Maintenance Trade Assistant

4 days ago

Thomastown, Victoria, Australia Inghams Group Limited Full time $60,000 - $90,000 per year

Posted:

26/08/2025

Closing Date:

26/09/2025

Job Type:

Permanent - Full Time

Location:

VIC - Thomastown

Job Category:

Operations

We've been proudly bringing joy to tables and smiles to faces with the delicious food we've been crafting for over 100 years.

A large part of our strong growth and success is because we're always looking for new ways to do things and thinking about how we can create a better, more sustainable future world together.

Our success as an industry leader in providing deliciously good food means we can continue to invest in our future as we work towards becoming Australia and New Zealand's first choice for poultry.

Job Description

Your opportunity to join us at Thomastown

We are seeking a Maintenance Trade Assistant with mechanical or electrical background at our Further Processing site in Thomastown. The successful candidate should be flexible with start times, able to work rotating day and afternoon shifts as needed, and willing to undertake weekend overtime when required.

Hours of Work:

  • This is a full-time role that will operate over our morning shift 6am – 2.30pm
  • Flexible to work on afternoon shift and overtime (early starts and weekend work)

Daily Tasks:

  • Assisting tradespersons during preventative maintenance, breakdowns, equipment setups, overhauls, and minor installations
  • Conducting routine inspections in roof spaces and plant rooms and maintaining high housekeeping standards in these areas
  • Supporting the daily monitoring and checks of the wastewater treatment system (DAF) and weekly water meter readings
  • Taking ownership of the daily cleaning, integrity checks, and performance validation of the equipment such as Revo drums
  • Ensuring maintenance areas remain clean, safe, and well-organised at all times
  • Reduce reactive maintenance and proactively improve unplanned downtime
  • Assisting in developing and introducing maintenance programs to support all internal stakeholders
  • Ensure the execution of safety standards and quality assurance practices into all repairs and maintenance activities
  • Identifying and escalating Animal Welfare, Food Safety & Quality issues, hazards and risks

You will bring to this role:

  • Australian recognised Mechanical/Electrical Trades qualification
  • Familiar with further processing or food and beverage equipment
  • Demonstrated commitment to Occupational Health and Safety practices
  • Essential tickets - forklift license, scissor lift, white card and confined space
  • Sound interpersonal skills with the ability to develop relationships, communicate and collaborate effectively with key stakeholders
  • Ability to work unsupervised and as part of a team
  • Keen to learn and grow to the next level

We're looking for people who are curious, caring, courageous, and committed to join us. People who want to contribute their best work every single day and continue delivering delicious food that's… Always Good.

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