Maintenance Engineer

Since 1792, we've been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people's lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We're active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It's what you'd expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that's dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let's paint the future together.

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About the Role:

We are seeking a Maintenance Engineer to join our manufacturing team in Sunshine, Melbourne. Reporting to the Engineering Manager, this role is responsible for managing preventive and reactive maintenance schedules, leading Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations, and maintaining accurate records in SAP. This is a hands-on role that requires strong technical knowledge, planning skills, and a proactive mindset.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee and manage both preventive and reactive maintenance activities.
• Take ownership of the site's maintenance strategy by planning, scheduling, and executing both preventive and reactive maintenance activities.
• Act as the owner of the site's SAP-based system, ensuring accurate asset records and maintenance history.
• Coordinate daily maintenance operations and lead weekly planning meetings with production teams to align maintenance schedules with operational demands.
• Generate detailed weekly and monthly reports that track plan adherence, contractor performance, and completed work.
• Manage the site's spare parts inventory to ensure critical components are always available when needed.
• Coordinate weekly planning meetings with production teams and generate adherence reports.
• Manage and assign contractors to maintenance tasks based on urgency and priority.
• Ensure all contractor work complies with site health, safety, and environmental (HSE) policies.
• Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations for all significant equipment failures or recurring issues.
• Implement corrective actions and report on RCA KPIs monthly.

What You'll Bring:

• Degree in Electrical Engineering (or related discipline)
• Minimum 3 years' experience in a maintenance engineering role, ideally in Chemical industry with Dangerous Goods, Flammable & Combustibles
• Experience with SAP or similar CMMS platforms
• Knowledge of Hazardous Area Electrical Regulatory requirements
• Strong understanding of preventive and predictive maintenance
• Proven ability to manage contractors and maintenance budgets
• Familiarity with safety compliance and regulatory standards
• Excellent communication and coordination skills

Why Join AkzoNobel?

Being a Global company, we have a suite of benefits we can offer than your standard permanent role and job stability:

• Career Pathway and Training: We're committed to helping you reach your career goals. We offer training and development opportunities that open doors to your next steps.
• Performance Bonuses: Don't settle for the ordinary. You have the potential to earn more with quarterly performance bonuses on top of your base salary
• Let Akzo Nobel, help you meet your health goals: Your health matters to us. Enjoy a free annual flu vaccination and financial support for health and wellbeing programs of your choice each year.
• Want to stretch your dollar further? Enjoy our employee benefits on discounted private health insurance with Bupa and free access for you and your family on our Employee Assistance
• Program (EAP), that include discount on retail goods and services.
• Looking for more perks? Join us to find out more…

Apply Now

If you're ready to bring your maintenance expertise, passion for continuous improvement, and commitment to safety to a global leader in coatings and manufacturing. Apply now and be part of something meaningful.

At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability. Background checking is a component of AkzoNobel's recruitment process. This checking may include: identity verification, reference checks, criminal background checks, immigration checks, verification of academic qualifications and medical checks.