Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Technicians and Team Leader - Calling all tradesmen and women

• Work with the 2023 Employer of the Year
• Part-time 32 hours per week - Mon-Thurs
• Join a supportive, high-performance team
• Enjoy stress-free regional city living

BIG ENOUGH TO MATTER, SMALL ENOUGH TO CARE
We're a century-old farming and milling company in Dubbo, with a team of 90 hardworking individuals. We're looking for like-minded people who share our values and are ready to push boundaries for business success.

The Position
Join our team as a skilled tradesperson or handyman. We have a part-time position 32 hours afternoon shift, - 3 pm pm Monday to Thursday, with rotating schedules for the weekend on-call roster. Your role will be to maintain the plant, equipment, and facility daily at the Dubbo Mill site with guidance from the Maintenance Leader.

The Key Accountabilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Conformance to statutory and company-approved Safe Operating Procedures.
• Effectively working and communicating with Production and other Maintenance team members to ensure plant performance is maximised across all shifts.
• Maintaining mechanical & electrical equipment in a safe and useable condition to ensure that the workplace is safe for all staff.
• Participate in and guidance of all maintenance procedures relating to the plant, equipment and facility.
• Be directly responsible for the day-to-day mechanical and electrical serviceability of the production lines to ensure downtime is kept to a minimum and undertake maintenance works for other plant areas as required.
• Participating in a Preventative Maintenance Program in relation to the production lines, site equipment and facilities to ensure that maintenance works are coordinated and completed in a timely manner, records of repairs and maintenance carried out are retained, and both planned and unplanned stoppages are minimised.
• Participate as required in Projects and Modifications to improve machinery efficiency and reliability, ensuring that all work carried out is safe and considered.
• Practising due diligence and sound judgment in determining when contractors are required and subsequently supervising them while on site to ensure compliance with safety requirements and minimum disruption to site activities.

About You
We are looking for someone keen to make an impact in this role, is passionate about safety and can work in a team environment.

The Essentials

• Extensive experience working within a strong and systems-based safety culture.
• Experience working as a maintenance tradesman in a production environment.
• Current drivers license
• Understanding of both mechanical and electrical fault finding and repair.
• A thorough understanding of the principles of electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems and associated production line equipment and plant.
• Be competent and skilled in all forms of welding (MIG, electric arc and oxy/acetylene) and fabrication techniques supporting production line maintenance.
• Efficient and productive use of both powered and hand tools.
• Be competent in the use and operation of all workshop tools and equipment, including but not limited to Lathes, Milling machines, Grinders etc.
• Professional work practices and a strong work ethic.
• Positive, constructive attitude, a strong focus on preparation and planning and a mindset geared towards effectively utilising every second to ensure maximum plant uptime.
• Be on the rotating weekend on-call roster.

Employee benefits:

• Comprehensive health wellness and safety program for you and your family
• Emerging leaders academy
• Annual career development planning
• Bi annual feedback
• 6 month induction
• Flexible work options

If you are a result-focused individual keen to be a key leader in our company's growth, we would love to hear from you. Please apply with a cover letter outlining your skills and an up-to-date resume.

Our Recruitment Process

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
• Initial phone call with the Recruiter mins)
• Meeting with manager (1 hour)
• HATS Assessment (20 mins)
• Reference Checks
• Job Offer

NO SPONSORSHIP IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS POSITION