Mechanical Reliability Specialist - Ingleburn

Psst, hey you! Yes, you! Are you a Mechanical Reliability Specialist looking for a change or thinking about taking the plunge into the corporate animal health & pet food world? We have the paw-some opportunity you've been looking for!

Why join us?

Do work that matters. We’re pioneering in a new area of pet food, always striving for fresher. We’re driven to create a better life for our pets.

Make an impact and change the game. We give you the tools and training for you to do your best to support our customers and in turn, their beloved furry companions. Do you have a great idea for a new product or system improvement? We’re all ears!

Growing and global. We’re growing fast! We now have global presence across APAC, and Europe regions and we’re only getting started!

Work with a pack of awesome, genuine people who are passionate about what they do.

Grow your career with us. We’re big believers in lifelong learning. You’ll be given access to LinkedIn Learning, plus opportunities for internal mobility and leadership training to fast-track your career.

Pets our part of our family: bring your pet to our Crows Nest office, access our Parental leave when you adopt a new cat or dog, and we offer extra pet carer and compassionate leave for when your furry family needs you.

Generous perks including day off for your anniversary, product discounts, volunteering days to help the community, novated leases, a rewards program and parental leave!

We are looking for a Mechanical Reliability Specialist to deliver maintenance excellence activities in the areas of mechanical plant & systems including their sub-assemblies.

About your role
The Mechanical Reliability Specialist will be responsible for:

• Enhancing asset reliability and capability through continuous improvement strategies, effective maintenance programs, and strong collaboration with production teams to maximise availability and efficiency.
• Developing and implementing policies, procedures, and training that ensure operational, safety, and quality compliance, while contributing to capital planning and maintenance management to support business objectives.
• Fostering strong relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders to enhance mechanical reliability and minimise equipment failure risks through continuous improvement initiatives and compliance with safety standards.
• Ensuring high customer service by addressing mechanical safety risks and contamination sources, while collaborating with internal teams and the Group Engineering team to implement the site reliability strategy.
• Overseeing the RCM program, enhancing preventive and predictive maintenance strategies for all mechanical assets, including scheduling and condition-based maintenance within the CMMS.
• Serving as the primary mechanical resource by providing troubleshooting support for maintenance teams and collaborating with engineering and maintenance management to assess and optimise critical spare parts and stock policies.
  
  

What will help you succeed

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Proven ability to problem-solve and proactively strive for continuous improvement
• Experience in managing maintenance operations utilising computerised maintenance management systems (CMMS)
• Training or experience in reliability-centred maintenance, predictive analysis technologies, FMEA and RCA.
• Experienced in technical and hands on application of maintenance, such as programming and troubleshooting of control systems
• Design and implementation of mechanical safety controls (e.g. zero access machine guarding) and understanding of AS4024
• Understanding, fault finding and the troubleshooting of mechanical systems and their sub-assemblies such as pneumatics (compressed air and vacuum), hydraulics (including circuits, power packs etc), power transmission (gearboxes, chain drives, belt drives, bearing housing and shaft assemblies etc), and fluid transfer (pumps, blowers etc).
• Preferably FMCG experience in the food and manufacturing environment.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in manufacturing mechanical, process or industrial engineering & machinery.
• Project management qualification or demonstrated experience in delivering significant projects with effective project management methodology.
• Demonstrated experience in the significant development of mechanical and lubrication maintenance.
• Contractor management of service providers for mechanical maintenance and the handling of safe systems of work (Permit to Work, SWMS/JSA etc)

What we’re about

Welcome to RPF, where we believe in keeping it Real.

Since 1994, we have been Australia and New Zealand’s pioneers in fresher dog and cat nutrition. Our story is one of passion for a better way to care for pets, a belief in fresher nutrition, and an unwavering commitment to delivering this to pet parents and pets worldwide.

We're dedicated to fostering authentic partnerships, encouraging real ambition, and providing real career opportunities for our employees to make a difference.

Real means fresher ingredients and fresher methods. We'll never stop expanding, innovating, and trying new things. We compete in every pet category and channel, creating favourite brands such as Ivory Coat, Nature’s Gift, V.I.P. Petfoods, Love ‘Em, & Fussy Cat!

Since the establishment of RPF, we have grown to over 900 people across Australia and New Zealand, China, Southeast Asia and Europe.

With the pet industry growing rapidly (a $15 billion industry!) and pets becoming increasingly important in our lives and homes, this is a unique opportunity to be a part of our remarkable growth story and advance your career.

What’s next?
If you're ready to unleash your potential and make a real difference in the booming pet industry, then we want to hear from you!

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Diversity’s not a buzzword here, it’s in our DNA. Diverse perspectives shape our culture and make our work better. That’s why we’re committed to building inclusive teams that represent a variety of backgrounds and skills. If you need any reasonable adjustments, accessibility assistance or would like to note which pronouns you use at any stage of our hiring process, just contact us at: careers@realpetfoodco.com.au 

Please note: NO agencies will be considered during this process. We advise you to refrain from submitting unsolicited profiles.