Maintenance and Reliability Manager

Job title : Maintenance and Reliability Manager
Location : Sydney
Job type : Permanent or Full Time
Job reference : 1598623
Sharp & Carter is proud to partner exclusively with Riverina Fresh to find a Maintenance and Reliability Manager for their Wagga Wagga site.
This is a rare opportunity to join a proudly Australian-owned business with over 100 years of heritage, known for producing some of the country's finest fresh dairy products.
  
About the Role
The Wagga Wagga facility runs 24 hours a day, 6 days a week - so it's a fast-paced, high-volume, daily fresh facility and demands people with quick thinking.
  
You'll manage a small but highly experienced team of 6 (fitters, electricians and maintenance coordinator).
  
Key Responsibilities
  • Lead, support and develop a tenured maintenance team.
  • Improve reliability and uptime across a plant with legacy equipment.
  • Drive modern maintenance practices and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Work collaboratively with site leadership on capital projects, maintenance planning, and long-term reliability strategies.
  • Manage preventative and reactive maintenance schedules.
What You'll Bring
  • Strong leadership skills with a hands-on, people-first approach.
  • Experience in high-volume, fast-paced manufacturing (fresh food preferred).
  • A proactive attitude towards improving reliability and efficiency.
  • Ability to manage change effectively in a well-established team environment.
  • Trade qualifications or engineering background will be highly regarded.
This role is ideal for someone with experience in fresh food manufacturing (dairy, meat, or produce) who understands the pressures of manufacturing short shelf-life products.
  
Why Join Riverina Fresh?
  • Iconic Australian-owned brand with strong values and culture.
  • Opportunity to lead change and shape the future of the site.
  • Lifestyle opportunity to live and work in the regional hub of Wagga Wagga.
  • Competitive salary package on offer, with relocation support available.
Interested?
To apply online, please click on the apply function. Alternatively, for a confidential career discussion, please contact Orrin on 0425 201 109 or ohuang@sharpandcarter.com.au