Maintenance Manager
- Oversee maintenance operations for feed manufacturing equipment and facilities.
- Manage preventive maintenance programs and ensure compliance with safety regulations.
- Lead a team of maintenance fitters and coordinate contractor activities.
We've been proudly bringing joy to tables and smiles to faces with the delicious food we've been crafting for over 100 years.
A large part of our strong growth and success is because we're always looking for new ways to do things and thinking about how we can create a better, more sustainable future world together.
Our success as an industry leader in providing deliciously good food means we can continue to invest in our future as we work towards becoming Australia and New Zealand's first choice for poultry.
Your opportunity to join our team
As the Maintenance Manager at Inghams Feedmills based at Wacol and Hemmant, you will oversees all maintenance operations for feed manufacturing equipment and facilities to ensure continuous, safe, and efficient production of animal feed products. This role involves managing preventive maintenance programs for grain handling systems, feed processing equipment, and facility infrastructure while ensuring compliance with feed, council and safety regulations.
What you’ll do:
- Drive team building activities and lead a team of maintenance fitters including on site contractors
- Manage contractor safety requirements site specific permits
- Oversee maintenance of feed manufacturing equipment including hammer mills, mixers, pellet mills, and coolers
- Maintain grain handling systems: bucket elevators, drag conveyors, screw conveyors, and pneumatic systems
- Ensure proper operation of silos, bins, and grain storage facilities
- Manage maintenance of scales, batching systems, and automated feed delivery equipment
- Coordinate onsite and offsite contractors ensuring all regulatory compliance are met.
What you’ll bring:
- Associate degree in Industrial Maintenance, Agricultural Engineering, or Trade Qualified
- Experience leading teams in a similar maintenance environment.
- It would be an advantage if you have knowledge of feed mill equipment: hammer mills, pellet mills, mixers, and grain handling systems
- Keen ability for problem solving and a strong commitment to driving process improvements and best practices.
- Experience with hydraulic, pneumatic, and mechanical drive systems
- Knowledge of electrical systems, PLCs, and process control instrumentation
What we’ll offer you:
- On-the-job training and support to set you up for success
- Access to Fitness Passport that gives you affordable access to gyms, pools and fitness facilities nationwide
- Employee benefits including product discounts and travel discounts
- Genuine opportunities to develop your career, supported by our performance and succession programs.
- The health, safety, and wellbeing of our people is our highest priority
- ASX-listed company with operations across Australia and New Zealand
We’re looking for people who are curious, caring, courageous and committed to join us. People who want to contribute their best work every single day and continue delivering delicious food that’s… Always Good.
Inghams values diverse experiences. If your skills align with some but not all of the listed requirements, we encourage you to still apply and explore the opportunity to join our team.
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