Maintenance Supervisor

If you are curious & creative, invested in not only your own success but also the growth of others, and believe in building the Great Australian Food Company, then you might be the one for us!

• Milk and milk-based beverage production

• Work with one of Australia most trusted brands

• Chelsea 3196 location – Monday to Friday role

We are looking for a Maintenance Supervisor who will lead a team of maintenance staff at Bega in Chelsea.

The Role

Our Chelsea Heights site is located in Melbourne’s south-east, manufacturing a range of more than 44 milk, milk-based beverages and cream products. The site currently produces around 100 million litres of product every year!

We are looking for an experienced maintenance tradesperson who is looking to take on a new challenge and leadership responsibilities as our new Maintenance Supervisor! Previous experience in a leadership role highly regarded, but if you are an experienced technical A Grade electrician and are keen to learn and grow, we welcome your application. This supervisor will be responsible for maintenance plans, supervision, and the coaching of trades and external contractors’ safety practices, quality standards, training, and support in the implementation of the new equipment or changes as required.

This is a permanent full time role working Monday to Friday during normal site operating hours with occasional on call duties outside of these hours.

Responsibilities

• Lead the maintenance function to maximise plant uptime, asset availability, operational continuity and safe production outcomes across the manufacturing site

• Provide hands-on technical leadership, operational decision making and rapid response support during equipment downtime, plant disruptions and business critical incidents

• Coordinate troubleshooting, prioritisation and recovery activities to minimise downtime and maintain safe and efficient operations

• Provide hands on technical guidance problem solving on PLC’s, HMI’s and SCADA systems.

• Assist with trades activities where appropriate

About you

• Previous experience as an A Grade Electrician with supervisory experience within a maintenance team or similar

• Knowledge of Siemens / Allen Bradley PLC’s, VSD’s and servo systems

• Demonstrated experience with influencing change without direct leadership

• Solid leadership and interpersonal skills

• Experience with Microsoft Office and CMMS software (preferably MEX)

The Bega Story

Bega Cheese Group is home to many trusted and iconic food and beverage brands. Whether it’s VEGEMITE on toast, a Dare on the go or a Zooper Dooper on a hot day - you've probably grown up enjoying the iconic products we proudly manufacture every day at Bega. Being recently named in the Top 10 Strongest Australian Brands of 2022,our vision is to become The Great Australian Food Company!

Our growth story of becoming a successful ASX listed company with an annual turnover in excess of $3 billion and approximately 4,000 employees, is made possible by our dedicated workforce who live and breathe our values every day. We have a strong regional focus and proudly support the communities where we work, live and play. At Bega, we are proud of our heritage and will continue to build great opportunities to encourage our people to develop and thrive. Come and be a part of our success story as we continue to build The Great Australian Food Company!

Life at Bega

Company culture and our values are very important to us. From flexible working arrangements and regular social catch ups, we’re committed to fostering a supportive and agile work environment for our team.

• Join a dedicated, forward-thinking and innovative culture

• Grow with us, through opportunities for career development and progression

• Contribute by giving back to your community through charities we partner with

• Access to mental and physical health programs through our wellbeing portal and programs

• Enjoy excellent employee benefits, including flexible working, purchased leave options and salary continuance insurance

Applications

The successful applicant will be required to complete a pre-employment medical.

At Bega, diversity and inclusion is a business priority, we want everyone to be themselves regardless of their background, religion, sexual orientation, age or gender so we can truly reflect the customers and communities that we serve. No matter how you identify, we encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply for roles at Bega.

We will accept applications from all people with the right to live and work in Australia.