Maintenance Supervisor

About the role

Reporting to the Head of Processing, you will manage day-to-day maintenance activities at the Nhill site. This is a hands-on leadership role where you will coordinate the maintenance team, support production, and ensure our plant and equipment operate safely and reliably.

Key responsibilities

• Leading and coordinating the daily activities of the Nhill maintenance team, including work allocation, priorities and follow-up
• Managing preventative and corrective programs
• Coordinating breakdown response and ensuring faults are diagnosed, repaired and returned to service in a timely manner
• Supporting equipment installation, commissioning and modification of plant and equipment
• Identifying equipment reliability issues and recommending improvements, upgrades or replacement options
• Coordinating external contractors, ensuring site induction, safety, quality and scope requirements are met
• Maintaining appropriate critical spare parts and supporting maintenance cost control
• Ensuring maintenance activities meet OH&S, food safety, QA and environmental requirements
• Coaching and developing maintenance team members

About you

• Relevant electrical or mechanical trade qualification
• Experience in industrial maintenance, preferably food manufacturing or processing
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills
• Experience supervising or coordinating a maintenance team
• Good planning, organisation and communication skills
• A strong understanding of OHS and food safety requirements
• PLC programming or automation experience and relevant licences or tickets will be highly regarded

About us

Luv-a-Duck is Australia's largest and most recognised duck producer, supplying premium duck products to retail, foodservice, and export markets. We are committed to maintaining the highest standards of food safety, quality, and compliance across our operations.

Benefits

• Stable employment within an established Australian food manufacturing business
• Supportive team environment
• Opportunity to lead and develop a maintenance team
• Competitive salary package based on experience