Maintenance Manager

About Goodness Grown

Goodness Grown is a high-tech controlled environment agriculture business producing premium tomatoes in a 20-hectare glasshouse and packhouse facility at Tongala, in northern Victoria. The site brings together climate control, automation, heating and CO2 systems, irrigation and fertigation, and a full packing operation, and operates under Freshcare, HARPS and Fair Farms certification.

The opportunity

Reporting directly to the General Manager, the Maintenance Manager is accountable for all maintenance operations, engineering standards and the performance of the maintenance team across the site. The role protects production continuity: keeping plant, equipment, infrastructure and grounds maintained to the highest engineering and safety standards, managing breakdown risk before it becomes downtime, and leading a multi-skilled team that keeps a complex facility running. The role works closely with the Senior Grower and key external suppliers.

What you’ll do

• Lead, develop and mentor a multi-skilled maintenance team covering maintenance technicians, irrigation and fertigation, general hands and facilities
• Own the preventative maintenance schedule across all plant, equipment and infrastructure on site
• Oversee the operation and maintenance of heating and CO2 systems, including coal and gas boilers
• Ensure reliable water, irrigation and fertiliser delivery to the glasshouse through planned maintenance of irrigation and fertigation systems
• Manage breakdown assessment and repair across the site to prevent or minimise production downtime, supported by a critical spares inventory
• Maintain the picking trolley fleet to a minimum 96% serviceability target
• Develop annual maintenance budgets and manage capital expenditure with the General Manager
• Build and maintain critical breakdown pathways with the Senior Grower and key suppliers, with a backup plan for every key process failure
• Manage structural repairs and upgrades, including work at height and in confined spaces, to the highest engineering and safety standards
• Drive a strong safety culture across the team and contractors: inductions, test and tag, PPE, and supervised high-risk work

What you’ll bring

• Proven maintenance management experience in a high-tech agricultural, food processing or industrial environment
• Trade qualification or equivalent technical qualification
• Minimum five years’ experience managing staff in an engineering or maintenance environment
• Sound knowledge of maintenance procedures and practices, including welding, fitting and turning, farm production equipment and packing machinery
• Demonstrated people management, negotiation and project management skills
• Computer literate (minimum intermediate Word and Excel), with strong time management and workforce planning skills
• Current driver’s licence
• First Aid Qualified
• Forklift LF Licence

Highly regarded

• Qualified electrician
• Experience in a technical role within high-tech glasshouses
• Knowledge of climate control systems, automation and inventory management
• Familiarity with ERP systems and maintenance management software
• OHS training, confined space certification and working at heights certification
• HR and/or machinery licence

What’s on offer

• Salary range [$110,000 – $130,000] plus superannuation
• Permanent, full-time senior leadership role reporting directly to the General Manager
• Genuine ownership of the site’s engineering and maintenance function, including budget and capital expenditure responsibility
• A technically complex site: climate control, automation, boilers, irrigation and fertigation, and packing machinery

How to apply

Apply now with a current resume and a short cover letter outlining your maintenance leadership experience. Applications will be assessed as they are received. Applicants must hold current work rights in Australia.