Engineering Manager - City Of Mount Gambier, Australia - Borg

Description

About us
Borg is an innovative and progressive multi-disciplined company within the Manufacturing, Engineering, Construction and Building industry.
We boast a strong and ever growing team with over 2,000 employees Australia wide.

As one of the largest and fast growing manufacturing companies in Australia, we can offer job security and long term career opportunities.

About the role

We are growing rapidly at our Mt Gambier facility with a major construction development taking place over the next 5-7 years with ongoing work beyond that.

For this full time, permanent position, we are seeking an experienced and driven Engineering Manager to lead our Maintenance team consisting of a Maintenance Manager, Electrical and Mechanical Coordinators and a team of Fitters, Fabricators, Electricians, and apprentices.

Managing all maintenance, preventative maintenance and breakdown responses, the role would ideally suit someone who is hands on in their ability to ensure the continual operation and effectiveness of all plant and equipment across our manufacturing facilities.

In this role you will be responsible for:
Overseeing the management and coordination of the maintenance team and contractors on site to ensure preventative and other maintenance tasks are completed as scheduled
Managing planned and breakdown maintenance activities to reduce downtime through the use of maintenance plans, performance measurement, and ongoing improvement plans
Developing, monitoring and implementing plans to forecast the replacement of end of life assets and improvement in plant reliability and performance
Driving the prioritisation of all maintenance activities so that high cost / high impact problems are addressed first
Liaising with the Facility, Maintenance and Production Managers on a daily basis to understand and report on key issues, priorities and actions
Monitoring and approving the assignment of resources
Overseeing the management of the maintenance stores and stock holding
Reviewing and ensuring critical spares are identified and arrangements made to ensure availability
Sharing a common commitment and dedication to achieve a cost effective maintenance outcome
Overseeing and facilitation of site capital projects
Continually reviewing scheduled maintenance against completed tasks
Being available for call-ins as required to ensure continual operation of the facility
Ensuring the implementation of safety and quality assurance practices into all repairs and maintenance activities and efficiently manage corrective actions
Establishing, communicating and monitoring safety standards and lead corrective action in areas of risk
Leading others through coaching, delegation and recognition
Implementing strategies to identify people issues, reduce staff turnover and ensure labour cost base is the most productive, efficient and competitive

About you
As our preferred candidate, you will have Tertiary certification in Mechanical and/or Electrical Engineering or related field.

5+ years' experience in a maintenance management role, experience within large industrial manufacturing facilities, experience in planning maintenance operations, practical understanding of industrial equipment including hydraulics, pneumatics, pumps and electrical systems, proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, etc.) and Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), preferably Mainpac, an innovative, driven and action orientated approach, an ability to demonstrate high level planning, organisation and implementation skills, a proactive response to resolving engineering and management issues if they arise, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, outstanding leadership abilities.

To be successful, you must be motivated and be willing to put in the effort to complete the role to the high standard required.

As part of the selection process, applicants must be prepared to undergo a pre-employment medical examination which includes functional, audiometric, vision, drug and alcohol testing.

Borg is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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