Maintenance Planner

Excellent salary as well as fantastic employee perks
- Great site culture with supportive management in your corner
- Opportunities to expand your skillset and advance your career

**The Business**
Patties Food Group is a value-led organisation with a rich Australian history, home to some of our most iconic brands including Four’N Twenty, Patties, Herbert Adams, Nanna’s, Lean Cuisine, Weight Watchers and On the Menu. Our company values of courage, trust, integrity, and ownership reflect our origin as a proudly local company and have helped form a strong foundation for international growth. Patties is the market leader in frozen savoury and frozen meals categories, with 6 manufacturing sites across Australia and New Zealand, and a workforce of over 1700. Of course, along with Great Brands, and Great Assets, the other vital ingredient in our recipe for success is - GREAT PEOPLE, and that is where you come in

**The Role**
- Facilitate communication between operations, production planning & maintenance teams to ensure equipment is maintained with mínimal production interruption.
- Preserving the integrity of the MEX system through table updates, reporting analysis, troubleshooting system issues and minimising emergency breakdown work.
- Develop, maintain and compile asset reliability, criticality and condition information necessary for the asset planning, delivery and maintenance strategies
- Oversee and monitor expenditure to obtain cost out and efficiencies.
- Provide technical planning and scheduling for short
- and long-term objectives to ensure optimal maintenance effectiveness.
- Recommend a logical work sequence and resource allocation for designated objectives in collaboration with others.
- Report on scheduled maintenance versus completed maintenance jobs.
- Identify and resolve potential problems, recommending opportunities to improve the process.
- In conjunction with the Maintenance Superintendent manage maintenance costs through efficient use of resources, while staying within monthly, quarterly and annual operating budget.

The Person
- Mechanical, Electrical, Engineering, Technology graduate or prior experience in related maintenance trade work
- Prior experience in preventative maintenance planning in a manufacturing environment
- Strong organisational, planning / scheduling and time management skills.
- Knowledge of RCA, MTBF, MTTR and TPM
- MEX knowledge
- Strong MS Office computer skills.
- Excellent communication and confident dealing with internal and external stakeholders with the ability to influence when needed

**What we offer you**
At Patties Food Group we are passionate about our people, brands and culture We are an Equal Opportunity employer, committed to providing an inclusive environment where all employees are treated fairly and with respect. As a member of the Patties Food Group team, you will have access to;
- Generous employee benefits that compliment a positive work/life balance, including salary packaging as well as flexible working arrangements
- Take home products for you and your family to enjoy
- Employee Assistant Program (EAP) services, supportive parental leave options and multiple social and engagement activities.
- Patties people; hungry humble and focussed. Join us now