Mechanical Leading Hand

At Saputo, we bring good to the table by making high-quality products, investing in our people, and supporting communities around the world . As a top 10 global dairy processor, we value contributions that matter and strive to foster an inclusive, growth-driven work environment. Ready to bring your best?

How you will make contributions that matter
We have an exciting opportunity for a Mechanical Leading Hand to join our Reliability team at Allansford.

Combining hands-on maintenance with frontline leadership, you’ll coordinate the mechanical team, lead breakdown response and help drive safer, more reliable plant performance.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Providing day-to-day leadership, direction and technical support to the mechanical maintenance team.

- Coordinating daily maintenance priorities, work allocation, breakdown response, call-outs and shutdown activities.

- Taking a hands-on role during equipment breakdowns, complex repairs and critical maintenance activities.

- Coaching and mentoring tradespeople through technical guidance, knowledge sharing and on-the-job development.

- Driving preventative and predictive maintenance improvements to reduce recurring failures, equipment risks and operational losses.

- Maintaining accurate records in SAP PM while ensuring work meets safety, food safety, quality, hygiene and GMP requirements.

About you

- Certificate III or IV in Engineering - Mechanical Trade is essential.

- Previous maintenance experience within manufacturing, food processing, dairy or a similar operational environment.

- Previous leadership, work coordination or acting-supervisor experience will be highly regarded, but is not essential.

- Strong mechanical fault-finding, analytical thinking and practical problem-solving capability.

- The ability to prioritise competing demands, coordinate work effectively and remain composed during breakdowns.

- A collaborative leadership style, with the ability to coach and develop tradespeople while working effectively across operational teams.

If you believe you can provide strong technical leadership and make a strong contribution to our Allansford Reliability Team, please click Apply to submit your application.

Saputo Dairy Australia is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants must have full Australian working rights.

As a leading dairy processor in Australia, Saputo produces, markets, and distributes a variety of products, with a portfolio of well-loved brands such as Devondale , Liddells , CHEER, Mersey Valley and Tasmanian Heritage. Our people bring these popular brands to life, while servicing our farming communities and through our AG Warehouse network.

Whether your expertise lies in manufacturing, operations, supply chain, sales, quality assurance, or in any other function, your role is integral to our success. You will make contributions that matter, all while working alongside colleagues who genuinely care about your success and who will roll up their sleeves to help.