JOB  DETAILS

About the Role:

As an Operations Engineer at our Sarina facility, you will play a key senior role in supporting the Operations Team to deliver safe, efficient, and high quality plant performance. Working as part of a small, close-knit team, you’ll contribute both technical expertise and practical insight to help optimise operations and drive continuous improvement across the site.

This is a broad and dynamic role that sits at the centre of operations, bringing together production, process engineering, and performance improvement. You’ll work closely with site leadership to support operational strategy, enhance plant capability, and ensure consistent delivery against performance targets.

The role offers strong opportunities for professional growth, with exposure to best practice production techniques, process engineering, and collaboration across multiple sites. It’s also a unique opportunity to be part of a large-scale ethanol production facility in Australia, while working in a team where your contribution is visible and valued.

A strong commitment to safety, environmental responsibility, and compliance is essential, along with a collaborative approach to supporting and developing team capability and fostering a positive site culture.

Role Responsibilities:

• Provide technical expertise and operational insight to support safe, efficient, and reliable plant performance.
• Collaborate with site leadership and cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement and achieve performance targets.
• Monitor and analyse plant performance, with particular focus on Fermentation, to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for optimisation.
• Support the development and implementation of operational strategies, systems, and process improvements.
• Contribute to a strong safety culture and support the development and capability of operational teams.

About you:

We are looking for someone who brings:

Essential:

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant Engineering discipline
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a Senior Technologist or similar role
• Experience working in shift based operational environments
• Strong knowledge of industrial processes such as fermentation, distillation
• Training and experience in HAZOP, risk management, and defect elimination methodologies

Desirable:

• Experience in sugar manufacturing, refining, chemical production facilities, or /distillation operations
• Working knowledge of Workplace Health & Safety legislation, regulations, and codes of practice
• Working knowledge of Queensland Environmental Protection legislation and compliance requirements
• Experience in continuous improvement, process optimisation, or operational excellence initiatives
• Strong stakeholder engagement and cross functional collaboration skills

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