About Us:
ARYZTA is an international food company headquartered in Switzerland, holding a leading global position in the B2B bakery industry across Europe and Asia-Pacific regions. Catering to widely diverse customer channels including grocery, convenience, quick-service restaurants, and foodservice, ARYZTA is listed on the Swiss stock exchange market and employs over 7,500 people around the world.
Expertise in the bakery world is one of our core principles and underpins our growth strategy, which is driven by innovation, exceeding customers' expectations and putting our people first. We pride ourselves on manufacturing excellence, food quality, safety and sustainability across all our industrial bakeries.
We Offer:
- Ownership and scope to make a meaningful impact within our dynamic and growing organisation.
- Competitive remuneration and excellent professional development opportunities.
- Join a global employer that puts people first.
- A strong company culture - Winner of the Employer of Choice Award for six years in a row!
The Opportunity:
A great opportunity has become available for an experienced Maintenance Manager to join the team at our Liverpool NSW bakery.
Reporting to the Engineering Manager on-site and leading a team of mechanical and electrical technicians, this key role will be responsible for planning and directing in-plant maintenance programs to ensure the equipment is maintained, efficient and safe in order to meet daily production demands.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist the Engineering Manager in maintaining the plant equipment in a safe and operational state of readiness in order to meet daily production requirements.
- Establish and maintains effective working relationships with colleagues, key stakeholders and cross functional teams.
- Facilitate open communication with Team members and department leaders to ensure equipment issues are addressed in a timely manner.
- Provide after-hours support as required for the engineering team during urgent breakdowns or safety/food safety incidents.
- Lead maintenance activities, including scheduled work orders and maintenance down days (Fridays and Saturdays).
- Oversee engineering staff rosters to ensure appropriate coverage during production and non-production hours.
- Supervise the maintenance team, monitoring performance, offering guidance, mentoring and development as needed.
- Maintain accurate engineering records, including preventative maintenance schedules, machine history, purchase orders, and capital expenditure requests.
- Manage critical spare parts inventory to ensure timely ordering and availability.
- Ensure compliance with ARYZTA quality policies and procedures related to food safety, product quality, safety, and environment.
About You:
We are looking for an experienced, action-oriented Maintenance Manager with strong people leadership skills and the ability to build solid relationships with key stakeholders.
To be successful in this role you will bring:
- Mechanical or Electrical Engineering trade qualification or an engineering degree as a minimum level of education.
- Previous experience in FMCG/Food manufacturing or a relevant industry.
- 5+ years’ experience leading a maintenance team.
- Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to drive change, people development and teams engagement.
- The ability to work efficiently under tight deadlines, managing multiple priorities.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word) and knowledge of preventative maintenance programs. MEX CMMs experience will be highly regarded.
- Flexibility with working schedules and availability for afterhours and Saturday work when required.
Your Application:
If this role sounds like you and you are looking to take the next step in your career, we would like to hear from you now! Please APPLY ONLINE, or email ANZ.recruitment@aryzta.com for more information.
