Cleanaway Waste Management

Workshop & Fleet Maintenance Manager

Cleanaway Waste Management  •  Commonwealth of Australia (Hybrid)  •  13 hours ago
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Job Description

  • Lead one of Australia's largest fleet maintenance portfolios across QLD / NT
  • Modern facilities, Modern trucks fitted with hi tech equipment
  • Partner closely with senior leaders to support continuous improvement strategies

The Opportunity

With responsibility for 330 assets, including cab Chassis and bodies, the Fleet and Maintenance across QLD/NT, this role manages one of Australia's largest fleet and maintenance portfolios.

Based in Northgate, Brisbane, the Workshop & Fleet Maintenance Manager role is accountable for end-to-end performance of all fleet maintenance functions, ensuring asset availability, compliance and cost optimisation.

The role works closely with regional maintenance planning for scheduling cadence and demand/capacity balancing, manages budgeting processes, and leads multi-site fleet maintenance operations, aligning performance, engagement and delivery outcomes; including managing multiple Third-Party Maintenance activities and Contract Maintenance performance and efficiency.

  • Lead end-to-end fleet maintenance operations to maximise asset availability, compliance, and cost efficiency.
  • Ensure all preventative and corrective maintenance activities are completed within required timeframes and standards.
  • Drive standardised ways of working, continuous improvement initiatives, and strategies that reduce downtime and improve asset performance.
  • Manage safety, roadworthiness, compliance, and risk, ensuring audit findings and corrective actions are addressed.
  • Oversee third-party maintenance providers, including vendor performance, commercial governance, contract compliance, and cost control.

About You

  • Proven people leadership experience managing maintenance teams across multiple sites.
  • Strong commercial acumen with a solid understanding of P&L management, asset utilisation, and cost optimisation.
  • Mechanical maintenance knowledge, ideally within Transport & Logistics, Mining, Waste Management, or a related heavy industrial environment.
  • Ability to analyse performance data (including Power BI reporting), develop action plans, and drive operational improvements.
  • Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills, with the ability to build strong relationships and lead change.

Why join Cleanaway

  • Attractive salary package
  • Career development opportunities
  • Paid parental leave
  • Great company benefits: Annual employee share plan offer, novated leasing, optional flu vaccinations, EAP access, discounts on private health insurance, company discounts + much more!

Why join Cleanaway

  • Competitive market salary package
  • Career development opportunities
  • Paid parental leave
  • Great company benefits: Annual employee share plan offer, novated leasing through SG Fleet or Smart Group, optional flu vaccinations, EAP access, discounts on private health insurance, company discounts + much more!

Our Process

Our recruitment process involves a number of checks including, but not limited to, criminal history, medicals, drug & alcohol testing, as well as verification of qualifications, licences and right-to-work status.

We are dedicated to improving employment outcomes and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We also welcome candidates of all ages, abilities, gender identities, experiences (including veterans), and cultural backgrounds.

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Cleanaway Waste Management

About Cleanaway Waste Management

Cleanaway Waste Management Limited is Australia’s largest, publicly listed waste management company.

With over 10,000 employees in more than 350 locations across Australia, we work with a diverse range of customers from small businesses through to government agencies and large multi-national clients.

We believe that all waste is a resource and aim to incorporate recovery, recycling and reuse throughout our operations and those of our clients.

The Cleanaway difference is our dedicated team of highly trained in-house experts, who proudly deliver tailored solutions to our customers each and every day.

Our areas of expertise include:

General waste management and recycling services – including collections for homes and businesses; recycling and resource recovery; waste transportation, processing and disposal; and management of recycling facilities and landfills.

Industrial services – including management of liquid and hazardous waste; industrial cleaning, high pressure water blasting, vacuum loading, emergency spills response, hydro excavation and site remediation; collection, re-refining, recycling and sale of hydrocarbons and cooking oils; workshop waste solutions including parts washing; and plastic waste equipment manufacturing.

Industry
Consulting & Advisory
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Melbourne, AU
Year Founded
1989
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