Maintenance Team Coach

This role leads daily maintenance execution on a designated shift within Air Manufacturing Innovation, ensuring safety, equipment reliability, and team performance. It partners closely with Manufacturing, Engineering, Production Leadership, Safety, Facilities, Planning, and Reliability teams to support safe, efficient, and reliable operation of manufacturing equipment. The position leads a team of maintenance technicians and drives alignment across shifts and functional teams to support operational goals, equipment performance, and continuous improvement.

• Lead maintenance teams in the execution of preventive, predictive, corrective, and emergency maintenance activities.
• Ensure compliance with all safety, Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), permit, and regulatory requirements, and lead safety investigations, corrective actions, and risk reduction initiatives.
• Prioritise maintenance work based on production schedules, operational risks, and business priorities.
• Coordinate maintenance handoffs and communicate equipment status and critical updates to Production Leadership.
• Drive equipment reliability improvements through effective maintenance planning and execution.
• Develop team capability through coaching, training plans, skill matrices, and performance management.
• Foster a culture of accountability, engagement, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
• Support troubleshooting and rapid response efforts to minimise downtime and improve operational performance.
• Ensure completion of required technical, safety, and compliance training across the maintenance team.
• Monitor maintenance performance metrics and drive actions to improve results.

• Technical degree, skilled trades certification, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 7+ years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
• 3+ years of experience leading or coaching maintenance teams.
• Strong understanding of electrical and mechanical systems.
• Experience with Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) and maintenance planning processes.
• Knowledge of preventive maintenance, corrective maintenance, and reliability principles.
• Understanding of labour practices and employee relations fundamentals.
• Experience conducting incident investigations and implementing corrective actions.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and organisational skills.
• People-first leadership approach with a passion for developing talent, improving equipment reliability, and creating a safe and inclusive work environment.
• Strong technical maintenance expertise combined with proven coaching and leadership capabilities.

• Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP) certification.
• State trade licence or equivalent technical certification.
• TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) certification.
• Experience using SAP CMMS, PEGA, and related maintenance systems.

• Shift: D1 – 5:30am–5:30pm Tuesday–Thursday and every other Monday.