Reliability Manager

Saputo Dairy Australia

Kiewa, VIC, Australia
Reliability and maintenance leadership
Safety and food safety culture
Maintenance planning and shutdowns
We are seeking an experienced Reliability Manager to join our Kiewa manufacturing site in a critical site leadership role, supporting a strong safety and food safety culture while driving reliable plant performance and long‑term sustainability across our dairy operations

Job Summary

  • We are seeking an experienced Reliability Manager to join our Kiewa manufacturing site in a critical site leadership role, supporting a strong safety and food safety culture while driving reliable plant performance and long‑term sustainability across our dairy operations.
  • This is a hands‑on site leadership role with accountability for reliability, maintenance strategy, people leadership and continuous improvement outcomes.
  • The opportunity to make meaningful contributions while being supported by a multinational, values-led company with learning and development opportunities and participation in an Employee Share Ownership Program.

Matching Summary

We are seeking an experienced Reliability Manager to join our Kiewa manufacturing site in a critical site leadership role, supporting a strong safety and food safety culture while driving reliable plant performance and long‑term sustainability across our dairy operations.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Reliability and maintenance leadership
  • Safety and food safety culture
  • Maintenance planning and shutdowns
  • CMMS governance
  • Continuous improvement and reliability maturity
  • Budget and contractor management
  • FMCG or manufacturing environment experience

Nice-to-have

  • Practical people-focused leadership style
  • Strong communication and influencing skills
  • Experience with capital projects
  • Lean and CI methodologies knowledge

Key Requirements

  • Tertiary qualification in Engineering or relevant trade background
  • 10+ years experience in FMCG or manufacturing environments
  • Proven leadership of maintenance/reliability teams in regulated operations
  • Experience with shutdown planning and CMMS systems
  • Australian working rights at time of applying

Work Rights

Australian working rights required

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