Maintenance Engineer

Steel Mains is Australia’s leading manufacturer and supplier of complete steel pipeline systems for the transportation of water and wastewater, offering a total solutions approach to its customers.

Our Plant in Somerton, VIC is currently looking for a Maintenance Engineer to join the team on a full-time basis. Reporting to the Mechanical Engineering Lead, this role will join the Somerton maintenance team and will be responsible for day-to-day production support and process improvement projects and plant upgrades. The successful candidate will work closely with the production team to ensure smooth operation of the Somerton Production Facility.

The successful candidate needs to be hands-on, results orientated, highly organised, motivated, innovative and agile. Ideally this role will suit someone who can work well independently as well as in a team. The successful applicant should have a positive can-do attitude and a willingness to learn.

Key responsibilities include:

• Ensure the highest practicable level of plant availability for production
• Implement project works minimising and/or avoiding plant downtime
• Coordinate the preventative maintenance programs for all plant and equipment
• Assist in the implementation of safety action plan
• Identify, analyse and introduce improvement to the plant
• Ensure adherence to work procedures and systems in accordance with all relevant Australian Standards
• Coordinate and schedule contractors
• Respond to breakdowns and fault finding
• Identify issues and make recommendations for improvements in plant operations
• Personnel management responsibilities for maintenance team
• Prepare ad hoc reports as required 

The successful candidate should have:

• Degree in Engineering (Mechanical/Mechatronics/Electrical stream) 
• Demonstrated experience working effectively with multiple stakeholders 
• Strong problem-solving mind geared towards fault finding and root-cause analysis
• Demonstrated experience in a manufacturing environment/similar role is advantageous
• Experience using Microsoft Office (word, excel) is required, MEX (or other CMMS) experience desirable but not essential

This is an exciting time to join Steel Mains. Working with a supportive team who values safety and who has a passion for delivering results and helping each other succeed.

As well as a clean and safe work environment, we offer a competitive salary, free onsite car parking and the opportunity to progress and develop your career with a highly reputable and long-established market leader.

Steel Mains is committed to equal employment opportunity and embraces diversity and inclusion within its workforce. People from diverse backgrounds including people with disabilities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply

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