Maintenance Engineering Supervisor

Who are we?

Lyka is an Australian founded pet wellness company that’s shaking up an outdated industry and paving the way for happier, healthier pets. Despite medical advancements, animal lifespans are on the decline. Today, the average pet only reaches 37% of their full potential lifespan and statistics have shown us that many suffer from dental disease, cancer, and obesity. Simply put, the status quo is not enough.

As humans, we’ve experienced firsthand the positive impact fresh wholefoods can have on our health and wellbeing, and we believe our furry friends deserve the same. We're on a mission to do just that, starting with nutritionally balanced, wholefood meals delivered direct to doors around Australia. As the world’s most sustainable pet wellness company, we’re putting pets and our planet first - one bowl at a time.

Today, we are proud to share we’ve served over 50 million meals to puppers and their parents across Australia, and this is just the beginning. Our vision is to create multiple nutritional products, adding disease prevention meals and supplements, and expand into new markets.

Currently, we have a team of 250+ pet-obsessed people, and we're continuing to grow (yes, looking at you). These carefully selected people are dedicated to building the next generation of technology and products to help empower pet parents to take control over their pet’s wellbeing.

Our Mission

The time we share with our pets is being cut short. Despite medical advancements, they’re getting sicker earlier. They’re dying prematurely. The industry has it backwards - prioritising treating symptoms instead of addressing the root cause. That’s where we come in.

At Lyka, we take a preventative, holistic and personalised approach to pet care. We look at the full picture, factoring in the diet, lifestyle and environment of each individual animal.

We don’t stop at symptoms, instead we dig for the root cause. We create nutrition plans unique to each pet, because it’s not just about living longer, but living well too.

Our mission is to increase the lifespan of dogs and cats.

The Role

As our Maintenance Engineering Supervisor, you will be responsible for leading our Asset Care (trades) team (currently 4), and other key technical aspects of Lyka’s Dandenong South facility’s asset care program. You will develop and enable maintenance and asset care team members to perform well, while ensuring the organisation’s business objectives are being met.

A key focus will be to establish a planned asset care program, utilising our new computerised maintenance management system (CMMS), and associated in-field condition-based monitoring sensors.

You will also be accountable for leading and engaging the Asset Care team to adopt and embed various lean manufacturing and asset care best practices including, but not limited to, 5S, FMECA, RCA, and Tiered Accountability. As part of the site’s leadership team, you’ll provide tactical and strategical input into the site’s continuous improvement journey.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Asset Care team, aligning them to manufacturing priorities, whilst striving to meet all aspects of asset care KPIs
• Drive compliance to the asset care / preventative maintenance schedule, ensuring all work orders are completed on time, in full and to the required quality, safety and environmental standards, following all procedures regarding machine reliability and maintenance
• Manage team and resources to ensure maintenance requests are prioritised appropriately to meet business needs and expectations
• Lead Asset Care continuous improvement methodologies such as Failure Mode and Effect Criticality Analysis (FMECA), in addition to embedding the various methodology outputs (eg condition based monitoring, thermography, predictive maintenance)
• Establish a rigorous asset care program, fully utilising the CMMS and associated in-field IoT condition based monitoring devices, building planned contingencies to minimise plant and equipment reliability impacting the safe and compliant execution of the manufacturing plan
• Manage costs within the asset care environment (budget, inventory accuracy control) using CMMS and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system
• Perform maintenance and asset care records review and any associated ERP transactions
• Ensure all process waste materials relating to the maintenance and asset care team are monitored, and where required, removed from work areas and disposed of safely
• Actively lead the manufacturing team in maintaining a high-level working environment, where all appropriate SHEQ standards are understood and followed; drive and model a leadership style and behaviours that support a safety culture at all times
• Actively support and drive a cohesive, flexible and goal focused culture in alignment with Lyka’s values

Requirements

• Degree qualifications in a mechanical, electrical, electronic, or industrial engineering
• 3+ years’ experience in a similar manufacturing environment (FMCG preferred, but not essential), leading an asset care team
• Experience with automated production lines, as well as utilities and building assets such as refrigeration systems, boilers and air compressors
• Experience in leading continuous improvement asset care program and creating maintenance strategies, short-term maintenance schedules, as well as managing spare parts strategies and inventory
• Experience in lean manufacturing methodologies, both asset care centric and general operationally centric
• ERP and CMMS systems experience; experience with HACCP and GMP highly desirable and more so, experience in ISO or GFSI safety, quality, and environmental standards
• High level IT skills and the ability to prioritise and analyse data
• Methodical mindset, with a high degree of troubleshooting capability; comfortable dealing with emergencies and calm under pressure, with the ability to ideate and implement practical solutions to time-sensitive problems
• Sound communication skills - written and oral, with the ability to impact multi-level relationships
• Ability to build relationships and work effectively with internal and external stakeholders
• Strong leadership and excellent people management skills
• Self-motivated and reliable team player; a high level of commitment and passion, particularly with regards to human safety, food safety, and customer service

Benefits

• Work in a fast-growing start-up, experiencing what goes behind the scenes to sustain hyper-growth for a start-up with a physical product
• Growth and Development - Lyka is growing extremely quickly, which means you will have the opportunity to experience different challenges every day and progressively acquire more responsibilities as our facility and team expands. We provide an annual budget for you to continue your personal development.
• Work for a sustainability focused company - we care about the health of our pets and our planet. We’re proud to be Australia’s only carbon-negative and plastic-negative pet company and we’re always looking at ways for us improve sustainability practices.
• Be part of a diverse top talent team, coming from widely different backgrounds and geographies.
• Up to 18 weeks of paid parental leave top-up.
• Wellbeing assistance and tools to take care of your mental and physical wellbeing so you can do your best work.
• Pupper parent support to care for your furry friends - flexible arrangements for new pets, pet-friendly offices, discounts, and financial allowance for dog training & care to help them live their best life.

We are committed to building inclusive and diverse teams

Lyka is an equal opportunity employer devoted to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. We celebrate diversity, are devoted to creating an inclusive environment for all staff and encourage people of all backgrounds to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application.