Maintenance Fitter

Factory located in Harvey WA with ease commute from Bunbury or Mandurah
- Global dairy manufacturing company
- Full time role; 4 on 4 off roster

We are Harvey Fresh, owned by the Lactalis Group, the world’s largest producer of dairy goods and is today **No. 1 dairy group in the world.**

With a wide range of products, Lactalis is committed to playing a daily role in the health and well-being of consumers throughout the world, via the provision of nutritious dairy products - milk, cheese, yoghurt and other soft foods and beverages.

At the heart of our business locally, we have over 2,350 passionate employees, **working closely and constructively with over 500 Australian farmers to produce the finest dairy products in the country.**

Pillar brands such as Paul’s, Oak, Ice Break, Tamar Valley Dairy, Vaalia, President and Galbani provide Lactalis Australia with a deep national footprint for growth and prosperity.
- We are a growing global company that takes great pride in who we are. We are humble, proud and resilient. Our brands, people and know how define who we are._
- We provide a safe workplace that delivers the opportunity to drive your development, and believe that true success comes from us._
- Collaboration, flexibility and diversity are pillars of our environment. With knowledge and experience _**we encourage you to make a difference**

**About the Opportunity**

We are seeking a trade-qualified **Mechanical Fitter **to join the Harvey team in a shift based role.

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, _your primary responsibilities will be to carry out preventative, continuous improvement and breakdown maintenance, across a fast paced production facility._

These roles provides a path to career progression for the right person.

Your main responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

- Carrying out Preventative Maintenance programs for the processing, packaging, cooling & heating systems;
- Contribute to the preventative maintenance system development;
- Responding to breakdowns in a timely manner to minimise downtime;
- Performing scheduled and ad-hoc safety checks as per instructions;
- Investigating failures and making recommendations to reduce risk and improve systems/processes;
- General maintenance within a factory environment, filling machines, packaging equipment, boilers and refrigeration systems;
- Actively be involved in safety and continuous improvement activities.

**About You**

To be considered for this position, you will require:

- A relevant trade qualification as a mechanical fitter
- A strong commitment to safety
- Previous experience in food manufacturing or process-related industries would be highly desirable
- A strong continuous improvement mindset
- Strong troubleshooting skills
- Pneumatic systems qualifications and experience
- Further skills advantageous to this role:_
- Troubleshooting of PLC controlled machinery
- Ability to TIG weld
- Experience supervising contractors
- Experience using SAP
- Restricted electrical licence

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