Asset Improvement Coordinator

Join Ventia's Gas Processing team in Port Kembla and play a key role in improving the reliability and performance of critical plant assets. Working across Operations, Engineering and Maintenance, you'll coordinate improvement initiatives that enhance asset performance, reduce downtime and support safe, efficient plant operations.

What's on Offer

- Permanent full-time position
- Competitive remuneration package
- Monday to Friday roster, 8-hour days
- Overtime opportunities available
- Long-term employment with a major national business
- Be part of one of the Illawarra's largest and most secure employers
- Future opportunities to step into higher duties roles as plant knowledge and experience develop

About the Role

Reporting to the Operations Manager, the Mechanical Asset Improvement Coordinator is responsible for identifying, developing and coordinating opportunities to improve the reliability, availability and performance of mechanical assets across the Gas Processing Department.
Working in a highly collaborative environment, you'll partner with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering and contractors to investigate equipment issues, coordinate improvement projects and support continuous improvement initiatives that enhance plant performance and reduce downtime.

Key Responsibilities

- Coordinate mechanical asset improvement and reliability initiatives
- Identify and prioritise opportunities to improve plant performance
- Lead investigations into equipment failures and recurring defects
- Support defect elimination and continuous improvement programs
- Coordinate maintenance and outage planning activities
- Manage contractors and oversee improvement works
- Analyse maintenance history and asset performance data
- Provide technical support to maintenance and operational teams
- Ensure activities are completed safely and in accordance with site requirements

About You

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

- Trade qualification as a Mechanical Fitter or equivalent mechanical background
- Experience within heavy industry, manufacturing, steelmaking, oil and gas, mining, energy or process plant environments
- Strong understanding of mechanical equipment, fixed plant and asset reliability principles
- Experience planning, coordinating or improving maintenance activities
- SAP experience or exposure to similar maintenance management systems
- Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- A proactive approach to safety, reliability and continuous improvement

Experience within a petrochemical or gas processing environment will be highly regarded.

About Ventia
As a leading services provider, we maintain, operate, and manage the essential infrastructure that makes modern life possible across Australia and New Zealand. With more than 35,000 employees and subcontractors across 400 sites, joining Ventia means becoming part of a team that values its people, supports career growth, and helps everyone go further towards their full potential.

Our commitment to Fairness, Inclusion and Respect shapes how we lead, collaborate, hire and support one another. We welcome applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds, including Māori and Pasifika peoples and people of all genders, identities, sexual orientations, beliefs and caring responsibilities. We are dedicated to providing an accessible recruitment process and encourage you to request adjustments at any stage.

How to apply 
Click the Apply Now button to start the journey to find your further with Ventia.

Ventia has an ongoing commitment to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through our Reconciliation Action Plan committed to Indigenous Participation.

The Role is targeted for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander candidates and is an equal opportunity measure under Section 105 of the Discrimination Act 1991.

Position Reference Number: 169140