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James Hardie Industries is the world’s #1 producer and marketer of high-performance fibre cement and fibre gypsum building solutions. As a local manufacturer, trusted innovator and industry leader James Hardie empowers homeowners and trade professionals to achieve dream modern homes with premium quality solutions that deliver endless design possibilities, trusted protection, and long-lasting beauty.
  
With a diverse workforce across Asia Pacific, our company culture is built on providing a foundation of “Zero Harm” and creating a positive impact in communities. We have a relentless focus on achievement, learning and continuous improvement.

The Opportunity   
  
Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, the Electrical Planner will be responsible for developing and executing electrical maintenance plans and developing projects to ensure the ongoing reliability of equipment and machinery at the Manufacturing Plant. This includes working with SAP/Maintenance Software, electrical components and equipment, and the electrical team

This role requires someone who is highly team orientated to work closely within the maintenance team and wider manufacturing plant.
    
What you’ll do  

• Drive a safe behavioural culture and ensure safety compliance for all maintenance tasks.
• Undertake electrical reliability activities to best ensure the long-term reliability of electrical and control systems.
• Supervise and manage electrical staff and trades.
• Assist with day-to-day electrical equipment issues by providing technical support.
• Ensure that best practice maintenance and engineering standards are rigorously applied to tasks and projects that you work on.
• Liaising and working closely with electrical and stores personnel to ensure that parts and equipment are available when required to avoid delay and improve task execution.
• Check daily work reports from shift fitters and ensure that accurate records of failures, repairs, replacements, and ancillary maintenance data are maintained.
• Investigate new maintenance methods of maintenance programs.
• Manages maintenance computerised systems by carrying out regular housekeeping activities, downloads, and corruption repairs in a timely manner to reduce interruptions to users.
• Organises all material and equipment required to carry out scheduled work. This would include parts, hire equipment and additional labour.
• Develops reports on a range of Asset Management KPI’s
• Maintains equipment manuals for all equipment.
• Participate in data analysis and interpretation, which will lead to improved work practices, system development and implementation, and designing out maintenance causing equipment.
• Ensure statutory and regulatory compliance of electrical equipment.
• Coordinate the development of the weekly work schedule by reviewing Notifications, work orders, maintenance plan and labour availability
• Chairs and participates in machine shutdown planning meeting, schedule review meeting, Shutdown progress meeting, post shutdown review meeting.
• Working with production and finishing teams (as required) to improve communication and interaction between operators and maintenance / engineering personnel
• Driving continuous improvement in the maintenance department through a commitment to training and development, precision maintenance and a ‘closed loop’ approach.

What you’ll bring

• Minimum Trade Certificate in Electrical or Electrical Engineering degree preferred
• Minimum five (5) years' experience in a similar role with focus on manufacturing plant machinery and equipment, and with supervisory skills and experience
• Good interpersonal / communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects and improvement initiatives at the same time
• Ability to plan and set priorities and deliver multiple outcomes under pressure
• Passion and dedication for reliability and maintainability within a large manufacturing environment operating 24/7
• SAP experience desired

Working @ James Hardie
  
At James Hardie, our people are at the centre of everything we do. We provide the opportunity for people who value clear vision and a diverse culture to build a career in one of the most well recognised local manufacturing brands. Here’s what you can expect when you join our Smart, Driven and Real team:

• Stable growth at a global building products manufacturer
• Bonus scheme for all eligible employees
• Product discounts
• Paid parental leave of 16 weeks for the Primary Carer (including super) and two weeks for secondary carer 
• 2 Volunteer days per year
• Plenty of employee rewards and benefits including a rewards and recognition program
• Fitness Passport Program
• Online shopping discounts
• International & domestic development and progression opportunities
• Access to thousands of free self-development modules via James Hardie University
• Annual business conferences with Award gala dinners
• Free annual health checks
• Employee Assistance Program access for you & your immediate family members
• Hassle free, no cost and confidential access to our onsite psychologists & physiotherapists (specific sites)  

Proudly providing Australian Made fibre cement to the market for over 100 years.

It’s Possible™ with James Hardie

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