Maintenance Supervisor

The Company

Our client is a well-established manufacturing business operating a highly automated production facility within the industrial packaging sector. With a strong reputation for quality, safety, and operational excellence, the organisation continues to invest in both its people and plant operations to support long-term growth and performance.

This business offers a stable and supportive working environment, genuine career development opportunities, and the chance to play a key role in maintaining and improving critical manufacturing assets across a modern production site.

The Role

Reporting directly to the Plant Manager, this is a hands-on leadership position responsible for overseeing all maintenance activities across the site. You will lead a small maintenance team while remaining actively involved in preventative and reactive maintenance, troubleshooting equipment issues, and driving plant reliability across production operations.

• Lead and coordinate maintenance activities across production equipment, utilities, and site infrastructure to ensure maximum plant uptime and reliability.
• Plan, schedule, and execute preventative and corrective maintenance programs while minimising operational downtime.
• Troubleshoot mechanical and electrical faults across a range of manufacturing equipment and plant utilities.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on reliability, breakdown reduction, maintenance planning, and asset performance.
• Support and coordinate maintenance fitters, electricians, apprentices, and contractors while promoting a strong safety-first culture.
• Manage spare parts inventory, coordinate external service providers, and assist with maintenance budgeting and cost control.
• Ensure compliance with WHS requirements, maintenance standards, audits, risk assessments, and site safety procedures.

Your Background

• Trade qualified Mechanical Fitter or similar mechanical trade background.
• Previous experience in a Maintenance Supervisor, Leading Hand, Senior Maintenance Fitter, or similar leadership position within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving capabilities across mechanical and electrical systems.
• Experience leading maintenance teams and coordinating contractors within a fast-paced production environment.
• Strong understanding of preventative maintenance, reliability improvement, and maintenance planning principles.
• Exposure to CMMS or ERP systems such as SAP is highly regarded.

What's on Offer

This opportunity offers the chance to join a stable and growing manufacturing business where you can make a visible impact on site performance and reliability. You'll be supported by an experienced leadership team and have the autonomy to drive improvements across maintenance operations. 

 For a confidential discussion, please reach out to Trisha Zhan Yu on**[0426 203 434](tel:0426 203 434)** or [email protected], or click Apply.