Technical Supervisor Maintenance Operations - Port Botany

At Kalmar, we are moving goods in critical supply chains around the world. As the forerunner in sustainable material handling equipment and services, we set the industry benchmark for a zero-emission future. We are driven by teamwork, innovation, and taking ownership to deliver results. With our global reach and local expertise, our success starts with a strong focus on the customer, ensuring their needs guide our daily work. We are dedicated to respecting others and fostering an inclusive culture where all voices are heard, empowering us to succeed together. With us, your work has an impact. Your work moves the world! 

Join us and take your career to the next level

As a Technical Supervisor Maintenance Operations - Port Botany, you’ll supervise all onsite maintenance operations and personnel to ensure work is executed safely and the annual maintenance plan is achieved efficiently. Your primary responsibility will be the efficient allocation of labor to tasks while managing both team and individual performance. You will be accountable for meeting and exceeding Patrick's Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and developing the overall skill set of the Kalmar team.

What are your key responsibilities:

• Lead Safety & QEHS Compliance: Ensure the safety of all site personnel and actively manage compliance with all company and client (Patrick/Cargotec) QEHS policies, procedures, and regulations across all maintenance and operational areas.
• Maintenance & Efficiency Oversight: Ensure all preventative and breakdown maintenance is completed on time, is up-to-date, and performed efficiently to maximize equipment availability and fully comply with the Patrick site maintenance agreement.
• Personnel & Resource Management: Directly supervise the technical team, manage team and individual performance, and ensure the effective utilization and development of the technical workforce in line with business needs.
• System & Budget Management: Ensure accurate and timely entry of all maintenance data into Maximo (Maintenance Management System), supervise stock control and asset utilization, and maintain strict compliance with the site service and operating budgets.
• Reporting & Client Relations: Serve as the primary liaison with Patrick site representatives, providing regular and timely technical and personnel utilization reporting in line with site requirements.
  
  

What we offer you: 

“At Kalmar, safety isn’t just a standard — it’s a commitment built into every product, process, and decision. From removing people from dangerous environments to ensuring every technician is trained, we design safety from the ground up.​​”

• Rewards that truly count: Enjoy a salary package that reflects your expertise, plus fantastic benefits including:
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Referral Program
• Paid Community Service Leave
• Lead Incentive Program
• Salary sacrificing
• Fully maintained tool of trade vehicle
• Novated leasing
• Core Behaviour Recognition Program
• Early finishes every Friday 
• Health and Wellbeing Benefits 
• Safety that moves us forward: Build your career with a company rooted in safety since the 1940s, ensuring stability and an environment that empowers you to speak and be heard.
• People who move together: You’ll collaborate with people who build lasting relationships through global expertise, connections, and a commitment to sustainability.
• Purpose that drives change: You’ll contribute to solutions that transform global trade, creating environmental and operational innovations. You’ll be in the driver’s seat of ideas, developing digital technologies that set industry standards and position us as the forerunner.
  
  

Become part of our global network of 5,200 professionals across 120+ countries, where your work drives innovation, sustainability, and meaningful impact around the world.

What you bring to the role: 

• Qualifications: Possess a Formal Trade Qualification (Fitter/Mechanical/Electrical) plus a Post Trade Qualification, supported by several years of supervisory experience in a heavy industry (Manufacturing, Mining, or Logistics) environment.
• Operational & Industry Knowledge: Proven experience managing a technical service operation within the Port, Mechanical Handling, or Industrial Operations sectors, including familiarity with computer-based maintenance management systems.
• Team Leadership & People Management: Exceptional people management skills with a proven ability to lead, motivate, mentor, and effectively handle performance management and industrial relationships.
• Financial & Project Acumen: Strong financial understanding of budgets, capital expenditure, and cost control, coupled with proven skills in project management and spare parts inventory management.
• Essential Competencies: Must possess strong negotiation and analytical skills, be customer-oriented, and demonstrate the ability to obtain an MSIC and maintain flexibility for shift and weekend work.

Ready to elevate your career? Apply today! 

We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis, and the position will be filled as soon as the most suitable candidate is identified. 

About Kalmar
Kalmar (Nasdaq Helsinki: KALMAR) is moving goods in critical supply chains around the world, with the vision to be the forerunner in sustainable material handling equipment and services. The company offers a wide range of industry shaping heavy material handling equipment and services to ports and terminals, distribution centres, manufacturing and heavy logistics. Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, Kalmar operates globally in over 120 countries and employs approximately 5,200 people. In 2024, the company's sales totalled approximately EUR 1.7 billion.
www.kalmarglobal.com