Maintenance Manager

Key position responsibilities include, but not limited to:

Lead the maintenance team and execute management system methodologies to improve safety, quality, and operational efficiency.

Plan, lead and organise maintenance operations, including preventative and planned maintenance scheduling, ensuring project managers and planned jobs are completed on time.

Ensure maintenance activities, equipment and utilities meet KraftHeinz Food Safety, EHS, Management System GMP requirements; embed safe working practices and sustainability.

Maintain accurate maintenance payroll and employee records; support related HR administration

Manage team performance, coaching, development, resourcing, absenteeism, employee relations.

Control engineering budget: set budgets, monitor and report monthly spend, measure costs versus plan, and communicate financial status weekly.

Drive continuous improvement and a problem‑solving culture, plus deliver operational KPIs.

Collaborate with production and site leadership to embed maintenance/production collaboration.

Support and/or manage capital projects and vertical start‑ups: assist project engineers with justification, implementation, investment monitoring, and reporting.

Support Continuous Improvement to identify opportunities, apply problem‑solving techniques, and develop tactical plans to meet weekly, monthly and yearly KPIs.

About you:

Engineering degree or equivalent (required)

Strong and proven experience in practical manufacturing/FMCG experience and in a supervisory role.

Demonstrated leadership, change-management and people-management skills, with experience managing direct reports.

Strong commitment to safety and food quality; proven ability to maintain compliance while meeting maintenance and production targets.

Proven CAPEX and maintenance budget management capability, with understanding of P&L, balance sheets and cost‑centre controls.

Excellent attention to detail and ability to interpret complex data, with effective communication and delegation skills.

Practical experience in Lean manufacturing/continuous improvement and problem‑solving methodologies.

Project management and technical/SOP writing experience (desirable).

Eligibility to work in Australia – with full working rights

Benefits of working with us

Pay for Performance – industry leading variable compensation offerings tied to company and individual performance on top of a competitive base salary package

Parental Leave – paid time off for both primary AND secondary caregivers

Leave Options – Purchased leave, volunteer leave and LiveWell leave programs to give you even more flexibility to plan your life and spend time on causes that matter

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Great Place to Work certification in Australia and New Zealand

In House Training Programs

Corporate Discount Programs

Ready to make an Impact?

If you're passionate about Engineering & Maintenance, eager to learn, and enjoy working in a team environment, please submit your application soon. We will be reviewing applications as they come in and reserve the right to close our job advertisements early. Looking forward to hearing from you!

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Location(s)

Wagga

Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.