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Engineering manager

Melbourne
Orora
Posted: 15 March
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The Role

We're looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the engineering and maintenance function at our high volume can manufacturing facility in Dandenong. This is a key leadership role responsible for driving the site's engineering strategy, improving reliability, and building stronger systems and processes across maintenance, asset management, and stores.

You will lead a team of engineers, planners, team leaders and trades, partnering closely with production to reduce downtime, improve plant performance and deliver continuous improvement across the manufacturing lines.

Key Responsibilities

* Lead and develop the site engineering and maintenance team, building capability and a strong performance culture.
* Drive a proactive maintenance and reliability strategy, shifting the site from reactive to preventative maintenance.
* Improve asset management systems and processes, including CMMS utilisation, maintenance planning and engineering standards.
* Partner closely with production to reduce downtime, improve line efficiency and deliver continuous improvement initiatives.
* Oversee engineering projects and site capital works, including equipment upgrades, reliability improvements and asset lifecycle planning.

About You

* Strong technical engineering leader, ideally with both a trade background and engineering degree
* Experience in high speed FMCG, packaging, or automated manufacturing environments, with a solid understanding of maintenance, reliability and plant performance.
* Proven track record implementing asset management strategies and preventative maintenance programs to improve reliability and reduce downtime.
* People focused leader with experience developing technical teams and strengthening collaboration between engineering and production.
* Hands on and visible leadership style, comfortable spending time on the shop floor identifying opportunities and driving continuous improvement.

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