Psst, hey you! Yes, you! Are you a Maintenance Leader looking for a change or thinking about taking the plunge into the corporate animal health & pet food world? We have the paw-some opportunity you've been looking for! 
  
Why join us?
  
Do work that matters. We’re pioneering in a new area of pet food, always striving for fresher. We’re driven to create a better life for our pets.
  
Make an impact and change the game. We give you the tools and training for you to do your best to support our customers and in turn, their beloved furry companions. Do you have a great idea for a new product or system improvement? We’re all ears!

Growing and global.  We’re growing fast! We now have global presence across APAC, and Europe regions and we’re only getting started!

Work with a pack of awesome, genuine people who are passionate about what they do.

Grow your career with us. We’re big believers in lifelong learning. You’ll be given access to LinkedIn Learning, plus opportunities for internal mobility and leadership training to fast-track your career.
  
Pets our part of our family: bring your pet to our Crows Nest office, access our Parental leave when you adopt a new cat or dog,  and we offer extra pet carer and compassionate leave for when your furry family needs you.

Generous perks including day off for your anniversary, product discounts, volunteering days to help the community, novated leases, a rewards program and parental leave!
 
We are looking for a Maintenance Leader to work closely with the Operational and Maintenance teams. This role will take full ownership and responsibility in delivering the overall site Maintenance strategy set out by the site Engineering & Reliability Manager.

What you’ll do

• Direct management and coordination of all planned and unplanned maintenance activities executed by shift maintenance trades on site as well as any external contractors/service providers for breakdown maintenance.
• Execution of maintenance work, whilst maintaining compliance to Safety and Quality standards.
• Partnering with the on-site Maintenance Planner, Reliability Specialists, Automation and the Stores Procurement Officer, to ensure site trades scope of any potential corrective maintenance activities. Upon finalisation of scoped work that is then planned, is critical in the delivery or execution of the weekly maintenance schedule.
• Identify methods to reduce reactive maintenance and unplanned downtime recurrence by leading, coaching and mentoring Maintenance trades in best-in-class maintenance and continuous improvement practices.
• Propose changes to the PM strategy by working in with Reliability Specialists and the Maintenance Planner, to transition to a proactive/preventative/predict mindset.
• Ownership and responsibility in delivering the overall site Maintenance strategy set out by the site Engineering & Reliability Manager. Monitoring and adherence to the R&M budget.

  
What will help you succeed

• Proven ability in creating a step change in reliability results.
• Proven leadership skills.
• Excellent communication as this role will require constant escalation to site leadership and consultation with site trades and external expertise/service providers.
• Ability to coach and develop, monitor and measure performance and provide direct feedback to multi-disciplinary trades teams.
• Ability to Balance reliability improvements and site output, whilst still maintaining adherence to R&M budget expenditure.
• Experience in Maintenance/Reliability/Engineering leadership within a high speed manufacturing environment (FMCG or logistics)
• Experience managing multi-disciplinary trades teams of greater than 5 per shift.
• Experience within meat processing, dairy or other similar environments.
• Engineering and/or post trade qualifications are desirable.

  
What we’re about

Welcome to RPF, where we believe in keeping it Real. 

Since 1994, we have been Australia and New Zealand’s pioneers in fresher dog and cat nutrition. Our story is one of passion for a better way to care for pets, a belief in fresher nutrition, and an unwavering commitment to delivering this to pet parents and pets worldwide.

We're dedicated to fostering authentic partnerships, encouraging real ambition, and providing real career opportunities for our employees to make a difference. 
 
Real means fresher ingredients and fresher methods. We'll never stop expanding, innovating, and trying new things. We compete in every pet category and channel, creating favourite brands such as Ivory Coat, Nature’s Gift, V.I.P. Petfoods, and Love ‘Em & Fussy Cat!

Since the establishment of RPF, we have grown to over 900 people across Australia and New Zealand, China, Southeast Asia and Europe. 

With the pet industry growing rapidly (a $15 billion industry!) and pets becoming increasingly important in our lives and homes, this is a unique opportunity to be a part of our remarkable growth story and advance your career.

What’s next?

If you're ready to unleash your potential and make a real difference in the booming pet industry, then we want to hear from you!

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Diversity’s not a buzzword here, it’s in our DNA. Diverse perspectives shape our culture and make our work better. That’s why we’re committed to building inclusive teams that represent a variety of backgrounds and skills. If you need any reasonable adjustments, accessibility assistance or would like to note which pronouns you use at any stage of our hiring process, just contact us at: careers@realpetfoodco.com.au 

We look forward to hearing from you.

Please note: NO agencies will be considered during this process. We encourage you to refrain from submitting unsolicited profiles.