Maintenance Manager

1 week ago

Thomastown, Victoria, Australia Parmalat Australia Ltd Full time
Great team environment

  • Flexibility in available hours
  • Thomastown location close to Western Ring Rd

We are Lactalis Australia

Our Story


Here at Lactalis, we are true to our purpose: we are a family business offering healthy and delicious dairy products that bring people together.

And, we just happen to be the worldwide leader in what we do.

Our Purpose


At the heart of our Australian business we have over 2,400 passionate employees, working closely with our farmers, customers and consumers to produce the finest dairy products in the country.

Pillar brands such as Paul's, OAK, Ice Break, Tamar Valley Dairy, Jalna, Vaalia, President and Galbani provide Lactalis Australia with a deep national footprint for growth and prosperity.


Our Opportunity


We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Maintenance Manager to join our Industrial team at our plastics manufacturing site at Jalplas.

We produce the bottles, buckets and lids for our Jalna Dairy Foods business.

Reporting to the Site Manager, you will play a leading role in the day to day activity of maintenance and project work across site to ensure timely delivery of quality product to schedule and specification.


Through your effective leadership, you will implement continuous improvement initiatives in the areas of workplace safety, legislative and regulatory requirements, company policies, GMP, expenditure and people management (employees and contractors).

An integral part of this role will be maintaining the preventative maintenance and continuous improvement systems and procedures to reduce plant downtime and increase line efficiencies.

Your strong communication and conflict resolution skills will see you through this challenging role.

You will have highly developed organisational and time management skills as well as a demonstrated ability to identify and implement business improvement opportunities.


Main responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Ensuring plant equipment and line efficiencies are maintained to the level acceptable to the business;
  • Implement Preventative Maintenance Programs;
  • Monitor the efficiencies of the Preventative Maintenance and Condition Monitoring programs;
  • Recommending and implementing operating plans, budgets and capital within budget guidelines:
  • Ensuring the maintenance operation performs within the budgetary guidelines and that the Business Plan objectives are achieved;
  • Coach and manage your team of three direct reports to achieve quality, compliance, safety and maintenance requirements.

About You

  • Experience with blow or injection moulding technology
  • Trade qualification (preferably Fitting or Electrical) essential;
  • Sound influencing and relationship management skills, with the ability to lead and motivate people;
  • Excellent interpersonal/communication skills;
  • Superior analytical and problem solving ability;
  • Excellent project management;
  • Sound ability to effectively manage costs;
  • Demonstrated ability to develop and implement improvement initiatives;
  • Experience and knowledge with industry compliance requirements;
  • Knowledge of GMP, HACCP and OHS is essential;
This is an opportunity for an experienced and motivated leader to join our operational team.

It is critical to your success that you have a strong ability to foster positive working relationships, take a strategic approach to developing and executing plans as well as the ability to influence outcomes through your team.

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