Cobram Estate Olives (CBO) is searching for a Maintenance Manager to join the team in Boundary Bend. 
The role will work closely with the management team and fellow maintenance team members to organise, monitor and carry out the preventative and reactive maintenance of a large variety of horticultural equipment such as the Colossus Olive Harvesters and including a fleet of utes, mules, tractors and various implements.
  
The Role
The role will be based at Cobram Estate’s Olive Grove in Boundary Bend, Victoria, and report to the Grove Manager. 
Responsibilities will include (but not limited to) the following activities:

• Manage the preventative & reactive (breakdown) maintenance requirements for the plant and equipment across the Boundary Bend and Wemen Groves. 
• Responsible for maintaining accurate records of all service, maintenance and repair work performed on each piece of equipment and machinery.
• Maintain stock of required parts & supplies to ensure cost effectiveness and efficiencies of maintenance whilst managing budgetary spend in conjunction with the Grove Manager. 
• Support the maintenance team in their work and development.
• Regularly inspect, schedule and perform routine maintenance on tractors, harvesters, and other farm equipment to ensure they are in proper working condition.
• In consultation with management, coordinate the installation and commissioning of all new plant equipment.
• Build effective relationships with key people in the division to ensure all requirements in regards to plant and equipment across the groves are met.
• Ensuring that all farm & workshop equipment meets safety standards and regulations, and that proper training is supplied for workshop equipment.
• Develop a program for the progressive upgrade of all current systems within the workshop. 
•  Suitable for people who have had previous experience working in engineering and maintenance, mining operations, trades & services, engineering, construction or farming. 

  
Skills & Experience
The role will ideally suit someone who is keen to further develop their management skills, whilst remaining hands-onion the shed. The successful candidate will have a positive attitude and willingness to perform a variety of duties coupled with the following experience and attributes:

• Previous experience in a similar role.
• Experience in a leadership or management role.
• Qualified in a maintenance discipline.
• Previous experience working onsite a farm or rural area preferred but not essential.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the proven ability to build effective relationships and communicate with a diverse range of people.
• Superior attention to detail, organisational skills, and capabilities in terms of prioritising work and meeting deadlines. 
• Strong leadership skills and proven ability to build great teams, collaborate effectively and develop good working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
• A self-starter with the ability to take initiative, work efficiently and without supervision. 
• Ability to travel to different work sites as/when required.

Employee Perks

• On-site accommodation (inc. utilities), laptop and mobile phone.
• Twice yearly product allocation for you and your family/friends.
• Birthday leave on top of your annual leave and personal leave entitlements.
• Flexible work hours out-side of our harvest period to best support a work/life balance.

The Company & Values
Cobram Estate Olives is Australia’s largest producer and marketer of premium quality extra virgin olive oil.  With operations in Australia and the USA, export customers in 18 countries, and a portfolio of premium brands, we are a market leader in the Australian extra virgin olive oil industry and a leader in sustainable olive farming. 
We own over 2.4 million olive trees planted on 6,584 hectares of farmland in central and north-west Victoria, together with Australia’s largest olive tree nursery, two olive mills, an olive oil bottling, storage, and the Modern Olives laboratory. 

At Cobram Estate Olives, our core values describe the collective behaviours of our company and what is important to us. They are a lot more than just words on a page. Our core values represent who we are – not who we want to be. As an employer, they underpin everything we do and have allowed us to grow. With this, all team members of Cobram Estate Olives behave and make decisions based on Honesty, Passion and Humility. 

  
How to Apply
Please apply with your CV and a brief cover letter addressing the following key points:

1. Your background and interests/qualifications – making you the right candidate for this role
2. Something unique about your background and experience that you would bring to this role and the CBO team

  
PLEASE NOTE: WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT TELEPHONE CALLS - PLEASE APPLY THROUGH SEEK. 
  
We will be reviewing applications as they are received. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
  
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