Maintenance Manager
- Lead the maintenance function at a food processing plant.
- Establish and improve maintenance programs and systems.
- Manage a multi-skilled team and ensure compliance with safety standards.
- Food Manufacturing
- Management / Supervisor
- WA Other
- Permanent
Maintenance Manager
Pindan Beef Co (formerly Kimberley Meat Company) | Derby, WA
- Build and lead the maintenance function at a recommissioned plant
- Senior leadership role with real influence and capital investment input
- Long-term international ownership plus the Kimberley lifestyle
About the company
Pindan Beef Co, formerly the Kimberley Meat Company, is an export beef processing facility located between Broome and Derby in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Under new ownership and following a significant plant upgrade, the business is preparing to recommence processing and is building its team from the ground up.
Backed by a major international investor and part of a vertically integrated, paddock-to-plate pastoral business, this is a rare opportunity to shape an operation from day one.
About the role
Reporting to the General Manager and sitting on the site leadership team, you'll have overall responsibility for establishing, leading and continuously improving the maintenance function.
You'll lead a multi-skilled team of electricians, mechanical fitters, a refrigeration technician, a caretaker and local contractors.
Your scope covers the processing plant, utilities, mobile plant, office facilities, onsite staff accommodation and company-owned residential properties in Broome and Derby.
Key responsibilities include:
- Establishing best-practice preventative and predictive maintenance programs, asset registers and work management systems
- Managing commissioning, upgrades, installation and acceptance of new plant and equipment
- Keeping critical utilities running reliably, including refrigeration, air, water and power
- Analysing breakdown trends and driving root cause corrective actions to improve uptime
- Developing and managing the maintenance budget, spares strategy and CMMS (Mex or similar)
- Planning shutdowns and overhauls, and contributing to capital expenditure business cases
- Maintaining safe systems of work, including permits, lock-out/tag-out and risk assessments
- Ensuring maintenance activities meet WHS, food safety (HACCP), electrical, refrigeration and environmental requirements
- Managing contractors and service providers for quality, safety and value
- Recruiting, mentoring and developing your team, and building a safety-first, continuous improvement culture
About you
- A trade or professional qualification in engineering, electrical, mechanical, refrigeration or similar
- At least 5 years' experience in maintenance leadership, ideally in food processing or heavy industry
- Strong knowledge of plant, utilities and asset management systems
- Proven experience leading multi-skilled teams
- Solid understanding of WHS and food safety compliance
- Budget management and maintenance planning experience
- Strong problem-solving and communication skills, and a calm, decisive approach under pressure
It would be highly regarded if you also have experience in meat processing or FMCG manufacturing, CMMS implementation and optimisation, and project management.
Why join Pindan Beef Co?
- Build the maintenance function your way, with systems, team and culture from the ground up
- Have a genuine seat on the leadership team, with delegated spending authority and input into capital decisions
- Secure, long-term backing from a well-capitalised owner investing in the site
- Enjoy the Kimberley lifestyle, with world-class fishing, boating, beaches and four-wheel driving on your doorstep
- Relocation and housing provided
How to apply
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