Our Distribution Centre is the beating heart of MECCA, receiving and distributing products to more than 100 stores across Australia and New Zealand, while fulfilling online orders for our customers. As we continue to invest in the future of our Supply Chain, we’re introducing sophisticated automation technology that will transform the way our Distribution Centre operates.
We’re looking for an experienced Site Engineering Manager to join our Supply Chain team and play a pivotal role in bringing our new highly automated facility to life. This is an exciting opportunity to lead the engineering and automation function, ensuring our systems are safe, reliable and performing at their best.
The Role You Could Play:
Reporting to the National Distribution Centre Manager, you’ll take ownership of the day-to-day engineering, maintenance and automation function across the site.
From conveyors and sortation systems to AS/RS, robotics and our Knapp OSR shuttle solution, you’ll ensure the technology underpinning our operation delivers the reliability and performance our teams need.
- Lead the site’s engineering and automation function, acting as the technical escalation point for complex faults and partnering closely with Knapp, OEMs and other service providers.
- Drive preventive and predictive maintenance programs through our CMMS, using performance data and failure trends to maximise system uptime and throughput.
- Oversee broader site maintenance and facilities requirements, ensuring building, equipment and statutory compliance obligations are met.
- Track and act on key engineering performance metrics, including MTBF and MTTR, identifying opportunities to improve reliability, remove bottlenecks and optimise automation performance.
- Champion a safety-first culture while partnering with Distribution Centre and Supply Chain leaders to drive continuous improvement across the operation.
What You Will Bring:
- A trade or tertiary qualification in Electrical, Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
- Significant experience in an engineering or maintenance leadership role within an automated warehouse, Distribution Centre or manufacturing environment.
- Hands-on knowledge of automated material handling systems such as conveyors, sortation, AS/RS and robotics; experience with Knapp or comparable OSR shuttle technology will be highly regarded.
- Experience using a CMMS to drive preventive and predictive maintenance programs, alongside a strong understanding of engineering performance measures such as MTBF and MTTR.
- Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to remain calm and methodical during equipment downtime and critical faults.
You’re an experienced engineering or maintenance leader who combines strong technical expertise with a calm, practical approach to problem solving. You’re comfortable operating in a fast-moving environment, know how to get to the heart of complex equipment issues and can build strong relationships across operational teams, technical partners and suppliers.
Your Life At MECCA
Whilst we are singularly focused on our #CustomerFirst mantra, we know that wouldn’t be possible without an incredible team that is guided by our MECCA values and motivated each and every day to be solutions focused, innovative, collaborative and adaptable, and have a bit of fun along the way!
Some of our other team member benefits include:
- Professional development programs and first-class digitised learning
- Health and wellbeing initiatives
- Reward and recognition programs
- Access to bonus and incentive programs
There are also so many other ways in which you’ll be made to feel part of the MECCA story, as we love to celebrate, surprise and delight our team along the way.
To learn more about life at MECCA Brands, follow us on LinkedIn at MECCA Brands or @lifeatmecca, and visit the MECCA Careers page for our current opportunities.
Skills Required
- Trade or tertiary qualification in Electrical, Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline
- Significant experience in an engineering or maintenance leadership role within an automated warehouse, distribution centre, or manufacturing environment
- Hands-on knowledge of automated material handling systems, including conveyors, sortation, AS/RS, and robotics
- Experience with Knapp or comparable OSR shuttle technology
- Experience using a CMMS to manage preventive and predictive maintenance programs
- Strong understanding of engineering performance measures such as MTBF and MTTR
- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to remain calm and methodical during equipment downtime and critical faults
What We Do
Since our very first day in 1997, our purpose has been to enable our customers to feel and look their best by offering them the world’s best line-up of beauty and skin-care brands (+ more), coupled with exceptional service. Fast forward to today, and we have over 5,000 MECCA team members across 100+ retail stores throughout Australia and New Zealand, a rapidly growing online business, two Distribution Centres, and a bustling Support Centre in the heart of Melbourne working to deliver on our purpose every single day. Our ongoing growth is fuelled by opening new stores and reaching new customers, launching new products, and harnessing the latest technology to constantly innovate and evolve our concepts, experiences, and service offerings. Whether you join MECCA in one of our Retail stores, our Support Centre or our Distribution Centre (DC), you will be an integral part of the MECCA family. Our Retail Store teams are known for their energy, passion and expertise; bringing MECCA to life and helping us deliver on our purpose across four unique concepts – MECCA Cosmetica, MECCA Maxima, MECCA and our online stores (mecca.com.au and meccabeauty.co.nz). Working in our Support Centre will give you the opportunity to be part of high-impact, cross-functional projects, where you will get to immerse yourself in cutting-edge technologies and market-leading innovations. Not only do we work with over 150 of the best global beauty brands, we also develop, produce and distribute MECCA’s very own signature line of products. From supply chain to digital design, from software development to strategy, and everything in between, we are looking for diverse people from all backgrounds to continually challenge our way of thinking. Last but certainly not least, our rapidly expanding DC teams are the backbone of our operations and are key to the delivery of a seamless customer experience through online fulfillment and ensuring our stores have the right products at the right time.
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