Operations Administration Officer

Maintenance and Facilities Coordinator

• Join an iconic Australian Brand
• Melbourne based role
• Forbes top 100 list of most innovative companies

About Us

ASSA ABLOY is the global leader in door opening solutions, dedicated to satisfying end-user needs for security, safety and convenience. With offices in over 70 countries, we are represented in all major regions within both mature and emerging markets. In Australia, ASSA ABLOY has a manufacturing site which takes design concepts through to finished products for both the local and export market. Our iconic brands, such as Lockwood, Abloy, and Yale, are driven by innovation and have been recognised with ASSA ABLOY’s inclusion in Forbes’ Top 100 most innovative companies list, on four separate occasions.

Join an organisation that is a leader within its industry and collaborates closely with clients and partners to deliver their innovative and diverse solutions.

About the role

We currently have an opportunity for a motivated Maintenance and Facilities Coordinator to join our Melbourne based team.

Reporting to the Maintenance and Facilities Supervisor this role will be responsible for the coordination and improvement of our machinery, equipment, infrastructure, and facilities in our Melbourne based offices, factories, and warehouses. You will work within a team of tradespeople, technicians and administrators to ensure an effective preventative maintenance program is in place, facilities are supported and improved, and service requests are prioritised and actioned according to the impact on the business.

 You will be:

• Coordinating and assisting with the setting priorities based on changing business requirements.
• Ensuring regularly scheduled preventative maintenance, monthly safety checks are complete, identified actions are undertaken and correctly documented in the maintenance database.
• Coordinating contractors, e.g. repair technicians, cleaning and security to coordinate activities under their scope of works.
• Assisting with the preparation of cost estimates, applications for capital works and overseeing project management of capital installations.
• Ensuring site facilities requests are tracked and completed, and escalating issues to the department supervisor.
• Identifying critical machine spares of existing machinery and developing parts plans to minimise downtime.
• Facilitating the request and creation of purchase requisitions and purchase orders
• Working closely with the purchasing and administration team members to ensure documentation is captured for storage in databases.
• Engaging in completing all site audits including internal audits and implement any identified corrective actions in a timely manner.

What we are looking for

As an integral part of the team within a wider business, you will be a clear communicator and an effective team player that can manage and prioritise multiple projects. While there are technical elements to this role that you will need proven experience in, it’s not all that we’re looking for. We want people who:

• Have an uncompromising safety first and zero harm attitude.
• Have true leadership potential and are hungry to achieve goals.
• Are honest and hold themselves accountable.
• Always looking for how to turn ‘good’ into ‘great’ by doing.
• Are experienced in managing a maintenance team in a manufacturing environment.
• Understand hazard/risk management principles and relevant legislation.
• Have a trade background or relevant comparable experience.

In Return

We are a global company with a diverse range of opportunities both locally and abroad, with an ongoing training programme. We take great pride in the efforts of our team members who create a supportive team environment and make ASSA ABLOY such a great place to work.

If you are looking to unlock your full potential and make an impact on the future of an iconic Australian brand such as Lockwood, this is the role for you.  

This vacancy is for a permanent, full-time position. If you are looking to unlock that next step in your career in a company that thrives on innovation and design then apply now.