Maintenance Leader

Big enough to matter. Small enough to care.

Lead with Purpose. Build Excellence. Keep Our Mill Turning.

For over 100 years Ben Furney Flour Mills has been part of Dubbos story an Australian family business producing premium flour from paddock to plate. Now in our third generation were a 90-person team with a shared goal: to be an Extraordinary Company one that values quality people and innovation.

Were seeking a Maintenance Leader ready to take ownership of our maintenance program lead a skilled team and drive reliability performance and safety across our operations.

The Opportunity

As our Maintenance Leader youll take the reins of maintenance planning and execution across our Dubbo site. Youll partner with production teams develop preventive and corrective schedules and keep our plant running efficiently and safely. Its a leadership role for someone who enjoys being hands-on strategic and part of a values-driven team.

What Youll Be Doing

Lead mentor and develop a skilled maintenance team.

Plan and coordinate preventive corrective and shutdown maintenance.

Manage Preventive Maintenance (PM) and CMMS systems (MEX preferred).

Liaise with production leaders to minimise downtime and maximise uptime.

Monitor and report on maintenance KPIs and identify improvement opportunities.

Ensure compliance with all statutory and safety requirements.

Drive innovation and reliability improvements across the plant.

About You

• Youre energetic organised and confident leading people while staying close to the tools.
• You enjoy improving systems problem-solving and delivering tangible results.
• Experience in maintenance planning/scheduling in manufacturing or industrial Environments.
• Demonstrated leadership ability coaching guiding and motivating others.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• High attention to detail with urgency and accountability.
• CMMS (preferably MEX) and MS Office skills.
• Trade or tertiary qualifications in engineering maintenance or similar.
• Food or FMCG experience (preferred but not essential).

Why Youll Love Working With Us

Experience Before You Decide Join us for a paid 2-day on-site immersion to meet the team and see how we work before accepting the role.

Award-Winning Employer Proud 2024 NSW Business Awards Employer of Choice.

Family-Owned Culture Youre not a number here; we know your name.

Career Growth Ongoing development and mentoring through our Emerging Leaders Academy.

Health & Wellbeing Comprehensive wellness and safety program for you and your family.

Regional Lifestyle Short commutes friendly people affordable living and time for what matters.

Stability & Reward Top quartile salary negotiable salary packaging.

At Ben Furney Flour Mills were not just maintaining machines were nurturing people performance and a proud Australian legacy.

How to Apply

Ready to take the lead Apply now with your resume and a cover letter explaining what motivates you and why youre a great fit. Enquiries:

Our Recruitment Process

No sponsorship available for this role.

Previous applicants need not reapply we have your application on file.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Step 1: Phone interview (2030 mins).

Step 2: Meeting with Manager (1 hour).

Step 3: Possible Job Suitability and Psychometric Reports (20 mins)

Step 4: Reference Checks.

Step 5: Offer.

Applicants must have permanent rights to work in Australia.