Head Of Asset And Maintenance

Our client is the largest integrated construction materials company in Australia, producing and selling a broad range of construction materials, including quarry products, cement, concrete, asphalt and recycled materials. Employing circa 9,100 employees and contractors nationally, their extensive footprint includes some 357 operating sites nationally.Located in North Ryde, today they are seeking to appoint a Head of Fixed Assets & Maintenance to establish standards, drive efficiency and improve production availability of its core assets. Your purpose is to optimise and integrate a Manufacturing Production Centre of Excellence across their multi-site manufacturing operation – one that maximises production availability, efficiency and total cost of ownership (TCO) of each asset. Reporting into the EGM, you are charged with proactively identifying best in class systems and processes that result in the maximising their resources & significant asset investments.In this newly created role, you will take a proactive leadership approach, working in collaboration with the Head of H&S, the Head of Procurement, Finance and other peers as you build a best in class operation, whilst also coaching and mentoring a national team of Asset Maintenance professionals. The national footprint has been established, so this is an opportunity for a talented Engineer (GM Production) to design the how, and then proactively support the successful delivery of our clients fixed assets productivity and maintenance goals in a standardised way to drive economic efficiency.Your key duties and responsibilities will include:LeadershipDemonstrated ability to manage multiple departments/sites and improvement projects, preparing short and long term goals focusing on company KPI's to underpin production availability.Oversee production control groups and maintenance scheduling and delivery for their multisite manufacturing operations.Ensure compliance with relevant ISO, GMP and OSHA standards.EngineeringApplying your Engineering expertise to create an asset management & maintenance best in class framework and program, achieving standardisation of systems and processes across their 24/7 multi-site manufacturing operation, directly impacting 340 internal resources, 5 types of manufacturing facilities, including mines, batching plants and their associated assets. This program will also be underpinned by a safety mindset and drive efficiency & asset utilisation to maximise production availability across their business: Concrete Plants, Cement Plants, Quarries, Asphalt & Recycling.StandardisationThe creation of best in class process standardisations for their asset maintenance programs, ensuring robust and effective frameworks are designed and integrated consistently across sites nationally, maximising resources, safety and throughput (production availability).CommercialityCombining and applying your technical competence as an Executive Production Engineer with your high degree of commercial acumen.The utilisation of your advanced analytical skills to support your preference for evidenced based decision making.Proactively managing/working with complexity.Supporting the analysis and design of vendor strategies, working in collaboration with the Head of Procurement & Head of H&S to identify best in class solutions.The development of standards – including clear measurement of upstream throughput and productivity.Utilisation of Maximo (asset maintenance tool), developing of reporting protocols to measure and monitor the effectiveness of maintenance schedule compliance to maximise the life span of assets.Continuous ImprovementProactively manage projects that enhance organisational capability and responsiveness, collaborating with operational managers to continuously improve production processes, systems and policies, maximising asset utilisation.The design, integration and compliance management of best in class asset maintenance schedules to support production availability.Governance, Financial Management and ReportingDevelop policies, processes, practices and standards to achieve a consistent approach, one that achieves compliance to their multi-site operations maintenance schedules, (with circa $350m annual maintenance spend - this is a significant operation).Ensure proper Governance processes with regard to maintenance scheduling and reporting.Provide financial and commercial advice to the business in regards to prospective tenders, mergers, acquisitions and divestments re production throughputs/costs etc.Monitor, review and report on performance of each sites production assets.What you will bring to this role:Demonstrated leadership experience in a manufacturing environment, with an Engineering expertise coupled with knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles.Experience as a Head of Fixed Asset and Maintenance or Executive production availability role, proactively leading multi-site manufacturing centre of excellence, to maximise productivity (multi site experience essential!).Strong mechanical and technical aptitude, working in machine-based operations.Experience in the analysis / design of vendor strategies, working in collaboration with the Head of Procurement & Head of H&S to identify best in class solutions.Strong Safety focus with a preventative/proactive approach and the ability to manage any OH&S issues to resolution.A preference to create frameworks and identify best in class standardisation practices to maximise plant throughputs.A desire to continually seek efficiency and quality improvements with production, design and manufacturing standards.An ability to work autonomously and adapt quickly to changing technical/business priorities.Highly organised and deadline driven.Strong decision-making, negotiation and influencing skills.Project Management and Change management expertise.A highly collaborative style/approach, with proven success engaging a wide stakeholder group to drive/deliver significant improvements in asset utilisation and maintenance schedule compliance.A high level of customer centricity, with proven success managing stakeholder expectations/needs.Demonstrated experience collaborating with operational leaders to support the standardisation of systems and programs, whilst also working with HR, Procurement and HSE functions to reduce opportunity for harm as systems are streamlined.A high level numerical and analytical skills.Well-structured written and verbal communication skills.A consultative hands on approach with a diverse workforce.Strong negotiation and influencing skills.A results orientation – with a preference for getting things done!So, what's in it for you?Circa $330k package + STI + a unique career opportunity.The opportunity to take on the fixed asset maintenance management (annual spend of ~$350m) and make a real difference to the organisations bottom line, identifying significant efficiencies, along with a safer and well maintained manufacturing operation.A unique opportunity to design and integrate a Centre of Excellence in Manufacturing/production for a large and complex multi-site Iconic industrial organisation.This is genuinely an exciting career opportunity for a talented National Head of Fixed Assets & Maintenance to establish standards, drive efficiency and improve production availability of core assets, optimising & integrating a Manufacturing Production Centre of Excellence across multi-site manufacturing operations.For a confidential discussion please call Lorraine on 0431767528 or email: ****** or simply apply now by following the link.Hinchen Resources are a team of experienced industry recruiters who offer a highly informative honest process, where our genuine goal is to provide a quality and valued service. One that is respectful to all and is as transparent as possible. Confidentiality is assured with all applications, with your privacy our utmost priority.Acknowledgement of Country: Hinchen Resources pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of country throughout Australia. We pay our respects to Elder's past and present and acknowledge the valuable contribution Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make to Australian society.
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