Maintenance Lead

•    Career and development opportunities within the GWF Business
•    Leadership opportunity 
•    Free product to take home daily!
 
Reporting into the Maintenance Manager, the candidate will be responsible for supporting the production needs of the Townsville site across all reliability and maintenance activities. The candidate will also ensure equipment optimal performance, minimise downtime, and support safe, efficient operations as well as monitor and support contactors activities on site.
 

Purpose of the Role

•    Carry out and oversee maintenance activities, including repairs and preventative maintenance, to ensure equipment reliability.
•    Supervise onsite cleaning operations and ensure standards are met.
•    Manage maintenance contractors.
•    Collaborate with internal departments and external stakeholders to ensure alignment and effective execution of work.
•    Work closely with the site planner to coordinate and deliver engineering and maintenance tasks efficiently.
•    Take ownership of reliability issues by identifying root causes, making informed decisions, and implementing solutions to reduce equipment downtime and optimise resource use. 
•    Ensure all contractor activities comply with company policies while monitoring work onsite.

The ideal candidate will have:

•    Mechanical or Electrical trade or engineering background.
•    2+ years of experience within a Maintenance Role.
•    First Aid Certification
•    Proven analytical and problem-solving skills to support the team when system issues arise - required to make quick decisions, and put clear actions into place to proactively address problems daily
•    Exposure in MEX computerised maintenance management system 
•    Willingness to assist with breakdowns where required

About Us

Why Join Us?

At Tip Top Bakeries, we're proud to produce an extensive range of wholesome sliced bread, muffins, crumpets, pies, and bakery snacks. Our purpose of ‘Everyday Moments of Goodness' represents the lives we touch and the difference we make. Those moments that bring a smile, make us proud, or keep us safe, are moments we strive for through our work.

We take pride in supporting our people to learn, grow, and develop throughout their careers with Tip Top Bakeries. We believe in the power of an inclusive and diverse workforce and invest in meaningful initiatives to remove barriers and enable our employees to have a satisfying and rewarding career with us. Our vision for Tip Top Bakeries is an organisation where everyone belongs, everyone is valued, and everyone has equal opportunity.

Join the team and be part of one of our iconic brands like Tip Top, Abbotts Bakery, Bürgen and Golden.

Working with Tip Top, we offer many benefits including:

•    Family-friendly policies including 12 weeks of paid parental leave, additional paid time off to ease back to work and ongoing superannuation contributions during unpaid parental leave
•    Recognition and award programs, including access to our online rewards platform
•    Health and wellbeing programs including access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program, and on-site physiotherapy services
•    Flexible working options
•    Access to an extensive range of internal trainings and development programs for your career
•    Financial support for approved study pathways, as well as traineeship and apprenticeship programs
•    Two paid volunteer days per year as part of our focus on Community Partnerships
•    Novated Leasing Options

Start the Conversation

If this role sounds like you and you’re eager to learn, grow, and help create everyday moments of goodness, we want to hear from you. To apply for this opportunity please submit your application by clicking on the ‘apply now' button.

Our Recruitment Process typically consists of a brief, prearranged telephone or video call, followed by 1-2 interviews in-person or over Zoom/Teams. We’re happy to adjust our recruitment process to support your accessibility needs. Let us know your needs in providing a positive, barrier-free recruitment process via phone on (02) 9168 4200 or email to ttpeopleservices@gwf.com.au . Please do not call to enquire about this position as the phone number is for requesting accessibility needs only.

During the recruitment process you may be required to complete pre-employment screening which include a medical (includes drug & alcohol testing) and a criminal record check.

At Tip Top we strive to create a place where Everyone belongs, Everyone is valued, and Everyone has equal opportunity.

We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures – including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people living with disability.