About this Position

Join Henkel Adhesives and play a pivotal leadership role
within the team. As our Maintenance Supervisor, you'll lead maintenance
operations across our Kilsyth manufacturing site, ensuring our equipment
remains safe, reliable and operating at peak performance. Reporting to the
Engineering and Maintenance Manager, you'll supervise a small maintenance team and external contractors while driving preventative maintenance, continuous improvement and operational
excellence.

This hands-on leadership role is ideal for an
experienced maintenance professional who enjoys solving technical challenges,
developing people and improving equipment reliability. You'll work closely with
production teams, manage contractors and maintenance activities, and play a key
role in keeping our site running safely and efficiently.

What you´ll do

• Lead, coach and develop the maintenance team, fostering a
  strong safety culture and continuous improvement mindset.
• Employ Lean tools to
  identify and implement improvements to improve overall equipment performance,
  reliability, reduce running costs and improve overall operational efficiency.
• Support the development and execution of preventative and
  predictive maintenance strategies to maximise asset reliability, compliance and
  cost efficiency.
• Plan, schedule and oversee maintenance activities, ensuring
  work orders, inspections and service reports are completed accurately and on
  time.
• Manage maintenance resources, including equipment, spare
  parts and consumables, to support efficient day-to-day operations.
• Monitor maintenance performance and KPIs, identify risks and
  opportunities, and escalate issues where required.
• Coordinate equipment breakdown responses, lead fault finding
  and root cause analysis, and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Manage contractor engagement and ensure all maintenance work
  is completed safely through effective permit-to-work processes and compliance
  with site procedures.
• Ensure all maintenance activities comply with Australian
  legislation, Henkel standards and site safety requirements, including the safe
  management of hazardous materials.

What makes you a good fit

• Minimum 5 years' hands-on engineering or maintenance
  experience within a manufacturing or process industry environment.
• Relevant qualifications in Engineering (Cert IV, Diploma or
  Degree) or significant experience as a senior tradesperson or maintenance
  supervisor.
• Previous experience leading and developing maintenance
  teams, with a strong commitment to safety, quality and continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated experience with preventative maintenance, fault
  finding, root cause analysis, Lean maintenance practices (TPM, 5S, Gemba) and
  maintenance management systems (e.g. MEX).
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills, with the
  ability to collaborate across technical and operational teams and manage
  contractors effectively.
• Proficient in preparing engineering documentation, SOPs and
  risk assessments, with sound computer skills across Microsoft Office and
  engineering systems.

Some perks of joining Henkel

• Flexible work scheme with flexible hours, hybrid work model, and work from anywhere policy for up to 30 days per year
• Diverse national and international growth opportunities
• Global wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
• Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks
• Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
• Flexible Public Holidays
• Company Products Allocation

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! We welcome all applications across different genders, origins, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, disabilities, and generations.