The Role
We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced Reliability Leader at our Laminex Cheltenham, Victoria site.
Reporting to the Manufacturing Manager, you will be responsible for operational effectiveness and reliability of the High-Pressure Laminate (HPL) lines within the Laminex Cheltenham facility through maintenance and reliability strategies, engineering and reliability improvements, problem-solving and troubleshooting.
You will be part of a supportive team environment with a proactive approach to ensuring that the workforce’s health and safety is always the number one priority. In this role you will:
- Lead and mentor the maintenance team to develop a culture to plan and utilise opportunities on assets as they arise.
- Liaising cross-functionally with production, maintenance and engineering division to ensure issues with plant operation are resolved as soon as possible.
- Reinforce the maintenance and reliability strategies to minimise lost availability of assets and maintain a full knowledge of reliability improvement opportunities across the lines.
- Ensure the Preventative Maintenance program is fully developed, the schedule in place and actively utilised.
- Commit to and reinforce site safety policy and all safety procedures to ensure a healthy and safe work environment is maintained.
- Lead and support Continuous Improvement activities to reduce complexity and improve reliability.
About You
To be successful in this role, ideally, you’d possess the following skills and experience.
- Demonstrated work experience in mechanical and/or electrical maintenance in a 24-7 production environment.
- Trade qualified or tertiary level education in an engineering discipline.
- Experience managing projects and implementing best practice.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills.
- Experience utilising computerised maintenance management systems i.e. SAP or MEX
- Working knowledge of maintenance management practices and their application to large manufacturing facilities
- Forklift ticket, Elevated work Platform ticket, Work at Height ticket.
About Us
Laminex is a leader in the decorative surfaces industry in Australia; we manufacture and procure a broad range of products for commercial and residential use such as laminate, engineered stone and veneers. We pride ourselves on quality and design. We believe that good design enables good living and our ambition is to make design accessible for every Australian.
Together we are part of Fletcher Building Group, Australasia’s largest building materials supplier. We know that our people are our greatest asset and we continue to promote engaged and effective teams who deliver exceptional results for our customers.
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