Plant Engineer

Plant/Site: JBS Brooklyn Plant

Req Id: 15405

Date Posted: 26 Apr 2026

Lead Engineering Performance at the Largest Beef & Lamb Processing Site in the Southern Hemisphere

JBS Australia is the region’s largest beef and lamb producer, and part of the world’s 3rd largest Food & Beverage company. Our Brooklyn facility is the largest multi-species processing site in the Southern Hemisphere, operating extensive Harvest floor and meat fabrication machinery that services both domestic and export markets.

We are seeking an experienced Plant Engineer to join our engineering leadership team. Reporting to the Engineering Manager, this role provides operational and technical leadership to a significant maintenance workforce, including 1 Supervisor and up to 40 tradespeople.

This is a hands‑on, high-impact role suited to an engineering professional who thrives in fast-paced, high-volume, highly regulated food manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

Oversee daily engineering and maintenance operations across beef and lamb Harvest floor and fabrication machinery
Implement and optimise preventive, predictive, and reliability-centred maintenance systems
Lead, coach, and develop a maintenance team including a supervisor and up to 40 tradespeople
Ensure maintenance resourcing aligns with production demands in a high-volume, fast-paced environment
Manage contractors and specialist service providers for efficient service delivery
Analyse maintenance and production data to improve equipment performance, uptime, and reliability
Participate in site projects, upgrades, and infrastructure improvements
Drive WHS, environmental compliance, and safety excellence across all engineering activities

What You Will Bring to the Table

Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or related Engineering discipline
Extensive plant/maintenance engineering experience within food manufacturing (meat processing highly regarded)
Strong leadership capability with experience managing supervisors and large trade teams
Hands-on knowledge of kill floor, fabrication, or other high-volume food-processing equipment
Proven problem-solving skills (RCA, 5-Whys, PDCA, KPI-driven decision making)
Solid understanding of WHS and environmental regulatory requirements
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-compliance production environment
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Experience with refrigeration and boiler systems (desirable)
Postgraduate training in maintenance or reliability engineering (desirable)

Ready to Make an Impact?

If you’re an experienced Plant Engineer seeking a leadership role within a complex, fast-paced production environment — we want to hear from you.