Maintenance Supervisor – Food
- Lead and mentor a team of maintenance tradespeople in a food manufacturing environment.
- Coordinate maintenance activities to minimise downtime and ensure equipment reliability.
- Champion safety culture and compliance with WHS policies.
Food Manufacturing Environment!
Maintenance Supervisor | Food Manufacturing | Young, NSW
Salary Package: $140,000 + Super
Lead Maintenance on a Growing Food Manufacturing Site
Are you an experienced Maintenance Supervisor, Leading Hand or Maintenance Team Leader ready to take the next step in your career?
This is an excellent opportunity to join a business investing in its people, processes and equipment, while enjoying the lifestyle benefits that come with living and working in the Young region.
Working closely with the Maintenance Manager, you will play a key role in leading a team of tradespeople, coordinating maintenance activities, improving plant reliability and ensuring production targets are supported through effective maintenance practices.
Key Responsibilities Leadership & Team Development
- Lead, mentor and develop a team of maintenance tradespeople.
- Assist with recruitment, onboarding and workforce planning.
- Coordinate maintenance rosters and labour allocation.
- Drive a positive culture focused on safety, accountability and teamwork.
- Support performance management and ongoing employee development.
Maintenance & Reliability
- Coordinate daily maintenance activities to minimise downtime.
- Support preventative and predictive maintenance programs.
- Respond to breakdowns and drive timely fault resolution.
- Conduct inspections and ensure equipment reliability.
- Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and plant optimisation.
- Work closely with production teams to maximise operational performance.
Safety & Compliance
- Champion a strong safety culture across the maintenance function.
- Ensure compliance with WHS policies and site procedures.
- Participate in risk assessments, investigations and corrective actions.
- Monitor contractor compliance and safe work practices.
About You To be successful, you’ll bring:
- Demonstrated experience leading maintenance teams within manufacturing environments.
- Mechanical Fitter or Electrical trade qualification.
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving ability.
- Experience with maintenance planning, scheduling and workforce coordination.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- A hands-on leadership style with the ability to lead from the front.
- Experience within food manufacturing, meat processing or FMCG environments will be highly regarded.
- Flexibility to support a 24/7 production operation when required.
What’s on Offer?
- $140,000 + Super, ($130,000 during probabtion period)
- Leadership role with genuine influence across the site.
- Stable and growing food manufacturing operation.
- Career development and progression opportunities.
- Supportive site leadership team.
- Diverse role combining technical and people leadership responsibilities.
- Relocation support may be considered for the right candidate.
This is an outstanding opportunity for a maintenance professional looking to build a long-term career with a respected food manufacturer in the Young region.
Apply Now If you’re ready to take ownership of a maintenance team and make a genuine impact on site performance, we’d love to hear from you.
For a confidential discussion, contact Matty Axtens on ************ or apply through SEEK today.
Please Note:
- Applicants must be based in Australia and hold unrestricted Australian working rights.
- Visa sponsorship is not available.
- Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
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