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Maintenance Leading Hand

KG TalentDeer Park, AustraliaPosted 59m ago
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Maintenance Leading Hand | Deer Park

Lead tooling, drive maintenance excellence, and play a key role in keeping our manufacturing operations running efficiently.

Pipemakers is seeking an experienced and hands-on Maintenance Leading Hand to join our manufacturing team in Deer Park.

This is an exciting opportunity for a mechanically minded professional who enjoys leading by example, solving technical challenges, and ensuring production equipment operates safely and efficiently.

About the Role

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager you’ll be overseeing maintenance activities to maximise equipment reliability, minimise downtime, and support safe, efficient production.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Conducting preventative maintenance, repairs and troubleshooting on manufacturing equipment
  • Supervising and supporting the maintenance team to deliver planned and reactive maintenance activities
  • Utilise the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to plan, record, and manage maintenance activities.
  • Support engineering projects, equipment installations, and process improvement initiatives as assigned.
  • Monitoring equipment performance and identifying opportunities to improve reliability, efficiency and productivity
  • Maintaining tooling, ensuring correct storage, cleanliness and accurate tooling records
  • Collaborating with production and engineering teams to minimise downtime and support continuous improvement initiatives
  • Ordering maintenance parts and tooling as required and maintaining maintenance documentation
  • Promoting a strong safety culture through compliance with site procedures, permit systems, LOTO requirements and WHS initiatives

About You

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

  • 5+ years of hands-on maintenance experience in manufacturing or plant environments, including 5+ years leading maintenance staff, allocating work, supporting trades or fitters, and coordinating with production on breakdowns and planned maintenance
  • Strong communication and relationship-building skills
  • A proactive and safety-focused approach
  • The ability to manage multiple priorities and work autonomously
  • Strong organisational and problem-solving skills
  • Proficiency with computer systems and maintenance documentation
  • A current Forklift Licence and a valid EWP license

Desirable

  • Experience within plastics, extrusion or manufacturing environments
  • Knowledge of extrusion tooling, PVC, OPVC or PE production processes
  • Experience with preventative maintenance systems and equipment troubleshooting
  • Understanding of quality systems, continuous improvement practices and workplace health and safety requirements

Why Join Us?

When you join Pipemakers, you will enjoy:

  • Competitive salary package
  • Stable, long-term employment opportunity
  • Supportive and collaborative team environment
  • Ongoing training and professional development
  • Career growth opportunities
  • Access to the tools and resources needed to succeed
  • The opportunity to make a real impact by leading maintenance and tooling operations in a modern manufacturing environment

If you are looking for an opportunity to make an impact and build a rewarding career with a respected organisation, we would love to hear from you.

Apply now.

Pipemakers is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences and identities.

Prospective candidates will be required to provide proof of legal work rights and may be required to undertake relevant, role-appropriate pre-employment screening.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to participate in the recruitment process at any stage, please let us know.

 

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