Job Description

Discover Opal Maryvale Mill…

One of Australia’s leading pulp and paper manufacturing sites in regional Victoria. Join a team focused on safety, innovation, and sustainability, where your skills contribute to essential everyday products. At Opal, you’ll find a supportive, collaborative environment with real opportunities for growth and development.

Discover the Opportunity….

Our Maryvale Paper Mill maintenance team is seeking an experienced Superintendent Mechanical Maintenance to join us.

You will lead a dedicated trades team, managing both preventative maintenance programs and reactive works to ensure our plant operates at peak efficiency.

The focus of this role will be to:

• Oversee maintenance execution across paper machines, ensuring schedules align with production requirements and quality standards
• Implement process controls and cost improvement strategies with a focus on disciplined work order processes and the management of critical spares.
• Apply structured problem-solving and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to improve MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) and leverage CMMS tools for sustainable gains.
• Assist in planning and executing asset shutdowns and providing leadership and technical decision-making.
• Work collaboratively with your team to ensure they operate with a Zero Harm mentality, meeting all health, safety, environmental, and regulatory standards.

What you’ll bring….

We are looking for an operational leader who thrives in complex, large-scale environments and has a passion for developing technical talent.

We value:

• A Mechanical trade/technical qualification with extensive industry experience
• Proven experience leading maintenance teams in a unionised setting, with the ability to build high-trust environments and foster high engagement
• A track record of delivering both preventative and reactive maintenance across a range of heavy industrial plant and assets
• Well-developed influencing skills with the ability to work effectively with engineers, planners, and operational personnel
• Experience managing contracted trades and maintenance budgets while maintaining high-quality work and procurement standards

What Opal can offer you….

• Investment in your leadership journey through coaching, feedback, and career development opportunities
• A supportive work culture that prioritises a values-based approach where you are encouraged to think and act like an owner

Our Opal Values

Thinking packaging. Discover Opal.