Position Snapshot

Location: Campbellfield, VIC
Full time, permanent
Bachelor’s Degree
3+ years’ experience in a similar role 

Position Summary

Joining Nestlé means you are joining the largest Food and Beverage Company in the world. At our very core, we are a human environment – passionate people driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future.  

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer to join our team at the Campbellfield factory – HOME OF THE KITKAT. You will be responsible for ensuring competent maintenance management and execution, and to lead the implementation and execution of the factory asset maintenance programme aimed to eliminate unplanned stops and optimise maintenance cost and as a result increase asset intensity.

Manufacturing in Nestlé is all about ensuring the consumer receives a perfect quality product, at the right time and place whilst driving a zero-loss mindset within our business in order to maximise efficiency & productivity. This is particularly critical as we continue our journey towards being a LEAN Enterprise. This is the biggest change in the way we work that Nestlé have ever seen. It’s worldwide. It is exciting. You could play a key part in it.

A day in the life…

• Establish and control maintenance routines to ensure that maintenance activities are scheduled and executed in time with high quality.
• Lead implementation of the maintenance methodologies (PM pillar, foundations) across factory/department; active member of PM pillar. 
• Coach and promote breakdown analysis, to reduce/eliminate unplanned stops.
• Ensures availability of maintenance resources to implement and execute maintenance routines, methodologies.
• Provide input for annual maintenance budget. 
• Report and track maintenance budget according to guidelines. Analyse over/under spending and put in place corrective actions.
• Create and manage competence building plan (CBP) for the team. Organise technical training program for all factory maintenance staff. 
• Support the implementation AM pillar methodologies.
• Coordinate production support to eliminate quality defects, safety risks and chronic technical issues.
• Ensure adherence to applicable standards (ie Hygiene, GMP, TGA)

What will make you successful

• Joining a collaborative team, you will be a strong team player with a history of delivering results in a high-pressure environment. 
• Experience in engineering management (maintenance, industrial, services, E&A), preferably in FMCG related manufacturing environment (min 3 years)
• Personnel Supervisory experience (min 2 years)
• Experience working in multifunctional team (i.e. capital projects, DMAIC) preferred.
• Tertiary qualified in Mechanical Engineering or completion of a recognised trade qualification would be highly regarded
• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite, especially MS PowerPoint for monthly presentations.  
• You take pride and responsibility in what you do with strong problem-solving skills and continuous improvement mind-set.
• Proven ability to actively apply skills in a safe and effective manner.
• Ability to communicate technical information to non-technical audiences.

Applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and have Permanent Residency.  

COVID-19 VACCINATION: COVID-19 vaccination is required to perform this role, based on the Public Health Orders applicable to the state of Victoria. You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination or medical exemption as part of our recruitment process.

Our Story

Nestlé enjoys a reputation as one of the world’s largest FMCG companies and a leader in nutrition, health and wellness. Our inclusive and high-performance culture is a testament to the great training, development, rewards and recognition we extend to every member of our 5000-strong Oceania workforce.

You can realise your full potential at Nestlé, working among the leading teams in nutrition, health and wellness. As part of a global network, you can use your skills to influence others and make a positive impact where you own a piece of the action. 

At Nestlé, you will work in a supportive environment where your ideas and points of view will be championed by a collaborative team. Together, we will drive the strength of our brands, the quality of our products, and the future of our business. 

At Nestlé, you can make a difference to millions of lives, every single day. As a large, global company that’s driven by purpose, you and your team can add your piece of legacy of creating a better, healthier future. 

In return you will have the chance to work with an outstanding team, and build and grow your career with an inclusive, global FMCG leader.

Nestlé Oceania supports a culture of diversity and inclusion in all that we do. Take a look at Careers at Nestlé Australia | Nestlé Australia (nestle.com.au) to see some of the ways we live and practice this every day in our workplace.

For more information please visit our website Nestlé Australia Home | Nestlé Australia (nestle.com.au) or Our LinkedIn page http://www.linkedin.com/company/nestle-s-a-

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