**Position Summary:** + Provide engineering support across maintenance and capital projects to ensure reliable, safe, and compliant manufacturing operations. + Lead and execute equipment reliability, preventive maintenance, and continuous improvement initiatives. + Manage and deliver capital projects (CAPEX) including installation, upgrade, and validation of equipment. + Drive improvements across Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, and Equipment Reliability. **Key Responsibilities / Authorities:** + Lead and execute capital projects including line upgrades, automation improvements. + Manage full project lifecycle: scope definition, budget control, timeline delivery, contractor management. + Support equipment qualification and validation (IQ/OQ/PQ). + Coordinate with suppliers, contractors, and internal stakeholders. + Support new product introduction (NPI), including process design, trials, and scale-up. + Lead troubleshooting of equipment failures and implement root cause analysis. + Monitor production KPIs (efficiency, yield, downtime, scrap) and recommend improvement actions. + Work closely with Production to maintain equipment uptime (OEE impact) and minimise downtime and improve operational efficiency. + Respond to breakdowns (corrective maintenance) and restore operations quickly. + Support production scheduling by ensuring equipment readiness, process capability, and resource optimisation. + Analyse production processes and identify opportunities for efficiency improvement, waste reduction, and cost optimisation. + Develop, optimise and perform preventive and predictive maintenance programs. + Manage critical spare parts stock levels, reduce excess inventory while avoiding stockouts. + Develop and maintain: SOPs, Maintenance procedures, technical documentation. + Lead CIP / Lean / Kaizen initiatives. + Ensure all activities comply with Work Health and Safety (WHS) requirements. + Identify hazards, conduct risk assessments, and implement corrective actions. + Drive sustainability initiatives including waste reduction and resource efficiency. + Provide technical training and guidance to production staff. + Any other tasks as directed by manager. **Description of Qualification, Key Skills, Personal Attributes:** + Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or related). + 3–4 years’ experience in maintenance engineering, Project engineering + Strong knowledge of: Industrial equipment (automation, pneumatics, conveyors, pumps, valves, sensors), experience in CAPEX project management + Preferred: good understanding of GMP / validation requirements, Risk management tools (FMEA, RCA, 5 Whys) + Preferred: experience with Lean / Six Sigma (preferred) + Strong problem-solving and analytical skills + Good communication and stakeholder management skills + High attention to detail and strong organisational capability