Maintenance Manager

Brisbane - Australia

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

RPR Trades is alabour hire and recruitment services provider in skilled and semi-skilled blue collar. At RPR Trades we go beyond filling roles to build safe high-performing teams that help businesses succeed and help people enjoy fulfilling careers.

Everything we do engenders trust earned through delivery of the three core pillars which shape us: Recruitment Performance and Risk Mitigation.

Our client is Australias leading farming icon brand - a proud family owned and operated company with a passionate commitment to building a benchmark business that delivers a sustainable and positive future. Over the past 75 years theyve become one of the largest farmers of fresh sweet corn and beans in the country! Their fresh vegetables are grown in clean green Australian fields and packed to natural perfection.

They have an opportunity for an experienced Maintenance Manager to join their team in the Lockyer Valley area!

This person will be managingthe maintenance team consisting of eight people whosupport the packing operation of Beans & Corn and Farm assets (conveyors etc).

Remuneration:

Permanent position $125000 plus super
ASAP start available
Day shift

The Maintenance Manager ensures:

A safe operating environment for staff contractors and visitors;
Alignment of maintenance activities with the Companys vision mission and values;
Effective on-going delivery of maintenance across nominated portfolios aligning maintenance to operational objectives;
Efficient stores and procurement activities are followed;
Compliance with operational food safety and legislative requirements; and
Asset lifecycle replacement requirements are captured across all portfolios.

The Maintenance Manager is accountable for the following portfolio of functions:

Packhouse equipment maintenance and reliability
Packhouse mobile fleet equipment maintenance and reliability
Harvest and transport mobile fleet equipment maintenance and reliability
Farm mobile fleet equipment and reliability
Stores and maintenance purchasing

Qualifications:

Essential: Trade qualifications in at least one (1) of:
- Certificate III in Engineering Mechanical Trade; and/ or
- Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician.
Desirable: Tertiary qualifications in at least one (1) of:
- Bachelor of Engineering;
- Bachelor of Electrical and Computer Systems; and/ or
- Bachelor of Mechanical or Mechatronics.

Experience:

Minimum ten (10) years experience in a food production manufacturing environment (preferably fresh produce)
Minimum five (5) years maintenance management experience
Operations experience in a farming environment desirable
Application of lean principles in a manufacturing environment
Leadership of engineering/ maintenance teams to achieve business objectives and accountabilities
Effective liaison including information and advice to employees at all levels and across all business units and support functions
Delivery of high quality results-oriented customer-focused solutions
Process innovation planning analysis and advice to a diverse audience to assist and influence strategic decision-making

Skills and abilities:

Strong leadership and engagement skills to motivate staff to deliver operational excellence
Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships based on respect and trust across all levels of the business
Demonstrated ability of a high Emotional Quotient (EQ)
Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality
Personal accountability demonstrated through monitoring evaluation and improvement
Ability to provide constructive feedback and guidance to employees with positive results
Identification of staff training and developmental activities with resultant enhancement of job effectiveness and career development
Strong time management and prioritisation
Ability to innovate
Broad knowledge and high level of proficiency utilising the Microsoft suite of programs
Strong root cause analysis capabilities

MUST have full Australian work rights to apply!

If this sounds like the next career opportunity youre searching for please submit your application today!

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Required Experience:

Manager