating real opportunities for skilled leaders to step in and make an impact.

About the Role:
We are seeking a commercially-minded Reliability & Maintenance Manager to lead and evolve the maintenance function at our high-output manufacturing site. This is a hands-on leadership role with the scope to drive both immediate operational performance and long term asset strategy.

You will be responsible for ensuring maximum uptime across plant and equipment, building a preventative maintenance culture, and aligning the maintenance function with production, quality, and commercial goals.

You’ll be a key member of the site leadership team, with the autonomy to challenge, influence, and drive positive change.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of maintenance trades and technicians
• Respond quickly and effectively to breakdowns to minimise production disruption
• Build and sustain a preventative and predictive maintenance culture
• Manage and optimise CMMS systems, maintenance schedules, and asset lifecycle data
• Partner with operations, production, and sales to align priorities and plan proactively
• Drive continuous improvement across equipment, systems, and maintenance processes
• Manage contractor engagement, performance, and compliance
• Ensure a strong safety culture and full adherence to WHS, environmental, and regulatory standards
• Contribute to capital investment planning and long-term reliability strategy
• Champion operational excellence through structured problem solving and root cause analysis

Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience in a similar maintenance leadership role within a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Background in industrial sectors such as plastics, polymers, packaging, or FMCG manufacturing preferred
• Strong working knowledge of CMMS systems and asset management principles
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams, manage performance, and build accountability
• Sound technical problem-solving ability with a sense of urgency and practical execution
• Strong communication skills — capable of influencing at both shop floor and leadership levels
• Experience managing contractors and ensuring safety compliancen across plant operations
• Exposure to plastic extrusion or injection moulding is highly regarded

What’s on Offer:

• Senior leadership opportunity within a nationally recognised manufacturer
• Clear career development pathway and genuine scope to make an impact
• Supportive, down-to-earth leadership team who value your voice
• Competitive salary + super + performance-based bonus
• Opportunity to lead a critical function during a period of strategic investment and growth

APPLY NOW!!