Maintenance and Engineering Manager

We are looking to hire an experienced Maintenance and Engineering leader to join the team at our brand new Sub-Same-Day (SSD) site in Port Melbourne, Melbourne, Amazon's first SSD facility in Australia, opening in 2027.

The Maintenance and Engineering Manager is the line manager for a team of up to 20 including Maintenance Supervisors, Technicians (fitters and electricians), Maintenance Planner and Automation Engineer. They maintain the focus on safety by training, developing and coaching their team. They deliver a high level of equipment availability by ensuring all preventative maintenance is conducted and internal processes and procedures are followed.

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Key job responsibilities

• Lead, support and mentor the maintenance team, ensuring site operations are maintained in a safe, standard and efficient manner.
• Work with the team and the wider network to harness the technical expertise available and build solutions.
• Support the Senior Maintenance and Engineering Manager as they work with the Site Safety department & Site Leadership to implement, record and audit safety and statutory compliance programs to provide a safe working environment for all staff.
• Implement network standards and focus on preventative maintenance to provide a high level of equipment availability to our internal customers.
• Ensure sufficient technical coverage is available for the shifts by organising and directing the training program for the team.
• Manage local projects or support Australia wide projects as assigned by the Senior Regional Maintenance and Engineering Manager.

Basic Qualifications: - Demonstrated leadership experience, particularly in a dynamic, fast-paced environment - Experience delivering leadership to a team of direct reports, with an emphasis on growth and development and team member engagement - Experience in liaising and managing relationships between a variety of stakeholders including third-party vendors - Multi skilled in both electrical and mechanical disciplines - Experience of automated equipment including packaging machinery, sortation, and conveyor systems

Preferred Qualifications: - Preferred qualifications are not required to apply for a position at Amazon. If you have all the basic qualifications above, we’d love to hear from you. - Experience of working with statutory regulations such as compliance checks and machine safety protocols - Experience of using data analysis tools and PLC-based control systems - Experience with project management or Kaizen, Lean, Six Sigma processes - Experience with Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)

Acknowledgement of country: In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

IDE statement: Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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