Maintenance Technician

**Qualifications**:

- Trade qualified Mechanical Fitter. An electrical trade or disconnect/reconnect electrical licence is an advantage.

**Industry experience**:

- Experience in the FMCG industry is preferred (Food or pharmaceutical experience is advantageous).
- Have the ability to weld and do minor TIG fabrication work.
- Fault finding/diagnostic skills in pneumatic and control circuits.
- Possess the capability to carry out planned and preventative maintenance on plant and process equipment.
- Work closely with operations personnel to ensure that reliability and safety issues are dealt with in an effective and timely manner.
- Experience working nights or rotating rosters.

**Desired Attributes for the role**:

- Energetic and self-motivated.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- High level of self-pride.
- A focus on safe work practices.
- A passion for reliability and engineering out re-occurring issues.

**A mechanical fitter who can**
- Proactively identify & coordinate preventative maintenance across the site
- Be responsible for completion of planned maintenance tasks to ensure breakdowns are prioritised to meet production needs
- Provide technical support & training to machine operators for basic troubleshooting
- Provide detailed accounts of all work performed and logged in our CMMS (Mex)
- Support continuous improvement/project implementation
- Investigate plant or equipment deficiencies that lead to out-of-spec finished goods
- Assist with ensuring BRC, and other customer standards are met
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team to achieve common goals
- A proactive and enthusiastic attitude coupled with a great work ethic
- Mechanical Fitter Trade or equivalent
- Sound knowledge of hydraulics and pneumatic systems
- Repair, change and improve machinery while ensuring principles of HACCP & GMP are not compromised
- Strong fault finding and RCA skills with a proven focus on right first time
- Ability to read and understand schematic diagrams and interpret machinery manuals
- Effective communication skills in speaking with cross functional teams and writing work order reports.
- Knowledge of basic electrical systems and components is an advantage.
- Welding, turning, sheet metal fabrication qualifications and skills ae highly regarded
- Be flexible to work a twelve hour shift - Wednesday to Saturday 8 pm - 6 am, Thursday to Saturday 6 pm - 6 am.
- Ideally have automation experience, although not essential
- Australian mechanical fitter or fitter and turner trade qual preferred
- An employment history of working in a maintenance team as a mechanical fitter
- Electrical disconnect and reconnect licence is an advantage as is electrical aptitude.
- The ability to TIG weld is a must.

Pay: $125,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Free food
- Health insurance
- Parental leave

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- Evening shift
- Night shift
- Rotating roster
- Shift work

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay

Application Question(s):

- Can you TIG Weld?
- Can you work in a 2/4 degree (Cold Environment)?
- Can you work night shift and a rotating roster?
- How many years' experience do you have in FMCG?

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (required)

Work Location: In person