Maintenance Planner

Castlemaine-based maintenance planning role

Strong systems planning and coordination skills required

Hands-on experience in food or FMCG highly valued

About Us

GWF is one of the largest food manufacturers in Australia and New Zealand, employing around 6,000 people across 60 sites. GWF’s product range is diverse and includes leading brands of breads, baked goods, smallgoods, flour, milled products, and animal feed. GWF’s business units include Tip Top, DON, MAURI, and Jasol.

DON’s heritage goes back to the late 1800s. Since the beginning, we have been passionate about crafting great-tasting meat products that Australians love. We produce ham, bacon, salami, smallgoods, and fresh pork.

We take great pride in our skills, techniques, and brands, which have evolved over more than a century. We’ve grown from a small family business to become one of Australia’s largest food manufacturers, now part of the GWF group.

DON is also a leading Australian employer with offices and facilities in metropolitan and regional locations across the country. We take pride in being a responsible employer and a great place to work. We offer a safe and supportive environment where everyone can achieve their full potential.

About the Role

The Maintenance Planner plays a vital role in supporting the Castlemaine site’s reliability program. You’ll plan all maintenance preventative and corrective work for internal and external resources , ensuring labour, parts, and time are coordinated to deliver safe, efficient and reliable outcomes.

Working closely with trades, managers, and contractors, you’ll issue weekly work order lists and schedules, chair planning meetings, maintain CMMS data integrity, and provide regular KPI reporting to support maintenance performance.

Responsibilities

Plan and work with site scheduler to deliver daily, weekly, and annual maintenance work.

Prepare work packs with parts, resources, and timelines.

Issue review and approve weekly schedules and chair backlog/production planning meetings.

Maintain accuracy of CMMS (MEX) data and asset records.

Organise contractors and suppliers for planned works.

Provide weekly KPI reporting on backlog and schedule attainment.

Support maintenance document control, filing, and compliance activities.

Collaborate with trades, engineers, and stores to ensure reliability strategy is delivered.

Why Join Us

Our Purpose is to craft food that brings out ‘the good’.

When you work at DON, not only will you be part of a community crafting iconic products that people love, you will also enjoy a safe and supportive environment where you can be your authentic self, advance in your career if you choose to, be recognised and rewarded for your contributions, and make a positive difference in the community.

We also work hard to ensure the programs and benefits we offer are competitive and reflect the needs and preferences of our people. They include (among others):

Flexible work arrangements

Community partnerships and initiatives, including 2 volunteer days per year

Options to purchase additional leave

Discounted products

Training and development programs

Global career opportunities

Various recognition programs and rewards, including an end-of-year celebration

Health and wellness initiatives

Study Assistance

About You

You are a detail-oriented planner with:

Experience in maintenance planning or reliability support, ideally in food/FMCG manufacturing.

Strong systems skills, with CMMS (MEX/SAP) and MS Excel expertise.

Mechanical and/or electrical aptitude to understand parts and work requirements.

High attention to detail, organisation, and scheduling discipline.

Excellent interpersonal skills to work with trades, managers and suppliers.

A proactive, solutions-focused approach with strong customer service mindset.

Applications

To apply for this opportunity, please submit your resume and cover letter by clicking on the ‘Apply’ button.

At DON and George Weston Foods, we are an equal opportunity employer. We embrace inclusion and diversity and celebrate what makes us unique. We are committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and the provision of a safe and healthy work environment. So we can get to know you in the best possible way, we're happy to adjust our recruitment process to support your accessibility needs. Please let us know your needs in providing a positive, barrier-free recruitment process via email to donpeopleandperformance@gwf.com.au.

Applicants for this position may be required to undertake pre-employment screening tests including a pre-employment medical, including drug and alcohol tests, and a security/background check, which may also include a criminal record check. Proof of eligibility to work is required for all successful applicants. #LI-PR1

Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.