Position Title: Maintenance Manager - Smithton
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Position Location: Smithton
Requisition ID: 35813
About McCain .
At McCain, we’re feeding the world: from French fries to Pizzas, we contribute to the important role food plays in people's lives. That’s why we’re dedicated to ensuring our core values—Family, Authentic, Trusted, and Quality—shine through every day. As a privately owned family company with over 60 years of experience, a presence in more than 160 countries, and a global team of 22,000 people, our values and culture are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that we can work together, along with our business and community partners, to bring sustainable growth and positive change today, tomorrow, and for generations to come. Join us and see how you can MAKE IT at McCain!
Why join the McCain family .
* Your Life – we’re here to help you fulfil your potential, flourish, and thrive in work and life.
* Your Success – work alongside passionate individuals who are committed to supporting your career ambitions, drive, and success.
* Your Impact – we want you to make a meaningful, lasting impact, for you, for your colleagues, and for the business.
McCain is a place where you can grow from the ground up, so join us and see how you can MAKE IT at McCain.
About the role .
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.
Our Maintenance team in Smithton is looking for an experienced & passionate Maintenance Manager to provide strategic leadership to the onsite maintenance team to plan and implement the global maintenance strategy. You will 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.
* 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
* Ensure equipment and operations meet environmental standards
* Promote safety awareness among employees and contractors
* Provide input on site projects and ensure safe labour allocation
Leadership Principles .
Our principles, each with related practices, guide our actions across the organization. Together, they address how McCain interacts with our customers and employees, and how we work as individuals and collectively to find success. While each role adheres to the Leadership Principles, individual roles may focus more on a specific principle or principles.
We are customer obsessed. Customers are our starting point. By understanding their needs and leveraging data and consumer insights, we drive mutual success.
We think big and plan ahead. Through ambition, curiosity, and smart risks, we can accomplish goals, refine processes, and innovate to scale success.
We bring out the best in our people. We create safe spaces for our people so that trust and empowerment come naturally. Inclusion is about listening first, showing humility, and working together.
We act like owners. Together, we clear obstacles and do the work that makes us all successful and proud to be part of McCain.
About you .
* Degree qualified in a related field or a minimum of trade certificate in mechanical/electrical.
* A minimum of 5 years management experience
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills
* Confident in independent decision-making and timely issue resolution
* Effective workload organisation and time management
* Proactive problem-solving and continuous improvement mindset
* Ability to prepare and manage multi-million-dollar budgets
* Proficient in Microsoft Office and SAP systems
The McCain experience .
We are McCain: this statement is about our power collectively and our importance individually—your impact is a significant part of the business. Our winning culture focuses on authenticity and trust so we can always bring out the best in our people. Here, you have the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive while being yourself. Join our team to see why we’re better together.
* We have got this covered! No external agency support is required at this time.
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