maintenance lead (multi-sites).

• Join a scaling, family-owned business with a high-performance culture

• Overseeing a dynamic multi-site portfolio of up to 500 trucks, trailers & earth-moving equipment .

• Competitive package: $110K - $120K + Super + $15K Car Allowance (or Ute included).

Client Overview & Scope

Our client is a family-owned industry leader specializing in heavy commercial vehicles, driven by a goal to be the absolute best globally at what they do. They place a huge emphasis on culture and team, fostering an environment of continuous improvement where staff are encouraged to learn and grow.

This new, fully office-based role is for a technical professional—ideally an auto mechanic / electrician ready for leadership ; to oversee maintenance across NSW (Minto), Newcastle, and Albury. You will manage suppliers, evaluate vehicles, and optimize fleet reliability. Culture fit is paramount: we need a well-spoken, corporate-ready, proactive, tech-savvy problem solver.

Key Responsibilities

Fleet & Supplier Management:

• Manage the fleet maintenance program to maximize internal and external customer satisfaction while minimizing repair and admin costs.
• Actively manage the assigned region, taking full ownership of maintenance risk and conducting structured supplier performance meetings.
• Negotiate industry-leading arrangements with service providers and resolve maintenance disputes with mutually beneficial outcomes.
• Visit sites regularly to check in on jobs with suppliers, including quarterly travel to Melbourne and fortnightly visits to Albury and Newcastle.

Technical Oversight & Operations:

• Oversee the evaluation of vehicles returned from long-term lease arrangements and liaise with stakeholders to arrange required work.
• Ensure vehicle safety is maintained and never compromised by taking a proactive and preventative approach.
• Coordinate equipment services and vehicle de-hires while occasionally assisting with ad-hoc operational tasks.

Commercial Administration & Customer Engagement:

• Oversee and manage the approval of invoices relating to vehicle maintenance, ensuring prior approved expenditure limits are not exceeded.
• Continually monitor monthly, year-to-date, and annual expenditure of suppliers within your region of responsibility.
• Act as a key point of contact for customers to sort out maintenance queries promptly and keep downtime to an absolute minimum.

Skills & Qualifications

• Experience: Proven background as a mechanic with experience managing or overseeing a maintenance workshop for trucks, trailers, and earthmoving equipment within large-scale fleets.

• Aptitude: Office-based technical knowledge is essential; while you won't be on the tools, your mechanical oversight is critical. A strong belief in learning new technology is required.

• Culture Fit: Well-spoken, corporate-ready, and highly proactive. Must thrive in a family-owned business environment and demonstrate a willingness to go above and beyond.

• Education: Qualifications in Mechanical Engineering or Certificate III in Heavy Commercial Vehicle Mechanical Technology are highly preferred.

Salary & Work Rights

• $110K - $120K + Super + $15K Car Allowance or Vehicle/Ute included in package.
• Full Australian working rights required.

Apply now or contact Ahmad Saquib on 0428751002 for a confidential discussion about this exciting opportunity.

At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.

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