Position Title: Maintenance Manager - Ballarat
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Requisition ID: 41095
In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and interested in helping each other create good work experiences. We think about the customer and make doing business with McCain easy.
About The Role.
Our Maintenance team in Ballarat is looking for an experienced & passionate Maintenance Manager to cover day-to-day maintenance engineering issues, defect elimination, risk management and life cycle asset management aspects of reliability engineering best practices.
This role is an integral member of a cross functional site leadership team and will see you contribute to the implementation of capital projects.
What You'll Be Doing.
Support and promote continuous improvement across the organisation.
Ensure plant and equipment comply with standards and legislation.
Contribute to and support implementation of McCain Foods Safety Plans.
Define annual maintenance needs for budget planning.
Promote safety awareness among employees and contractors.
Provide input on site projects and ensure safe labour allocation.
Demonstrate understanding of key maintenance functions and coach direct reports on their duties.
Champion a workplace culture where trade teams are empowered to proactively identify challenges through robust Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and implement effective solutions, fostering greater autonomy, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Drive accountability and performance improvement within highly unionised and skilled trade environments.
About You.
Degree qualified in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics Engineering, or a related disciple — or trade certificate in mechanical/electrical (relevant licenses highly regarded).
A minimum of 10 years supervisory or management experience, including at least 3 years as a manager in a unionised industrial environment.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a proven ability to build and maintain productive relationships at all levels.
Demonstrated success in supporting, coaching and developing staff through effective mentoring, balanced delegation, and hands-on leadership.
Confident and timely in independent decision-making and timely issue resolution.
Effective workload organisation and time management.
Experience leading team culture change, fostering continuous improvement and accountability.
Proactive problem-solving mindset.
Ability to prepare and manage multi-million-dollar budgets.
Proficient in Microsoft Office and SAP systems.
About McCain.
Click Here to learn more about McCain and how we provide you with opportunities to make an impact that matters.
Leadership principles.
At McCain, our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers, collaborate as a team, and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs, driving innovation, empowering people, and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.
The McCain Experience.
We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust, empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here, you'll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Join us and experience why we're better together.
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We've got this covered No external agency support required and unsolicited CVs will not be considered.
McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
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Job Family: Manufacturing
Division: ANZ
Department: Ballarat Plant Maintenance
Location(s): AU - Australia : Victoria : Ballarat
Company: McCain Foods (Aust) Pty.