Maintenance Fitter

We are seeking an experienced and qualified fitter & turner to join our maintenance team. Along with our qualified electricians, you will help maintain our world-class chicken hatchery located in Allora, between Warwick and Toowoomba.

About us:
Darwalla is a family-owned company who has been growing poultry in QLD for almost 90 years. Commissioned in February 2018, our hatchery comprises specialty hatchery equipment, robotic automation and a multitude of other equipment to hatch & dispatch over 1/2 million fluffy chicks every week.

About the role:
In this permanent full-time role, you will be working alongside our maintenance electricians to undertake the preventative and unscheduled maintenance of the entire facility. The role requires early starts, working 4-5 days per week across 7 days per week, for a minimum of 38 hours per week. Overtime and call-outs may be required.

Our chickens are a precious commodity, and all employees are restricted from keeping any birds, poultry or pigs at their premises. You will be required to shower-in and shower-out of our facility each day. Tools, equipment and uniforms are provided.

You will work closely with the the hatchery team to keep things working, so you'll be able to work under pressure but also be able to have a laugh. We use MEX as our maintenance software, but as long as you have basic computer skills, we can teach you the rest, as some admin will be required.

About you:

- you will be an experienced fitter/turner
- have a B-class electrical license
- you will be an expert in fault-finding and problem solving
- have industrial and PLC experience
- have previous experience with industrial systems such as water pumps, reverse osmosis water systems, HVAC, boilers, chillers, generators, automation/robotics, conveyors
- you will need to be hands-on and hardworking with attention to detail
- you must be willing to learn specialist hatchery equipment
- you will meet our bio-security requirements (details attached)
- you will have welding qualifications and experience with both stainless & galvanized