Overview

What’s involved

A maintenance manager usually holds an engineering or automotive qualification and is responsible for all equipment and machinery onsite. They can work alone or manage a team to ensure that vehicles, tractors, forklifts, plant, vessels, cranes, machinery, tools, and equipment used for repairing, moving, loading, and unloading farm supplies and produce is maintained, fixed and in good working order.

How do they spend their day?

A maintenance manager completes tasks such as:

  • Planning scheduled maintenance
  • Delegating work tasks
  • Inspecting machinery, plant, and equipment
  • Ordering and installing replacement parts
  • Testing equipment
  • Responding to and repairing mechanical breakdowns
  • Following workplace health and safety (WH&S) procedures, including lockout/tagout procedures
  • Keeping accurate maintenance records

Occupation Insights

Average salary
$90,000 - $120,000 per year
Skills you will use
Field work
Mechanical aptitude
Teamwork

MEM30219 - Certificate III in Engineering - Mechanical Trade, Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering or AUR31520 Certificate III in Automotive Diesel Engine Technology.

A degree or diploma in engineering, facilities management, or a related field is typically required. Experience in maintenance planning and management is important.

Workplace safety, mechanical trade work including, fitting, assembly, installation, fault finding, maintenance planning and repair.

Mechanical aptitude, responsible, able to work under pressure, enjoys teamwork.