Maintenance Manager

at Visy
Published August 25, 2025
Location Sydney, Australia
Category Management  
Job Type Full-time  

Description

About the Opportunity

At Visy, we’re dedicated to innovation, sustainability, and operational excellence. We are seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead the maintenance operations at our corrugated board manufacturing facility in Smithfield.

This is a leadership role where you’ll manage a team of Electrical and Mechanical Supervisors, driving safety, reliability, and continuous improvement across the site. You’ll play a key part in coaching, developing, and empowering your team to deliver business objectives and exceed key performance targets.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and manage site maintenance operations, ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient plant performance.
Drive compliance with Visy’s safety systems, including PPE, environmental standards, inspections, and certifications.
Develop and implement preventative maintenance schedules, ensuring 85%+ PM compliance.
Partner with manufacturing and engineering teams to improve plant reliability, reduce downtime, and increase productivity.
Manage repairs, spares, and maintenance budgets effectively.
Lead risk assessments, root cause analysis (RCA), and drive loss elimination initiatives.
Build and develop a skilled, engaged team through workforce planning, training, and performance management.
What You Will Bring

Proven leadership and engineering management experience, ideally in corrugated board manufacturing or FMCG.
Strong technical capability with a background in engineering, maintenance, or reliability.
Ability to lead teams, manage supervisors, and foster a results-driven culture.
Strong problem-solving, analytical, and continuous improvement mindset (Lean / CI experience desirable).
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills across all levels.
Experience managing budgets, planning, and compliance.
Why Join Visy?

At Visy, we want our people to thrive. You’ll be part of a collaborative, results-driven environment, with opportunities to shape the performance of a key manufacturing site. We offer genuine career growth opportunities across one of Australia’s largest privately-owned companies, where innovation, safety, and sustainability are at the core of everything we do.