Southern Region Maintenance Manager

Vinidex

For over six decades, Vinidex has been leading the way - setting the industry benchmark for pipeline systems and solutions. Our legacy spans across building, infrastructure, agriculture, and civil sectors.

We make life flow with groundbreaking, high-quality products, connecting everything from water, gas, and energy throughout Australia.

With the Aliaxis group as our parent company, we are part of one of the world's largest global networks to bring solutions to the world's water challenges.

We are proud of our initiatives to reduce our carbon footprint, continuing to deliver the best solutions for our customers with mínimal impact on the environment and a positive impact on our community. We are looking for passionate people that want to be part of our journey and embrace the behaviours that we stand for:
- We Dare to challenge the status quo, to innovate and to learn fast- We Care for the environment, our customers and each other- We Deliver by taking accountability for our decisions and actions

About the role

We’re looking for a driven, agile and experienced Southern Region Maintenance Manager to lead maintenance operations across our Sunshine, Derrimut, and Wynyard sites. This is more than a leadership role — it’s an exciting opportunity to shape maintenance strategy, drive cultural change, and leave a lasting impact on our operations.

In this busy role, you’ll report to the Southern Region Manufacturing Manager and work closely with site leaders to deliver a proactive, best-practice maintenance program that enhances safety, reliability, and performance. This is a hands-on role where you will lead a small, skilled maintenance team and coordinate with external contractors to ensure seamless delivery of maintenance and improvement projects.

What you will you do- Develop and deliver a forward-looking maintenance strategy that shifts the focus from reactive to proactive, predictive solutions.- Lead and mentor a small team of maintenance professionals, fostering a culture of ownership, accountability, safety and continuous improvement.- Manage and coordinate external contractors to support project delivery, shutdowns, and specialised maintenance tasks.- Working together with site leaders, champion a Safety-First culture, embedding Aliaxis global safety standards and leading by example through visible, hands-on leadership.- Optimise plant availability through structured shutdown planning, root cause analysis, and reliability engineering.- Leverage the MEX system and other tools to improve maintenance planning, reporting, and decision-making.- Manage critical spares and ensure alignment with operational needs.About you- Ideally you will have a Trade background, Degree or Diploma in Mechanical, Electrical, or Process Engineering (preferred).- Proven experience in leading maintenance teams in a manufacturing environment within plastics, building materials, steel, mining, food and beverage industries.- Strong understanding of preventative and predictive maintenance, reliability engineering, and continuous improvement with strong mechanical or electrical aptitude.- A hands-on leadership style - you enjoy being on the floor, solving problems, and mentoring your team.- Experience managing contractors and coordinating multi-site maintenance activities.- Familiarity with maintenance planning systems (e.g., MEX), capital project delivery, and budget management.- Demonstrated collaborative style who is positive and enjoys trouble shooting to find the best solution.- Excellent time management and coordination skills with a sense of urgency, results focused with high attention to detail and analytical mindset.- You have a can-do attitude, are agile, adaptable and want to jump onboard to help us continue to grow our manufacturing capability.- Exposure to LEAN, 5S, and safety management systems.- There will be some travel in this role, and you will be flexible to be available as required.

Why join us? We care- Bonus program and competitive salary are just some of the ways we reward our employees for their contribution.- You will enjoy working for a business that is conscious about what we do, how it operates and our impact on the environment.- Industry leading paid parental leave - 26 weeks paid parental leave for primary carer and 4 weeks paid secondary carer.- Employee Assistance Program access for you & your immediate family.- Employee Recognition Programs and Service Awards.- Mentoring programs to support your growth.- Career development opportunities at locally and globally- Be part of our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council.- A safe, supportive work environment with a strong focus on “Go for Zero” safety culture.

Just a heads up - we are currently not accepting CVs from recruitment agencies. Thanks for your understanding and cooperation