What you'll do:
Operational & Maintenance Support
* Provide support and backup to the Maintenance & Asset Care Supervisor as required.
* Understand basic machine operating principles and maintenance requirements across the manufacturing process.
* Drive compliance to the asset care and preventative maintenance schedule — ensuring all work orders are completed on time, in full, and to the required quality, safety and environmental standards.
* Support the management and ordering of inventory for spare parts and consumables.
* Prioritise maintenance requests in line with business needs and expectations.
* Coordinate, assist and learn from OEMs, trades and contractors as required.
* Coach production workers in the correct use of machinery and equipment to reduce breakdown risk and injury.
Administration & CMMS
* Perform maintenance and asset care records reviews and all associated CMMS transactions.
* Support departmental planning, condition-based monitoring, spares strategy and financial procedures in line with Engineering and Maintenance/Asset Care & Reliability strategies.
* Fulfill both operational and high-level administrative responsibilities as required.
Safety, Quality & Compliance (SHEQ)
* Actively support SHEQ (Safety, Health, Environment and Quality) standards across all manufacturing functions.
* Ensure maintenance and asset care tasks are planned and executed in accordance with Lyka's quality standards, including all HACCP requirements.
* Support the team in adhering to Quality and Food Safety procedures.
* Ensure compliance with Lyka's safety policies, procedures, and all statutory and legal requirements.
* Demonstrate behaviour that actively supports a safety-first culture at all times.
People, Culture & Continuous Improvement
* Actively support a cohesive, flexible and goal-focused culture across M&SC and the wider Lyka Pack.
* Participate in continuous improvement activities as required.
* Ensure housekeeping standards are maintained at all times across the site.
* Qualification in Mechanical, Electrical or Manufacturing Engineering.
* Experience with modernised CMMS systems and modern maintenance principles (highly regarded).
* Experience managing a preventative maintenance program (highly regarded).
* Hands‐on experience in machine disassembly, fault diagnosis and rebuild (highly regarded).
* Experience with automated machines in a manufacturing environment (highly regarded).
* Experience managing spare parts strategies and inventory.
* Familiarity with ISO Quality Systems, HACCP and GMP environments (advantageous).
* Excellent operational IT skills.
* 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.
* Pets 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.
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