Maintenance & Engineering Manager

Description:

We are looking to hire an experienced Maintenance and Engineering leader to join the team at our Fulfillment Center (FC) in Dandenong South.

The Maintenance and Engineering Manager is the line manager for a team of up to 10 including Maintenance Supervisors and Technicians (fitters and electricians). They maintain the focus on safety by training, developing and coaching their team. They deliver a high level of equipment availability by ensuring all preventative maintenance is conducted and internal processes and procedures are followed

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Key job responsibilities
• Lead, support and mentor the maintenance team, ensuring site operations are maintained in a safe, standard and efficient manner.

• Work with the team and the wider network to harness the technical expertise available and build solutions.

• Support the Senior Maintenance and Engineering Manager as they work with the Site Safety department & Site Leadership to implement, record and audit safety and statutory compliance programs to provide a safe working environment for all staff.

• Implement network standards and focus on preventative maintenance to provide a high level of equipment availability to our internal customers.

• Ensure sufficient technical coverage is available for the shifts they own by organizing and directing the training program for the team.

• Manage local projects or support Australia wide projects as assigned by the Sr. Maintenance and Engineering Manager.


A day in the life
After safety, the most important part of the role is leading your team and managing their performance and development, including organizing additional training.

You’ll be based at one of our operational sites, which allows you to give practical guidance to your team and get a clear vision of what’s happening at your site. This involves collecting data and solving problems in a fast-paced environment. You’ll also have a chance to create an operational plan to make the site more productive and efficient. That will involve setting up new projects that improve everything from operational processes to equipment maintenance.

Requirements:

- Demonstrated leadership experience, particularly in a dynamic, fast-paced industrial environment.
- Experience delivering leadership to a team of direct reports, with an emphasis on growth and development and team member engagement.
- Formal trade qualifications in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or a degree in a technical discipline (Industrial, Electrical, Mechanical, Civil).
- Multi skilled in both electrical and mechanical disciplines.
- Experience of automated equipment including packaging machinery, sortation, and conveyor systems.
- Experience in liaising and managing relationships between a variety of stakeholders including third-party vendors.- Preferred qualifications are not required to apply for a position at Amazon. If you have all the basic qualifications above, we’d love to hear from you.
- Experience of working with statutory regulations such as compliance checks and machine safety protocols
- Experience of using data analysis tools and PLC-based control systems
- Experience with project management or Kaizen, Lean, Six Sigma processes
- Experience with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)

Acknowledgement of country:
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

IDE statement:
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or other legally protected attributes.

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